Throughout North America, non-native wild pigs have become an ecologically and economically destructive invasive species. Though they are regarded as a popular game species by some, provide economic benefits to others, and are even engrained into societal heritage in some areas, wild pigs are responsible for an extraordinary amount of damage in both natural and anthropogenic systems throughout North America. As the density and range of wild pig habitat have substantially increased over the last several decades, the magnitude and diversity of their negative impacts are not yet fully realized or quantified. With various conflicts continually emerging, wild pig management is difficult and expensive to achieve. As a result, wild pigs represent one of the greatest wildlife management challenges North America faces in the 21st century.
Invasive Wild Pigs in North America: Ecology, Impacts, and Management addresses all aspects of wild pig biology, ecology, damage, and management in a single comprehensive volume. It assimilates and organizes information on the most destructive introduced vertebrate species in the United States, establishing a foundation from which managers, researchers, policy makers, and other stakeholders can build upon into the future. The book provides comprehensive coverage of wild pig biology and ecology, techniques for management and research, and regional chapters. It is an asset to readers interested in wild pigs, the resources they impact, and how to mitigate those impacts, and establishes a vision of the future of wild pigs in North America.
Features:
Compiles valuable knowledge for a broad audience including wild pig managers, researchers, adversaries, and enthusiasts from across North America
Addresses taxonomy, morphology, genetics, physiology, spatial ecology, population dynamics, diseases and parasites, and the naturalized niche of wild pigs
Includes chapters on damage to resources, management, research methods, human dimensions and education, and policy and legislation
Contains full color images and case studies of interesting and informative situations being created by wild pigs throughout North America
Includes a chapter on wild pigs at the wildlandurban interface, a more recent and especially challenging issue
Foreword: The Dilemma with Wild Pigs in North America
Acknowledgments
Editors
Contributors
Chapter 1 Introduction
Kurt C. VerCauteren, John J. Mayer, James C. Beasley, Stephen S. Ditchkoff,
Gary J. Roloff, and Bronson K. Strickland
Chapter 2 Wild Pig Taxonomy, Morphology, Genetics, and Physiology
John J. Mayer, Timothy J. Smyser, Antoinette J. Piaggio, and Stam M.
Zervanos
Chapter 3 Wild Pig Spatial Ecology and Behavior
Steven M. Gray, Gary J. Roloff, Robert A. Montgomery, James C. Beasley, and
Kim M. Pepin
Chapter 4 Wild Pig Population Dynamics
Nathan P. Snow, Ryan S. Miller, James C. Beasley, and Kim M. Pepin
Chapter 5 Diseases and Parasites That Impact Wild Pigs and Species They
Contact
Joseph L. Corn and Michael J. Yabsley
Chapter 6 The Naturalized Niche of Wild Pigs in North America
Peter E. Schlichting, James C. Beasley, and Kurt C. VerCauteren
Chapter 7 Wild Pig Damage to Resources
Bronson K. Strickland, Mark D. Smith, and Andrew L. Smith
Chapter 8 Management of Wild Pigs
Stephen S. Ditchkoff and Michael J. Bodenchuk
Chapter 9 Research Methods for Wild Pigs
James C. Beasley, Michael J. Lavelle, David A. Keiter, Kim M. Pepin,
Antoinette J. Piaggio, John C. Kilgo, and Kurt C. VerCauteren
Chapter 10 Human Dimensions and Education Associated with Wild Pigs in North
America
Michael T. Mengak and Craig A. Miller
Chapter 11 Wild Pig Policy and Legislation
Andrew L. Smith
Chapter 12 Wild Pigs in Western North America
Michael P. Glow, John J. Mayer, Bethany A. Friesenhahn, and Kurt C.
VerCauteren
Chapter 13 Wild Pigs in North-Central North America
Ryan K. Brook and Michael P. Glow
Chapter 14 Wild Pigs in Northeastern North America
Dwayne R. Etter, Melissa Nichols, and Karmen M. Hollis-Etter
Chapter 15 Wild Pigs in South-Central North America
Joshua A. Gaskamp, James C. Cathey, Billy Higginbotham, and Michael J.
Bodenchuk
Chapter 16 Wild Pigs in Southeastern North America
John J. Mayer, James C. Beasley, Raoul K. Boughton, and Stephen S. Ditchkoff
Chapter 17 Wild Pigs in the Pacific Islands
Steven C. Hess, Nathaniel H. Wehr, and Creighton M. Litton
Chapter 18 Wild Pigs in Mexico and the Caribbean
J. Alfonso Ortega-S, Johanna Delgado-Acevedo, Jorge G. Villarreal-Gonzįlez,
Rafael Borroto-Pįez, and Roberto Tamez-Gonzįlez
Chapter 19 Wild Pig Populations along the Urban Gradient
Jesse S. Lewis, Kurt C. VerCauteren, Robert M. Denkhaus, and John J. Mayer
Chapter 20 The Future of Wild Pigs in North America
Stephen S. Ditchkoff, James C. Beasley, John J. Mayer, Gary J. Roloff,
Bronson K. Strickland, and Kurt C. VerCauteren
Index
Kurt C. VerCauteren, John J. Mayer, Bronson K. Strickland
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