Development of the national feral swine map, 1982–2016

ABSTRACT The Southeastern Cooperative Wildlife Disease Study developed the first national feral swine (Sus scrofa) map for the United States in 1982 in collaboration with state wildlife resources agencies. National feral swine distribution maps were completed in 1982, 1988, and 2004 as individual ma...

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Main Authors: Joseph L. Corn, Thomas R. Jordan
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Language:English
Published: Wiley 2017-12-01
Series:Wildlife Society Bulletin
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/wsb.808
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description ABSTRACT The Southeastern Cooperative Wildlife Disease Study developed the first national feral swine (Sus scrofa) map for the United States in 1982 in collaboration with state wildlife resources agencies. National feral swine distribution maps were completed in 1982, 1988, and 2004 as individual maps, and then annually beginning in 2008 through the National Feral Swine Mapping System (NFSMS). The NFSMS is an internet‐based data‐collection website used in collaboration with state wildlife resources agencies and the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service. These ongoing collaborations have provided for a long‐term database that documents the expansion of established feral swine populations in the United States. The number of states reporting established populations was 18 in 1982 and 35 in 2016. The geographic area included in the distribution of feral swine increased from 544,854 km2 in 1982 to 1,675,618 km2 in 2016. We describe the development of the national feral swine maps including details on how these data were collected; provide feral swine maps for select years from 1982 to 2016; and note some of the uses of these maps. These maps detail the expansion of feral swine since 1982, which can be used in the future to monitor increases or decreases in the distribution of feral swine as natural reproduction of feral swine continues and feral swine control programs are implemented. © 2017 The Wildlife Society.
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spelling doaj-art-2fcc4ab45beb418090d8da8dbd913da42025-08-20T02:36:19ZengWileyWildlife Society Bulletin2328-55402017-12-0141475876310.1002/wsb.808Development of the national feral swine map, 1982–2016Joseph L. Corn0Thomas R. Jordan1Southeastern Cooperative Wildlife Disease StudyCollege of Veterinary MedicineUniversity of GeorgiaAthensGA30602USACenter for Geospatial ResearchDepartment of GeographyUniversity of GeorgiaAthensGA30602USAABSTRACT The Southeastern Cooperative Wildlife Disease Study developed the first national feral swine (Sus scrofa) map for the United States in 1982 in collaboration with state wildlife resources agencies. National feral swine distribution maps were completed in 1982, 1988, and 2004 as individual maps, and then annually beginning in 2008 through the National Feral Swine Mapping System (NFSMS). The NFSMS is an internet‐based data‐collection website used in collaboration with state wildlife resources agencies and the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service. These ongoing collaborations have provided for a long‐term database that documents the expansion of established feral swine populations in the United States. The number of states reporting established populations was 18 in 1982 and 35 in 2016. The geographic area included in the distribution of feral swine increased from 544,854 km2 in 1982 to 1,675,618 km2 in 2016. We describe the development of the national feral swine maps including details on how these data were collected; provide feral swine maps for select years from 1982 to 2016; and note some of the uses of these maps. These maps detail the expansion of feral swine since 1982, which can be used in the future to monitor increases or decreases in the distribution of feral swine as natural reproduction of feral swine continues and feral swine control programs are implemented. © 2017 The Wildlife Society.https://doi.org/10.1002/wsb.808distribution mapferal swineinvasive speciesinvasive wild pig Sus scrofawild boar
spellingShingle Joseph L. Corn
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Wildlife Society Bulletin
distribution map
feral swine
invasive species
invasive wild pig Sus scrofa
wild boar
title Development of the national feral swine map, 1982–2016
title_full Development of the national feral swine map, 1982–2016
title_fullStr Development of the national feral swine map, 1982–2016
title_full_unstemmed Development of the national feral swine map, 1982–2016
title_short Development of the national feral swine map, 1982–2016
title_sort development of the national feral swine map 1982 2016
topic distribution map
feral swine
invasive species
invasive wild pig Sus scrofa
wild boar
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