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The Texas Wildlife Services Program
 

Is a cooperative federal, state, and private program that includes the Wildlife Services program of USDA's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service; the Wildlife Services unit of the Texas Cooperative Extension, part of the Texas A&M University System; and, the Texas Wildlife Damage Management Association.  This cooperative program is the largest wildlife damage management program in the United States. 
Highlights
Programs:
The Oral Rabies Vaccination Programs (ORVP) were created to eliminate rabies in coyotes (Canis latrans) in South Texas and rabies in gray foxes(Urocyon cinereoargenteus) in West Central Texas. Both the South Texas Program and the West Central Texas Program utilize an oral rabies vaccine encased into a bait matrix. The vaccine/bait units are distributed aerially along transect lines. This ensures a consistent coverage of the target area. Each of the Programs has its own variation of bait matrix and bait/vaccine unit distribution density adapted for the individual target species. To learn more about the Texas ORVP visit the web site  http://www.dshs.state.tx.us/idcu/disease/rabies/orvp/
 
Species:
Feral hogs (Sus scrofa) are domestic hogs which have escaped into the wild or have been released for sporting purposes, and have become free-ranging.
 
First introduced into the Americas by Christopher Columbus, they first came to Texas in 1689.  Today, the population of feral hogs in Texas is estimated around two million, and can be found in almost every county in the state. 
Contact
Texas Wildlife Services Program
Phone: 210-561-3800
Fax: 210-561-3846
P.O. Box 690170
San Antonio, Texas 78269-0170