College of Forestry, Wildlife and Environment, Auburn University, Auburn, AL, 36849, USA.
Idaho Department of Fish and Game, Boise, ID, USA.
Environ Manage. 2024 May;73(5):1032-1048. doi: 10.1007/s00267-024-01956-8. Epub 2024 Mar 11.
Successful management of invasive species often requires working across public and private landownerships. A prime example of an invasive species that commonly occurs on privately and publicly owned and managed lands is the wild pig (Sus scrofa). Because of the multitude of negative impacts associated with wild pigs, management must occur across both private and public lands to achieve widespread control and sustained success. However, managing wild pigs across property boundaries is challenging as we know very little about differing management practices and landowner perspectives. To address this knowledge gap, we sought to understand wild pig management efforts on privately owned lands, the perceived economic, ecological, and human health impact of wild pigs, and beliefs related to policy. Generally, stakeholders believe wild pigs have negative impacts on wildlife, the economy, and ecological and public health, however less than half of landowners participate in wild pig control. Furthermore, stakeholders believe that the responsibility of managing and paying for damages associated with wild pigs lies with individual landowners. Our findings suggest that increased efficacy of wild pig control and collaboration between private and public landowners is not only possible but also necessary if wild pig population control is to be regionally successful.
成功管理入侵物种通常需要跨越公共和私人土地所有权。一个常见的例子是野猪（Sus scrofa），它通常出现在私人和公共所有和管理的土地上。由于野猪带来了众多负面影响，因此必须在私人和公共土地上进行管理，以实现广泛的控制和持续的成功。然而，跨越财产边界管理野猪是具有挑战性的，因为我们对不同的管理实践和土地所有者的观点知之甚少。为了弥补这一知识空白，我们试图了解私人土地上的野猪管理工作、野猪对经济、生态和公共健康的感知影响，以及与政策相关的信念。一般来说，利益相关者认为野猪对野生动物、经济、生态和公共健康有负面影响，但不到一半的土地所有者参与野猪控制。此外，利益相关者认为，管理和支付与野猪相关的损害的责任在于个别土地所有者。我们的研究结果表明，如果要在该地区成功控制野猪数量，不仅有可能，而且有必要提高野猪控制的效果，并加强私人和公共土地所有者之间的合作。
