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Well, it nearly defeated me on a few occasions but I have now completed what I believe to be the most comprehensive map of feral hog populations in the US.
Every single time you search "feral hog population" you'll find one source being referenced, ONE! AND ITS FROM 2014!!!!
Everyone references it blindly without ever questioning the underlying math, well guess what.... its wrong.
Do a google search or ask your clanker, it will tell you there are 6-9 million hogs causing ~$2.5B of damage, this is a grossly outdated stat that badly underestimates the problem.
I've spent months pulling every available data source, I've spent equally long building a model of hog behavior, reproduction cycles, habitat availability and every possible lever that controls population growth.
This is the result, The Invasive Species dashboard.
Sentinel estimates there are over 40 million hogs alive today, causing an estimated +$10B in annual damage.
Invasive species have been allowed to expand for far too long, regardless of how they got here its time for them to go, we will be the ones showing them the door.