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Students Aid Invasive Species Control While Learning
High School welding students gained hands-on fabrication experience while contributing to the collaborative state-wide effort to manage an invasive species. USDA Wildlife Services (WS) employees in New...
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Feral Swine: Ripping and Rooting Their Way across America
Feral swine are not native to the United States. They are a cross between feral domestic swine introduced by Spanish explorers in the 1500s and the Eurasian boar. (Dana Johnson, USDA-APHIS) Feral swine...
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USDA Loans Scout to Ohio Military Museum
LOACH 990’s crew reunites at the dedication of the exhibit at the Motts Military Museum, Groveport, OH. The U.S. Department of Agriculture and its Wildlife Services (WS) program were privileged to...
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Rooting Up History: Feral Swine Damage to Archaeological Sites
Feral swine are an invasive species well known for their ability to degrade native habitats, damage agricultural interests, and spread disease. However, until now, little was known about their impacts...
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Feral Swine Removal Demonstration Project
Recently I traveled to New Mexico to meet with APHIS-Wildlife Services’ personnel for a firsthand view of their Feral Swine Removal Demonstration Project that aims to eliminate feral swine from the...
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USDA Serving Montana Ranchers, Farmers
Ben Hofer, Rockport Colony Secretary, with a Kangal. NWRC researchers are studying the potential of these livestock guard animals for use where large predators include wolves and grizzly bear. The...
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We Can’t Barbecue Our Way Out: Why Feral Swine Management Requires a National...
Invasive feral swine have spread rapidly across the United States as a result of natural range expansion, illegal trapping and movement by people, and escapes from domestic swine operations and hunting...
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