Estimating wild boar Sus scrofa population size using faecal DNA and capture-recapture modelling

摘要: Increasing populations of wild boar and feral domestic pigs Sus scrofa have evoked growing concern due to their potential as disease reservoir an origin agricultural damages. Reliable population estimates are needed for effective management measures this species. As alternative traditional methods, non-invasive genetic estimation approaches based on hair or faeces sampling yielded promising results several species in terms feasibility precision. We developed applied a approach study area situated the Palatinate Forest, southwestern Germany. collected 515 samples along transects January 2008. carried out genotyping using six microsatellite markers discriminate between individuals. During trial, we identified 149 individual boar. Using multimodel inference model averaging, obtained relatively consistent estimates. Population densities calculated ...