Initiative_protection of property: studies related to the development OFA toxic bait will be conducted such that they will be accepted andconsidered by the environmental protection agency in support…

The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department was awarded a $100,000 cooperative agreement from the Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service to conduct studies related to the development of a toxic bait for feral swine. The studies aim to develop a toxicant that can be registered with the Environmental Protection Agency to control feral swine populations. This work supports the agency's Wildlife Services program (CFDA 10.028), which seeks to reduce damage caused by mammal and bird species through control and research activities using humane methods wherever feasible. The two-year cooperative agreement ending September 2023 will allow the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department to develop toxic bait studies for consideration by the EPA in registering a feral swine toxicant, helping advance the federal program's mission of mitigating conflicts with wildlife.

Initiative_protection of property: studies related to the development OFA toxic bait will be conducted such that they will be accepted andconsidered by the environmental protection agency in support ofregistering a toxicant for feral swine in an effort TH