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Rooting Up History: Feral Swine Damage to Archaeological Sites

June 14, 2013 Gail Keirn, USDA APHIS Public Affairs Specialist

Feral swine are an invasive species well known for their ability to degrade native habitats, damage agricultural interests, and spread disease. However, until now, little was known about their impacts to archaeological sites. USDA-APHIS scientists at the National Wildlife Research Center (NWRC) and...

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USDA Loans Scout to Ohio Military Museum

June 13, 2013 Carol Bannerman, Public Affairs Specialist, APHIS

The U.S. Department of Agriculture and its Wildlife Services (WS) program were privileged to assist in placing a light observation helicopter (LOH-6A), but affectionately called a LOACH by service members, on long-term loan at the Mott’s Military Museum in Groveport, Ohio. Talking with the excited...

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Helicopters and Bird Strikes; Results from First Analysis Available Online

June 06, 2013 Gail Keirn, USDA APHIS Public Affairs Specialist

Bird strikes to civil and military helicopters resulted in 61 human injuries and 11 lost lives since 1990. As with fixed-winged aircraft, bird strikes to helicopters are costly. Available data showed the average cost of a damaging strike to military helicopters ranged from $12,184 to $337,281 per...

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After Oklahoma Tornado, USDA Assists in Pet Rescues

May 31, 2013 Dwight Cunningham, Public Affairs Specialist, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service

“His name is Zeke,” read the Facebook posting after the May tornado that devastated Moore, Okla. “He’s a male boxer, almost 6 months old. Wearing green collar. Last seen near NW 63rd and Portland. He is fawn, black mask with white marking on face, chest and paws. We miss him very much. Please return...

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Global Event Hatches Backyard Poultry Software

May 24, 2013 Dwight Cunningham, Public Affairs Specialist, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service

Coming one day to a smartphone or tablet computer near you: An application that helps backyard poultry farmers protect their birds from disease. It might even help make them profitable, if you want. That’s the plan after a team of Animal Plant Health and Inspection Service (APHIS) officials...

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Chicago Botanic Garden Sprouts New Beginnings for Individuals and Communities

May 22, 2013 Alexandra Wilson, National Institute of Food and Agriculture

Aaron Serrano was 15 years-old when he was charged with a felony and sentenced as an adult to two years in a Chicago-area prison. Today, at age 18, he has a full-time job at FarmedHere, an aquaponics agricultural producer in Chicago, where his boss calls him “a treasure.” Serrano’s transformation...

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All That Glitters Is Not Gold ....

May 20, 2013 Lisa Peraino, Plant Health Safeguarding Specialist

In this case it is green, a brilliant emerald green, and it is chomping its way through America's forests. The emerald ash borer (EAB), Agrilus planipennis, may look pretty, but it is killing our ash trees in our forests and backyards. This is Emerald Ash Borer Awareness Week (May 19-25) and the...

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Responding to the Challenges of the U.S. Sheep and Lamb Industry

May 09, 2013 Edward Avalos, Under Secretary for Marketing and Regulatory Programs

The U.S. sheep and lamb industry has been shrinking for decades as the numbers of sheep and producers have declined since World War II. Consolidation of the sheep packing industry, higher feed and energy costs, continuous loses to predation, and lower consumption, coupled with competition from...

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Feral Swine: Ripping and Rooting Their Way across America

April 30, 2013 Gail Keirn, APHIS Public Affairs Specialist

Feral swine have been called the “rototillers” of nature. Their longs snouts and tusks allow them to rip and root their way across America in search of food. Unfortunately, the path they leave behind impacts ranchers, farmers, land managers, conservationists, and suburbanites alike. April, Invasive...

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Students Aid Invasive Species Control While Learning

April 25, 2013 Brian Archuleta, Wildlife Services, Roswell District Supervisor

USDA Wildlife Services (WS) employees in New Mexico have been fabricating the traps and tools for their jobs for many years. As feral swine management work began in the state, naturally we began to build our own traps and gates to contain this invasive and damaging mammal.

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