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In the News
Date of this Version
Winter 2018
Document Type
Article
Citation
Human–Wildlife Interactions (Winter 2018) 12(3): article 2
doi: 10.26077/ftpt-3h43
Special topic: Human–bear conflicts
Abstract
Patagonian beavers
To preserve native ecosystems, the governments of Argentina and Chile began a pilot eradication program to remove North American beavers (Castor canadensis) from Patagonia, according to The Washington Post.
French farmers fight wild hogs
Farmers in France are furious over growing numbers of wild boars (Sus scrofa) destroying their crops, The Local reported.
Second Mississippi deer with CWD
After confirming the first case of chronic wasting disease (CWD) in white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus; Figure 1) in January 2018, the Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks (MDWFP) confirmed a second deer tested positive CWD in fall 2018.
Iguana cull in the Caymans
In October 2018, the government of the Cayman Islands kicked off a cull of non-native, invasive green iguanas (Iguana iguana), according to Metro.
Man-eating tiger shot in India
After months of hunting, forest rangers killed a tiger (Panthera tigris) suspected of killing 13 people in India, The New York Times reported in November 2018.
Birds intoxicated by berries
A police report in Gilbert, Minnesota informed residents not to call the cops on publicly intoxicated birds that wobble when they walk or fly into windows, The New York Times reported.
Rabies vaccines in the Southeast
According to local news outlets in Tennessee and Georgia, state and federal wildlife agencies partnered to distribute oral rabies vaccines across portions of northern Georgia, Alabama, and eastern Tennessee.
Mink in Scotland
North American mink (Neovison vison) were first introduced to Scotland in the 1920s to establish ranch fur operations.
Javelinas go trick-or-treating
The Arizona Game and Fish Department (AGFD) tweeted about how to “decorate wildlife-safe” for Halloween, along with a photo of a javelina (Tayassu tajacu) snacking on a jack-o-lantern.
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United States government work. Public domain