Research
Population ecology and management of big game species and predators, habitat use and selection of big game species and predators, interactions of predators and prey, and sexual segregation and resource partitioning in ungulates, animal damage, reptile and amphibian surveys, reptile and amphibian habitat requirements, wildlife and zoonotic diseases, and wildlife education.
Please visit the graduate student page for project titles of all current research projects.
Recent Media Coverage
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2012 DePerno, C. S. Feral pigs. The Revolution Podcast (http://www.outdoortrailsnetwork.com/) (http://www.st-tel.net/~jim/files/DR%20-%20CHRIS%20DEPERNO%20-%20TR.mp3)
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2012 DePerno, C. S. Corollo, North Carolina horses. Highlighted in The New York Times Science (http://www.nytimes.com/2012/05/08/science/wild-horses-fate-in-outer-banks-lies-in-preservation-clash.html?_r=1&ref=science)
2012 Sandfoss, M. R., C. S. DePerno, C. W. Betsill, M. Baron Palamar, G. Erickson, and Suzanne Kennedy-Stoskopf. A serosurvey for Brucella suis, classical swine fever virus, porcine circovirus type 2, and pseudorabies virus in feral swine (Sus scrofa) of eastern North Carolina. Journal of Wildlife Diseases 48:462-466. Highlighted in
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1) North Carolina State University Newsroom, 10 April 2012 (http://news.ncsu.edu/releases/mk-feral-pig-bacteria/)
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2) College of Natural Resources News Central (http://cnr.ncsu.edu/blogs/news/2012/04/10/study-shows-first-n-c-case-of-feral-pig-exposure-to-nasty-bacteria/)
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3) Pork Network (http://www.porknetwork.com/pork-news/Brucellosis-raises-red-flag-in-NC-feral-swine--147337305.html)
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4) Pork Network Editorial (http://www.porknetwork.com/pork-news/latest/Brucellosis-raises-red-flag-in-NC-feral-swine--147337305.html)
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5) Science Newsline (http://www.sciencenewsline.com/medicine/2012041023160014.html)
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6)Phys.org (http://phys.org/news/2012-04-feral-pigs-exposed-nasty-bacteria.html)
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7) e! Science News (http://esciencenews.com/sources/physorg/2012/04/10/feral.pigs.exposed.nasty.bacteria)
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8) JSOnline (http://www.jsonline.com/blogs/news/147002795.html);
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9) Science Daily (http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/04/120411131913.htm)
- 10) North Carolina Health News (http://www.northcarolinahealthnews.org/2012/04/23/discovery-of-bacteria-in-wild-pigs-prompts-alert-to-farmers-hunters/)
- 11) News and Observer (http://www.newsobserver.com/2012/05/06/2047423/a-farmers.html#storylink=misearch)
- 2011 Sandfoss, M., C. DePerno, S. Patton, J. Flower, and S. Kennedy-Stoskopf. Prevalence of antibody to Toxoplasma gondii and Trichinella spp. in feral pigs (Sus scrofa) of eastern North Carolina. Journal of Wildlife Diseases 47:338-343.
- Highlighted in
- 1) North Carolina State University Newsroom, 25 April 2011 (http://news.ncsu.edu/releases/cbferalpigs/)
- 2) Triangle Business Journal (http://www.bizjournals.com/triangle/blog/2011/04/nc-state-issues-feral-pig-warning.html)
- 3) National Geographic Daily News (http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2011/05/110502-wild-pigs-parasites-animals-pork-science-health-nation/)
- 4) Natural Unseen hazards Blog (http://naturalunseenhazards.wordpress.com/)
- 5) Animal Health Smart Brief (http://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/wireless?issueid=331896B8-D3D7-40FD-A4DA-9C241C908653&sid=f54e1dc3-3565-46c5-afbc-6c4c0cf0783e)
- 6) College of Natural Resources News Central (http://cnr.ncsu.edu/blogs/news/2011/05/04/wild-hogs-researchers-examine-impact-of-feral-pigs-in-eastern-n-c/).
Webpages of Particular Interest
Bull Neck Swamp Research Forest
