NAISMA: Shifting the Momentum on Feral Swine

Shifting the Momentum on Feral Swine: National Leadership and Lessons from Missouri’s Success.

In this webinar, Michael Marlow, the Assistant Program Manager for the USDA’s National Feral Swine Damage Management Program (NFSP) will provide an overview of the challenges associated with invasive wild pigs and describe how the NFSP is supporting efforts across the US to control wild pig populations. Megan Cross and Keith Carlisle, researchers with the USDA, will then present findings from a recent qualitative study that investigated how government agencies and organizations from the nongovernmental sector achieved notable progress in their efforts to eliminate wild pig populations in the state of Missouri. They spoke with agency leaders, managers, and field staff to understand the policies that were implemented and the strategies and management methods that were used to successfully eliminate wild pigs in many of the state’s watersheds. Key policies included prohibiting transport and release of wild pigs and restricting recreational wild pig hunting on public lands. Key management strategies included the use of presence/absence models, systematic baiting, and the innovative use of new technology (e.g., drones). In addition, the agencies adopted the Incident Command System (ICS), forming a unified response team to improve accountability, efficiency, and interagency coordination. The goal in sharing this research is to highlight successful policies and strategies that could help natural resource managers in other states facing similar challenges.

NAISMA is the acronym for North American Invasive Species Management Association.

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Webinar: Shifting the Momentum on Feral Swine

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