Wild boar populations up, numbers of hunters down? A review of trends and implications for Europe

G Massei, J Kindberg, A Licoppe… - Pest management …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Across Europe, wild boar numbers increased in the 1960s–1970s but stabilised in the
1980s; recent evidence suggests that the numbers and impact of wild boar has grown …

A Review of the Current Status of Relevant Zoonotic Pathogens in Wild Swine (Sus scrofa) Populations: Changes Modulating the Risk of Transmission to Humans

F Ruiz‐Fons - Transboundary and emerging diseases, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Many wild swine populations in different parts of the W orld have experienced an
unprecedented demographic explosion that may result in increased exposure of humans to …

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

S Croft, B Franzetti, R Gill, G Massei - PLoS One, 2020 - journals.plos.org
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 …

Hunters serving the ecosystem: the contribution of recreational hunting to wild boar population control

F Quirós-Fernández, J Marcos, P Acevedo… - European Journal of …, 2017 - Springer
The extractive nature of recreational hunting may provide a service to both the ecosystem
and society, namely the control of problem species. We reviewed the annual wild boar …

Serologic tests for detecting antibodies against Mycobacterium bovis and Mycobacterium avium subspecies paratuberculosis in Eurasian wild boar (Sus scrofa scrofa)

M Boadella, K Lyashchenko… - Journal of …, 2011 - journals.sagepub.com
New tools to detect exposure of free-range Eurasian wild boar (Sus scrofa scrofa) to
pathogenic mycobacteria would be valuable for improved disease surveillance and wildlife …

Management of wild boar populations in the European Union before and during the ASF crisis

F Jori, G Massei, A Licoppe… - … swine fever: A …, 2021 - wageningenacademic.com
In recent decades, wild boar populations have been increasing worldwide due to several
potential causes, including human-induced and natural environmental changes and …

Camera traps and activity signs to estimate wild boar density and derive abundance indices

G Massei, J Coats, MS Lambert… - Pest Management …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
BACKGROUND Populations of wild boar and feral pigs are increasing worldwide, in parallel
with their significant environmental and economic impact. Reliable methods of monitoring …

Distribution, abundance and density of the wild boar on the Iberian Peninsula, based on the CORINE program and hunting statistics

J Bosch, S Peris, C Fonseca, M Martinez, A De la Torre… - Folia Zoologica, 2012 - BioOne
Wild boar population size in the Iberian Peninsula was estimated using hunting bag
statistics from Spain and Portugal. Density was estimated assigning the wild boar population …

Does hunting affect the behavior of wild pigs?

O Keuling, G Massei - Human–Wildlife Interactions, 2021 - digitalcommons.usu.edu
Wild boar and feral swine (Sus scrofa) numbers are growing worldwide. In parallel, their
severe ecological and economic impacts are also increasing and include vehicle collisions …

Effects of large wild boar disturbances on alpine soil seed banks

CG Bueno, R Reiné, CL Alados… - Basic and Applied …, 2011 - Elsevier
Wild boar rooting is considered one of the main large soil disturbances affecting the
structure and composition of plant communities in alpine grasslands. While direct …