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Article: Game Commission Thwarts Raystown Lake Swine.
- Article from:
- Gastroenterology Week
- Article date:
- August 11, 2008
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Officials with the Pennsylvania Game Commission Southcentral Region and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Raystown Lake recently trapped and euthanized four feral swine that had been reported roaming the eastern side of the Raystown Lake property in late June by fishermen and boaters (see also Pennsylvania Game Commission).
Jeff Krause, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers biologist, confirmed the reports and noted serious habitat damage along a section of the 30-mile long lake in Huntingdon County. He contacted the Game Commission, which, in cooperation with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, developed a trapping team comprised of Krause; Justin Vreeland, Game Commission ...