Machine learning to classify animal species in camera trap images: Applications in ecology

MA Tabak, MS Norouzzadeh… - Methods in Ecology …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Motion‐activated cameras (“camera traps”) are increasingly used in ecological and
management studies for remotely observing wildlife and are amongst the most powerful …

One tool in the box: the role of hunters in mitigating the damages associated to abundant wildlife

C Gortázar, J Fernandez-de-Simon - European Journal of Wildlife …, 2022 - Springer
Many game species are prey species and evolved to cope with significant mortality by
natural predators. In the absence of predation or hunting, these game populations will be …

African swine fever at the wildlife-livestock interface: challenges for management and outbreak response within invasive wild pigs in the United States

VR Brown, RS Miller, KM Pepin, KM Carlisle… - Frontiers in Veterinary …, 2024 - frontiersin.org
African swine fever (ASF) causes significant morbidity and mortality in both domestic and
wild suids (Sus scrofa), and disease outbreaks convey profound economic costs to impacted …

Historical, current, and potential population size estimates of invasive wild pigs (Sus scrofa) in the United States

JS Lewis, JL Corn, JJ Mayer, TR Jordan… - Biological …, 2019 - Springer
To control invasive species and prioritize limited resources, managers need information
about population size to evaluate the current state of the problem, the trend in population …

Research priorities for managing invasive wild pigs in North America

JC Beasley, SS Ditchkoff, JJ Mayer… - The Journal of …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
With recent increases in distribution and numbers of feral pigs (Sus scrofa; invasive wild
pigs) in North America, there has been a concurrent increase in the ecological and …

Mixed ancestry from wild and domestic lineages contributes to the rapid expansion of invasive feral swine

TJ Smyser, MA Tabak, C Slootmaker… - Molecular …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Invasive alien species are a significant threat to both economic and ecological systems.
Identifying the processes that give rise to invasive populations is essential for implementing …

Invasion ecology of wild pigs (Sus scrofa) in Florida, USA: the role of humans in the expansion and colonization of an invasive wild ungulate

FA Hernández, BM Parker, CL Pylant, TJ Smyser… - Biological …, 2018 - Springer
Wild pigs (Sus scrofa) are the most widely distributed invasive wild ungulate in the United
States, yet the factors that influence wild pig dispersal and colonization at the regional level …

Probabilistic genetic identification of wild boar hybridization to support control of invasive wild pigs (Sus scrofa)

TJ Smyser, P Pfaffelhuber, RM Giglio, MG DeSaix… - …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
The rapid expansion of wild pigs (Sus scrofa) throughout the United States has been fueled
by unlawful introductions, with invasive populations causing extensive crop losses …

[HTML][HTML] Effectiveness and Efficiency of Corral Traps, Drop Nets and Suspended Traps for Capturing Wild Pigs (Sus scrofa)

JA Gaskamp, KL Gee, TA Campbell, NJ Silvy, SL Webb - Animals, 2021 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary New or revised techniques are being developed to improve management
of expanding populations of invasive wild pigs. In southern Oklahoma, we set out to evaluate …

[PDF][PDF] Words matter: A systematic review of communication in non-native aquatic species literature

EJ Golebie, CJ van Riper, R Arlinghaus, M Gaddy… - …, 2022 - neobiota.pensoft.net
How scientists communicate can influence public viewpoints on invasive species. In the
scientific literature, some invasion biologists adopt neutral language, while others use more …