Study Finds U.S. Feral Hog Population Can Be Managed
October 17, 2023 —
Recent conservation efforts have proven effective at controlling wild pig populations in the Southeastern United States, according to new research from the University of Georgia's Savannah River Ecology Laboratory and Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources.
Within 24 months of the start of control efforts in the study area located around the Savannah River Site in Aiken, South Carolina, researchers found a reduction of about 70% in relative abundance of pigs and a corresponding decline in environmental rooting damage of about 99%.
Read more at National Hog Farmer.
[Source: National Hog Farmer 11 October 2023]
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