Sentences with phrase «feral pigs from»

The recent removal of feral pigs from Santa Cruz Island was beneficial for Santa Cruz Island gopher snakes.

I wonder if the same explosive reaction will be exhibited, and expletives uttered, by the usual suspects about the Feds» plan to kill feral pigs from helicopters.

Not exact matches

Invasive mammalian predators (clockwise from top left): feral dog, house mouse, stoat, feral pig, feral cat, brushtail possum, black rat, small Indian mongoose and red fox (centre).

Lohr and Lepczyk [1] explain that their 6 pre-identified stakeholder groups «have been involved in previous cases of conservation conflict in Hawaii,» although it's clear from Lohr's dissertation [5] that these previous cases involved only feral pigs (Sus scrofa) and axis deer (Axis axis).

Feral goats, pigs and sheep, as well as introduced mule deer and elk have been removed from the northern Channel Islands.

Feral pigs are being removed from Santa Cruz Island as part of a joint project conducted by the National Park Service and the Nature Conservancy.

The golden eagle replaced the bald eagle and began to feed on feral pigs following the decimation of the local bald eagle population due to DDT exposure in the 1950s — the bald eagle would have deterred the golden eagle from settling on the islands while it subsisted on fish.

Conservation Status The island night lizard is listed as Threatened by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, due to habitat alteration and predation resulting from introduction of alien species (e.g., feral cats, goats, pigs, and rabbits).

[2] Shrub cover has increased since the removal of Santa Cruz sheep (1980 — 91) and feral pigs (2005 — 07) from Santa Cruz Island, which may increase the fire risk.

From foraging for geoduck through eating roadkill to trapping feral pigs, Daniel and his vegetarian camera person Mirra often explore what it means to take a life in order to eat.