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    National distribution of feral hogs and related stakeholder attitudes

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    Author
    Fogarty, Edith Parks
    Item Type
    Thesis
    Advisor
    Hunt, Kevin
    Committee
    Minnish, Richard
    Grado, Stephen
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    Abstract
    Feral hog distribution (Sus scrofa) has increased to 38 states due to high fecundity rates, an omnivorous diet, and translocation by humans; affecting various stakeholders. To assess stakeholder attitudes and feral hog distribution in the United States and within Mississippi, self-administered mail questionnaires were sent to district level state wildlife biologists nationwide (n = 614) and to Mississippi Farm Bureau county presidents (FBCP; n = 79). I used the Wildlife Stakeholder Acceptance Capacity theory to assess what factors (e.g., species presence, perceived density, stakeholder land usage, risk belief, attitudes toward the species) influenced stakeholder preferences for a specific future population trend (i.e., increase or decrease). Wildlife biologists were influenced by attitudes and occupational risk beliefs. Influential factors of FBCP attitudes could not be assessed because no producers wanted an increase in future hog populations.
    Degree
    Master of Science
    Major
    Wildlife and Fisheries Science
    Department
    Department of Wildlife and Fisheries.
    URI
    https://hdl.handle.net/11668/16341
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    Mississippi State University Libraries
    395 Hardy Rd
    P.O. Box 5408, Mississippi State, MS 39762-5408
    (662) 325-7668
    (662) 325-0011
    (662) 325-8183
    Contact repository admin Report a problem Terms of use Privacy policy Accessibility MSU Legal