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http://dx.doi.org/10.13047/KJEE.2018.32.2.140

Factors affecting Crop Damage by the Wild Boar (Sus scrofa) : A case study in Geochang County, Gyeongnam Province, Korea  

Lee, Seong-Min (Daejeon Sejong Research Institute)
Lee, Eun-Jae (Daejeon Sejong Research Institute)
Park, Hee-Bok (National Institute of Ecology)
Seo, Chang-Wan (National Institute of Ecology)
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Korean Journal of Environment and Ecology / v.32, no.2, 2018 , pp. 140-146 More about this Journal
Abstract
Wild boars have expanded their habitats in Korea in recent years and caused serious social problems such as crop damage and appearance in urban areas. This study was carried out from May to October 2012 to investigate the environmental factors that affect crop damage based on actual cases reported in Geochang County of Gyeongnam Province, Korea. The analysis showed that the damages by wild boars occurred mainly between August and September, and rice was damaged most often while sweet potatoes were damaged most intensely. The results indicated that the damages were related to the wild boars' preference of crop and the seasonal availability of crops. Other factors that affected the crop damage included the slope, the topographic relief, and the distances from forest, stream, road, and residential area. There was no significant difference of environmental factor according to damage intensity, suggesting that the wild boars tended to attack the same cropland repeatedly and thus accumulating the damage. Our study suggests that reducing crop damages by wild boars will require cultivating crops less preferred by wild boars, installing electric fences, and controlling wild boar population with hunting and trapping.
Keywords
ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; GIS; HUMAN-WILDLIFE CONFLICT; WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT;
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