Blending science and human insight to tackle Australia’s feral pig challenge.
2B – biosecurity
This presentation explores the insight that managing feral pigs is not exclusively a biophysical ecological science issue but rather that it is equally a human ecology issue. Both ecological sciences and the insights they provide are important, however utilising each in isolation is insufficient. Combining and integrating insights from these two ‘silos’ may provide a motivating and catalysing force uniting land managers to work together, implement relevant control tools effectively, and, in turn, reduce feral pig populations and the damage they cause.
In this presentation, we present the research findings regarding the integration of cutting-edge biophysical ecological sciences (GPS collaring data) with a better understanding of community dynamics grounded in human ecological sciences. The intersection of these two ecologies affords an opportunity for greater participation, increased learning and understanding, and local innovation in feral pig management.
