Ecology, Conservation and Management of Wild Pigs and Peccaries

The first comprehensive reference book on the ecology, taxonomy, conservation and management of wild pigs and peccaries worldwide.

Mario Melletti (Edited by), Erik Meijaard (Edited by)

9781107187313, Cambridge University Press

Hardback, published 23 November 2017

466 pages, 153 b/w illus. 177 colour illus. 46 tables
28.3 x 22.4 x 2.7 cm, 1.6 kg

'[Ecology, Conservation and Management of Wild] Pigs and Peccaries was designed for use in the scientific community but also is accessible to the public and decision makers. This book highlights the conservation challenges of threatened and endangered species, management of invasive populations, and the role of wild pig species in altering ecosystems. [It] is the only book to cover the full range of pig and peccary species and highlight their conservation and management needs in comprehensive detail. Overall, this is a valuable addition to the literature for those interested in ecology of the suborder Suoidea.' Peter E. Schlichting, The Journal of Wildlife Management

Wild pigs inhabit vast areas in Europe, Southern Asia and Africa, and have been introduced in North and South America, while feral pigs are widespread in Australia and New Zealand. Many wild pig species are threatened with extinction, but Eurasian wild boar populations, however, are increasing in many regions. Covering all wild pig and peccary species, the Suidae and Tayassuidae families, this comprehensive review presents new information about the evolution, taxonomy and domestication of wild pigs and peccaries alongside novel case studies on conservation activities and management. One hundred leading experts from twenty five countries synthesise understanding of this group of species; discussing current research, and gaps in the knowledge of researchers, conservation biologists, zoologists, wildlife managers and students. This beautifully illustrated reference includes the long history of interactions between wild pigs and humans, the benefits some species have brought us and their role and impact on natural ecosystems.

Foreword
Part I. Evolution, Taxonomy and Domestication: 1. Evolutionary relationships and taxonomy of Suidae and Tayassuidae
2. Postcranial skeletal morphology in living and fossil African Suidae
3. Diet and ecology of extant and fossil wild pigs
4. A history of pig domestication: new ways of exploring a complex process
5. Space, time and pig
Part II. Species Accounts: 6. Sulawesi babirusa
7. Moluccan babirusa
8. Togian babirusa
9. Common warthog
10. Desert warthog
11. Forest hog
12. Bushpig
13. Red river hog
14. Visayan warty pig
15. Philippine warty pig
16. Mindoro warty pig
17. Palawan bearded pig
18. Bearded pig
19. Sulawesi warty pig
20. Javan/Bawean warty pig
21. Eurasian wild boar
22. Pygmy hog
23. Chacoan peccary
24. Collared peccary
25. White-lipped peccary
Part III. Conservation and Management: 26. Conservation of wild pigs and peccaries
27. Modelling pygmy hog habitat to inform habitat management
28. Introduced wild pigs in North America: history, problems and management
29. Biological invasion of wild boar and feral pigs Sus scrofa L. (Suidae) in South America: a review and mapping with implications for conservation of peccaries (Tayassuidae)
30. Feral pigs in Australia and New Zealand: range, trend, management and impacts of an invasive species
31. Wild boar management in Europe: knowledge and practice
32. Resolving conflict between farmers and wild boar in Europe and in Northern Asia
33. Human dimensions of wild boar: the need to include people in decision making processes
34. A genomic perspective on wild boar demography and evolution
35. Disease transmission at the interface between wild and domestic Suiform species in the Old and New World
36. Ecological impact of wild boar in natural ecosystems
37. Ex situ conservation of wild pigs and peccaries: roles, status, management successes and challenges
38. Antimicrobial resistance in wild boar in Europe: present knowledge and future challenges.

Subject Areas: Evolution [PSAJ], Ecological science, the Biosphere [PSAF], Taxonomy & systematics [PSAB], Biology, life sciences [PS]