Namadgi National Park Research Articles

The Effect of Hunting With Dogs on the Numbers and Movements of Feral Pigs, Sus-Scrofa, and the Subsequent Success of Poisoning Exercises in Namadgi-National-Park, Act

A week-long hunting trial with dogs, Canis familiaris, to control feral pigs, Sus scrofa, in Namadgi National Park, A.C.T., did not cause the pigs to disperse from the area or adversely affect the success of two subsequent poisoning exercises. Hunting was generally not as effective in reducing pig numbers as poisoning with warfarin, but could be useful for obtaining samples of pigs for monitoring disease during the first few days of an exotic disease outbreak, and also for killing pigs that have survived other control methods.

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Methods for surveying the extent of feral pig rooting, feral pig dung and feral pigs counts were investigated in Namadgi National Park, Australia. The repeatability, precision and accuracy of the methods were examined over twelve months. Repeatable measures od pig rooting and counts of dung pellets were obtained. Rooting was a more accurate indicator of past feral pig presence than dung and counts of feral pigs. The results and their implications for surveying populations of feral pig are discussed.