
%0 Journal Article
%A Mitchell, J. 
%T The effectiveness of aerial baiting for control of feral pigs (<emph type="2">Sus scrofa</emph>) in North Queensland
%J Wildlife Research
%D 1998/08/03
%V 25
%N 3
%P 297-303
%K 
%R https://doi.org/10.1071/WR97009
%U https://www.publish.csiro.au/paper/WR97009 
%X This study assessed the proportion of a feral pig population that consumed aerially distributed baits incorporating a non-toxic biomarker (iophenoxic acid). Baits were distributed at a rate of 18 baits km-2 over 70 km2 of a seasonally inaccessible habitat. A total of 102 feral pigs were then captured by trapping and ground-shooting. Blood samples from 63 adult feral pigs were analysed for the presence of the biomarker; 40 (63%) were considered to have consumed at least one bait. Ground-shooting and trapping over 6 days resulted in 18% and 16% population reduction respectively. 
