Efficiency of time-lapse intervals and simple baits for camera surveys of wild pigs
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Abstract
Growing concerns surrounding established and expanding populations of wild pigs (Sus scrofa) have created the need for rapid and accurate surveys of these populations. We conducted surveys of a portion of the wild pig population on Fort Benning, Georgia, to determine if a longer time‐lapse interval than had been previously used in surveys of wild pigs would generate similar detection results. We concurrently examined whether use of soured corn at camera sites affected the time necessary for pigs to locate a new camera site or the time pigs remained at a site. Our results suggest that a 9‐min time‐lapse interval generated dependable detection results for pigs and that soured corn neither attracted pigs to a site any quicker than plain, dry, whole‐kernel corn, nor held them at a site longer. Maximization of time‐lapse interval should decrease data and processing loads, and use of a simple, available bait should decrease cost and effort associated with more complicated baits; combination of these concepts should increase efficiency of wild pig surveys.
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| Publication type | Article |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
| Title | Efficiency of time-lapse intervals and simple baits for camera surveys of wild pigs |
| Series title | Journal of Wildlife Management |
| DOI | 10.1002/jwmg.75 |
| Volume | 75 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Year Published | 2011 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | The Wildlife Society |
| Contributing office(s) | Coop Res Unit Atlanta |
| Description | 5 p. |
| First page | 655 |
| Last page | 659 |
| Country | United States |
| State | Georgia |
| Other Geospatial | Fort Benning |
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