Too many wild boar? Modelling fertility control and culling to reduce wild boar numbers in isolated populations.

ABSTRACT: Wild boar and feral swine number and range are increasing worldwide in parallel with their impact on biodiversity and human activities. The ecological and economic impact of this species include spread of diseases, vehicle collisions, damage to crops, amenities and infrastructures and reduction in plant and animal abundance and richness. As traditional methods such as culling have not contained the growth and spread of wild boar and feral pigs, alternative methods such as fertility control are now advocated. We used empirical data on two isolated wild boar populations to model and compare the effects of different regimes of culling and fertility control on population trends. We built a Bayesian population model and applied it to explore the implications for population control of various ma

SUBMITTER: Croft S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7500663 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature