Auburn University researchers examine impact of feral swine in Alabama to decrease devastation
By Teri Greene January 17, 2021
Auburn University graduate student Elizabeth Bradley collects a water sample that will be analyzed and sequenced to determine the host animal that contributed E. coli present in the stream. This is one of the methods that allows a research team to link the water quality of this system to the presence of feral swine. (Auburn University)
A new project co-led by Auburn University researchers addresses previously unexplored questions about the increasing number and distribution in Alabama of feral swine – animals that cause more than $50 million a year in damage to agriculture in the state. The research focuses on measuring the reduction in damage caused by the animals during the implementation of the Alabama Feral Swine Control Pilot Program (FSCP).
Auburn University wildlife professor wins major award for book on invasive wild pig research
Published: January 14, 2021
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An Auburn University faculty member is among a group of experts recognized by a major scientific organization for a groundbreaking book about invasive wild pigs.
Steve Ditchkoff, the William R. and Fay Ireland Distinguished Professor in the School of Forestry and Wildlife Sciences, along with his co-editors, won The Wildlife Society’s 2020 Wildlife Publication Award in the “edited book” category for the book, “Invasive Wild Pigs in North America: Ecology, Impacts, and Management,” published by CRC Press in January 2020.