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A bat is in my house but I don’t know where it is. How can I find the bat and get it out?
Never fear! The experts are here. First, you need to locate where the bat is in the house.
When trying to locate the bat make sure to use thick, preferably leather, gloves and a flashlight, and NEVER put your hand …
Integrated Pest Management for Urban Wildlife
Urban wildlife is wildlife that can live or thrive in urban environments. Some urban wildlife, such as house mice, are ecologically associated with humans. Different types of urban areas support different kinds of wildlife. One general feature of bird species …
Scott E. Hygnstrom
Scott Hygnstrom (pronounced Hing-strum) is a Professor and Extension Wildlife Specialist with the School of Natural Resources at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. He earned a PhD from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, MS from UW-Stevens Point, and a BS from UW-River …
Randy Smith
District Supervisor for Fort Worth District of the Texas Wildlife Services Program. A Cooperative between USDA-APHIS-Wildlife Services and Texas A&M AgriLife Extension – Wildlife Services. Previously Randy was a staff biologist for the Texas Wildlife Services Program. Randy has 28 …
Nocturnal Animals and Daylight
Most people understand that animals are active during the day (diurnal) or night (nocturnal). For example, robins are active during the day and raccoons are active at night. While there is a third category, crepuscular (dawn and dusk), the binary …
Pseudorabies Virus in Feral Hogs
Pseudorabies virus (PRV), also known as Aujeszky’s disease, is an infectious viral disease that is caused by the Suid herpesvirus 1 (SuHV-1). The name “pseudorabies” means “rabies like” or “false rabies;” however, PRV is a herpes virus and is not …
Brucellosis in Feral Hogs
Swine brucellosis is a highly contagious infectious disease caused by the bacterium Brucella suis, of which there are five biotypes or strains. Brucellosis represents a significant disease of domestic swine, which had been all but eliminated from domestic herds …
Feral Hog Behavior
The behavior of feral hogs (also called wild hogs and wild pigs; Sus scrofa) is unique among native and introduced hoofed big game in the United States. Management strategies developed for other hoofed big game typically will not work …
Feral Hogs: Friend or Foe?
Diverse Opinions
Whether feral hogs are a friend or foe is a matter of perspective. Opinions vary widely, ranging from apathy to eradicating a pest species or to the thrill of hog hunting.
Feral Hogs as Pests
Feral hogs are …