
Animals, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 15(7), P. 1017 - 1017
Published: April 1, 2025
Wildlife behavior can be influenced by the deployment of sensory cues in a landscape, but different vary strength and duration their effectiveness. We aimed to identify most effective cost-efficient countermeasures (sensory cues) deter wild boar (Sus scrofa) entry damage cornfields Hunchun, Jilin Province, China. These have experienced severe boars during critical 30-day period when this crop was ripening. From 2016 2021, were applied sequentially seeking control using either (1) visual deterrents, i.e., solar blinkers colors; (2) auditory playbacks Amur tiger (Panthera tigris altaica) calls, or wolf (Canis lupus) calls; (3) tactile electric fencing; (4) olfactory Adult feces; (5) various combined deterrents. first evaluated effectiveness these broad categories, then performed detailed analysis individual assess specific deterrence duration. A cost-effective subsequently on evaluate best option for practical applications. Across categories group proved overall. For seven showing significantly higher than others tested included following: 1000 mA red blinker (32.25 ± 4.22 days), yellow (29.67 4.58 green (29.58 5.60 fencing with three wires 0.58 two (28.00 2.00 (6) calls 15 s plus 30 blank recording 5 min (26.50 2.38 (7) feces (27.34 2.94 days). Except each countermeasure would cover over which is necessary (30 The achieved highest repellency per cost ratio (0.31) at 30.29 IUS$/hm2 showed reduced time. Although offers longer deterrence, its cost-effectiveness lower (0.27) due installation maintenance costs 319.69 IUS$/hm2. highly short-term deterrent, while provides durable, long-term protection despite costs. Balancing optimize strategies across management needs.
Language: Английский