One of the environmental problems that has been mentioned in the literature
is increased sediment loads due to the hogs' habit of rooting and wallowing
along shorelines and in wetlands. While this is mentioned in the
literature, real documentation is not present. Does anyone know of any
references documenting increased sedimentation related to feral hog
activity? Or, increased sedimentation due to any other vertebrate activity?
Increased sedimentation from human activities, i.e. logging, agriculture,
development, etc. probably is too excessive to be applicable in this case.
Any other references relating to potential or documented effects of feral
hogs on native fish/aquatic invertebrate populations would be greatly
appreciated.
NOTE: My apologies to anyone who feels this is off-topic.
Rob Denkhaus
Fort Worth Nature Center & Refuge
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