Feral Pig Monitoring in San Diego County

The goal of IEMM’s feral pig monitoring program is to inform the strategy and actions of a county-wide cooperative eradication effort of wild pigs.

To respond to this growing threat in San Diego County, public land management agencies began working together. The Feral Pig Working Group was created, including 11 state, local, federal, and tribal government agencies.

As a member of the Working Group, IEMM leads the feral pig monitoring program, which includes:

establishment of a grid-based monitoring strategy
placement and maintenance of permanent camera monitoring stations
gathering track and sign data in the field and from project partners
collection of negative survey results
maintenance of a master database of all pig-related data
data analysis and management recommendations

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An Overview of San Diego County’s Ongoing Feral Pig Eradication Project

County of San Diego Targeted Monitoring Plan

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County of San Diego Department of Parks and Recreation

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California Department of Fish and Wildlife

San Diego Association of Governments

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California Least Tern Monitoring and Management in San Diego County

Led by IEMM in 2014, this project is facilitating the implementation of a scientifically robust, statewide monitoring and management program for California least terns. Species recovery objectives and current understanding of California least tern ecology guide IEMM’s research methods and goals.

Mule Deer Conservation and Management

This project aims to improve upon past deer population surveys in San Diego County. Our work involves informing more effective management decisions, as well as further investigating and better addressing population health, landscape fragmentation, and other factors that may impact the deer.

Population Modeling of Peninsular Bighorn Sheep

Working in partnership with the California Department of Fish and Wildlife, SDSU researchers are determining demographic parameters that drive Peninsular bighorn sheep population growth. Our up-to-date population models inform targeted management options in response to predicted sources of population decline.

Planning for Wildlife Movement Across San Diego’s SR-67

Since 2014, IEMM has worked with Caltrans to study wildlife movement along Highway 67 in San Diego as part of a long-term highway expansion project. Our work includes the study of existing culvert structures, roadkill investigations, and assessment of previously collected bobcat movement data.

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