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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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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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