Publications

Ungulate Publications

Economics

Economic estimates of invasive wild ungulate damage to livestock producers in Hawai'i (2024)

Environment

Insights Into Ungulate Distributions Show Range Expansion, Competition, and Potential Impacts on a Sub-Tropical Island (2025)

Environmental drivers of seasonal shifts in abundance of wild pigs (Sus scrofa) in a tropical island environment (2022)

The global impact of wild pigs (Sus scrofa) on terrestrial biodiversity (2021)

A comparison of abundance and distribution model outputs using camera traps and sign surveys for feral pigs (2020)

Understanding local pig hunter values and practices as a means toward co-management of feral pigs (Sus scrofa; pua'a) in the Hawaiian Islands (2023)

Understanding the co-evolutionary relationships between Indigenous cultures and non-native species can inform more effective approaches to conservation: the example of pigs (pua’a; Sus scrofa) in Hawai‘i (2021)

Socio-

ecological

Meet Our Authors

Melissa R. Price - PhD, Hawaiʻi Wildlife Ecology Lab Director

Ecologist and Educator focused on Behavioral and Molecular Ecology, Endangered Species Conservation, Wildlife Decision Analysis. "I go to work each day excited to be part of a community of people working to conserve endangered species for the health of our planet and the enjoyment of future generations".

https://melissarprice.weebly.com/

Derek Risch - MD, Hawaiʻi Wildlife Ecology Lab Project Coordinator

Ecologist specializing in quantitative methods, including Ecological Modeling, Spatial Prioritization, and GIS techniques for wildlife and resource management. Currently, Derekʻs research examines the impacts of invasive wild ungulates in response to both environmental and human-mediated conditions to improve wildlife management strategies across Hawaiʻi.

https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Derek-Risch

Publications

Economic estimates of invasive wild ungulate damage to livestock producers in Hawai'i (2024)

Environment ​

Meet Our Authors

Meli​ssa R. Price - PhD, Hawaiʻi Wildlife Ecology Lab Director

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Derek Risch - MD, Hawaiʻi Wildlife Ecology Lab Project Coordinator

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Environment

Melissa R. Price - PhD, Hawaiʻi Wildlife Ecology Lab Director