Feral Children

Wolf-children and feral man

J. A. L. SINGH and ROBERT M. ZINGG, Wolf-children andferal man, Hamden, Conn., Archon Books, 1966, 8vo, pp. xli, 379, illus., $16.00. Despite the age of this book, a reprint of the first edition of 1942, its existence should be noted in view of the recent works on this interesting topic (Med. Hist., 1975, 19: 407-408). There are two parts: the Reverend Singh on 'The wolf-children of Midnapore',...

Feral cat management.

Whence Feral Vaccinia?

hen the World Health Organization declared smallpox eradicated in 1979, smallpox vaccination was discontinued worldwide. Although cessation of smallpox vaccination is well justifi ed, given the risks associated with complications from the vaccine, lack of vaccination nevertheless creates a growing population of persons now susceptible to infection by a few poxviruses previously covered by the s...

Feral Goat Eradications on Islands

Introduced mammals are major drivers of extinction. Feral goats (Capra hircus) are particularly devastating to island ecosystems, causing direct and indirect impacts through overgrazing, which often results in ecosystem degradation and biodiversity loss. Removing goat populations from islands is a powerful conservation tool to prevent extinctions and restore ecosystems. Goats have been eradicat...

Diet of Feral Goats and Feral Pigs on Auckland Island, New Zealand

The diets of feral pigs and feral goats shot on the main Auckland Island in 1989 are described from analyses of stomach and rumen contents. Feral goats ate at least 50 species of plants, but only three, Metrosideros umbellata, Chionochloa antarctica, and Durvillea antarctica made up over 50% by dried weight of the food eaten. Feral pigs ate a mixed plant and animal diet, of which plants made up...