Tracking wild pigs with GPS devices reveals how their social interactions could influence the spread of disease, offering new strategies for protecting agriculture, wildlife, and human health.
Farmer Jo, who asked not to reveal her surname, hopes to avoid a feral pig problem on the scale of NSW, Queensland and northern Australia, where the animals have reached plague proportions.
Landholders and pest management experts are calling for urgent action to stop feral pigs from infiltrating the northern Flinders Ranges in South Australia. The feral animals are being recorded for ...
Feral pigs have been spotted in the northern Flinders Ranges region, causing concern for landholders. They can reproduce three times a year boosting the population by 85 per cent annually.
Invasive feral pigs (Sus scrofa) cause a wide range of environmental, economic and social damages. In Australia, feral pigs occupy about 40% of the mainland and offshore islands, with a total ...
The bounty for a wild dog scalp in the Gympie region has been cut by almost half and a hard cap placed on how much can be ...
In Australia, recent estimates suggest feral pig numbers may have skyrocketed to as high as 50 million, a jaw-dropping figure that experts warn is vastly at odds with official government ...