Wild boar proves high tolerance to human-caused disruptions: management implications in African swine fever outbreaks

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Alternative codes found

RIV/60460709:41320/24:100394

Result on the web

<a href="https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/14/18/2710" target="_blank" >https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/14/18/2710</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ani14182710" target="_blank" >10.3390/ani14182710</a>

Result language

angličtina

Original language name

Wild boar proves high tolerance to human-caused disruptions: management implications in African swine fever outbreaks

Original language description

Currently, African swine fever (ASF), a highly fatal disease has become pervasive, with outbreaks recorded across European countries, leading to preventative measures to restrict wild boar (Sus scrofa L.) movement, and, therefore, keep ASF from spreading. This study aims to detail how specific human activities—defined as “car”, “dog”, “chainsaw”, and “tourism” – affect wild boar behavior, considering the disturbance proximity, and evaluate possible implications for wild boar management in ASF-affected areas. Wild boar behavior was studied using advanced biologging technology. This study tracks and analyzes wild boar movements and behavioral responses to human disturbances. This study utilizes the dead reckoning method to precisely reconstruct the animal movements and evaluate behavioral changes based on proximity to disturbances. The sound of specific human activities was reproduced for telemetered animals from forest roads from different distances. Statistical analyses show that wild boars exhibit increased vigilance and altered movement patterns in response to closer human activity, but only in a small number of cases and with no significantly longer time scale. The relative representation of behaviors after disruption confirmed a high instance of resting behavior (83%). Running was the least observed reaction in only 0.9% of all cases. The remaining reactions were identified as foraging (5.1%), walking (5.0%), standing (2.2%), and other (3.8%). The findings suggest that while human presence and activities do influence wild boar behavior, adherence to movement restrictions and careful management of human activity in ASF-infected areas is not a necessary measure if human movement is limited to forest roads.

Czech name

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Czech description

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Type

J_imp - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database

CEP classification

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OECD FORD branch

10613 - Zoology

Project

Result was created during the realization of more than one project. More information in the Projects tab.

Continuities

P - Projekt vyzkumu a vyvoje financovany z verejnych zdroju (s odkazem do CEP)

Publication year

2024

Confidentiality

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Name of the periodical

Animals

ISSN

2076-2615

e-ISSN

2076-2615

Volume of the periodical

14

Issue of the periodical within the volume

18

Country of publishing house

CH - SWITZERLAND

Number of pages

14

Pages from-to

2710

UT code for WoS article

001323866800001

EID of the result in the Scopus database

2-s2.0-85205232715