OKLAHOMA CITY – A free webinar focusing on feral hogs will be hosted later this month by the Natural Resources Conservation Service and the Oklahoma Tribal Conservation Advisory Council.
The webinar, scheduled for 10 a.m. March 25, will feature the Feral Swine Eradication Project and other topics, according to the Oklahoma Conservation Commission. The NRCS Team 12, which covers Caddo and Grady counties, will host the event.
The webinar will be available on Zoom.
Participants will receive information and have a chance to ask questions about conservation and how it pertains to their operation. NRCS State Conservationist Gary O’Neill will share agency updates, and Trey Lam, executive director of the Conservation Commission, will present information on the Feral Swine Eradication and Control Pilot Program.
The webinar will include a feral swine trap demonstration.
Wild hogs are a major problem for farmers and some urban areas, causing about $2 million in damage to U.S. land and crops each year, according to the NRCS. Feral hogs pose disease risks to livestock, pets and humans.
“Feral hog damage to crops and natural resources has climbed to the top of local priority issues raised by local conservation districts,” Lam said. “Assessing hog damage and identifying landowners needing feral hog control is a job ideally suited to the locally led conservation districts.
OCC looks forward to working closely with districts to deploy many electronic traps for state trappers to use in this battle.”
The webinar is open to the public. To attend, participants should register via the link below and follow the link in the email generated after registration. If reasonable accommodation is needed, notify Dr. Carol Crouch with the NRCS at Carol. Crouch@ok.usda.gov.
To register, go to https://us02web. zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_FE_ EjK2cSqGVEEf3IYE4KQ.