Volume 15, Issue 1 (2021) Spring 2021
Prologue
Letters from the Editor
Considering the Wide World of Wild Pig Management
John M. Tomeček
New Associate Editors
Terry A. Messmer
In the News
In the News
Jason Matthews
Special Topics
A Profile of Wild Pig Hunters in Texas, USA
Rachael L. Connally, Maureen G. Frank, Gary E. Briers, Nova J. Silvy, Keith M. Carlisle, and John M. Tomeček
Intensive Hunting Pressure Changes Local Distribution of Wild Boar
Jakub Drimaj, Jiří Kamler, Radim Plhal, Přemysl Janata, Zdeněk Adamec, and Miloslav Homolka
Hunter Motivations and Use of Wild Pigs in Texas, USA
Rachael L. Connally, Maureen G. Frank, Gary E. Briers, Nova J. Silvy, Keith M. Carlisle, and John M. Tomeček
Does Hunting Affect the Behavior of Wild Pigs?
Oliver Keuling and Giovanna Massei
Household Perceptions and Patterns of Crop Loss by Wild Pigs in North India
Bivash Pandav, Lakshminarayanan Natarajan, Ankit Kumar, Ajay A. Desai, and Banteibor Lyngkhoi
Evaluation of Damage to Forest Tree Plantations by Wild Boar in the Czech Republic
Vlastimil Skoták, Jakub Drimaj, and Jiří Kamler
A Novel Method for Detecting Wild Boar Presence
Giovanna Massei, Dave P. Cowan, and Julia Coats
Wild Boar in Flanders, Belgium: (Dis)agreements Between Key Stakeholders on Wild Boar Management Objectives, Actions, and Legal Provisions
Caroline Geeraerts, Anneleen Rutten, Emma Cartuyvels, Pieter Verschelde, Sander Devisscher, Francis Turkelboom, Paul Quataert, and Jim Casaer
Machine Learning as a Tool for Wildlife Management and Research: The Case of Wild Pig-Related Content on Twitter
Lauren M. Jaebker, Hailey E. McLean, Stephanie A. Shwiff, Keith M. Carlisle, Tara L. Teel, Alan D. Bright, and Aaron M. Anderson
Research Articles/Notes
Reduced Fecundity in Free-Ranging Norway Rats After Baiting With a Liquid Fertility Control Bait
Gary W. Witmer and Stefanie Raymond-Whish
Informational Signage Increases Awareness of a Rattlesnake in a Canadian Urban Park System
Jonathan D. Choquette and Alexis V. Hand
Utility of Visual Counts for Determining Efficacy of Management Tools for California Ground Squirrels
Roger A. Baldwin, Theresa A. Becchetti, Niamh Quinn, and Ryan Meinerz
Enhancing Existing Isolated Underpasses with Fencing Reduces Wildlife Crashes and Connects Habitat
Bridget M. Donaldson and Kaitlyn E. M. Elliott
Temporal Trends and Drivers of Mountain Lion Depredation in California, USA
Justin A. Dellinger, Daniel K. Macon, Jaime L. Rudd, Deana L. Clifford, and Steven G. Torres
Stress Response of Stone Martens and Red Foxes in Two Different Live Traps
Friederike Gethöffer, Wolfgang Baumgärtner, Marion Schmicke, Nicole Kemper, Charlotte Lempp, Nicole Jungwirth, Joseph G. Schnitzler, and Ursula Siebert
Characteristics of Non-Fatal Attacks by Black Bears: Conterminous United States, 2000–2017
Janel M. Scharhag, Cady Sartini, Shawn M. Crimmins, Scott E. Hygnstrom, and Jeffrey B. Stetz
Human-Bear Conflict and Community Perceptions of Risk in the Zanskar Region, Northern India
Kirti Chavan, Sophie M. Watts, and Tsewang Namgail
Interactions Between Humans, Crocodiles, and Hippos at Lake Kariba, Zimbabwe
Ivan Marowa, Joshua Matanzima, and Tamuka Nhiwatiwa
Review
The Back Page
Close Encounters of the Feral Swine
Rosanna M. Vail
Call for Papers
Special Topic: 50th Anniversary of the Wild Free-Roaming Horses and Burros Act of 1971
Terry A. Messmer
Special Topic: Island Invaders
S. Nicole Frey