Parsons, Mitchell A. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4229-8277
Vercauteren, Kurt C. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4783-493X
Dellinger, Justin A. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9087-1859
Young, Julie K. https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4522-0157
Funding for this research was provided by:
Utah State University
Utah Agricultural Experiment Station
Federal Wildlife Restoration and Aid (G1898020, G2098020, G2198020, G2298020)
California Department of Fish and Wildlife
National Wildlife Research Center
Wild Felid Research and Management Association
African Safari Club Of Florida Conservation Fund
Article History
Received: 18 May 2024
Accepted: 28 October 2024
First Online: 27 November 2024
Declarations
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: The authors have no competing interests to disclose.
: All pig capture and handling methods were approved by the USDA National Wildlife Research Center under protocol QA-3307 and by the Utah State University Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee under protocol #12366. All cougar captures were led by California Department of Fish and Wildlife personnel who were approved by the CDFW wildlife veterinarian and followed CDFW’s animal care and use policy (CDFW Operations Manual Policy 149).