Korean Journal of Environment and Ecology (한국환경생태학회지)

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Factors affecting Crop Damage by the Wild Boar (Sus scrofa) : A case study in Geochang County, Gyeongnam Province, Korea

멧돼지(Sus scrofa)에 의한 농작물 피해 요인 분석 -경남 거창군 사례를 중심으로-

  • Received : 2017.04.17
  • Accepted : 2018.04.04
  • Published : 2018.04.30
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Abstract

Wild boars have expanded their habitats in Korea in recent years and caused serious social problems such as crop damage and appearance in urban areas. This study was carried out from May to October 2012 to investigate the environmental factors that affect crop damage based on actual cases reported in Geochang County of Gyeongnam Province, Korea. The analysis showed that the damages by wild boars occurred mainly between August and September, and rice was damaged most often while sweet potatoes were damaged most intensely. The results indicated that the damages were related to the wild boars' preference of crop and the seasonal availability of crops. Other factors that affected the crop damage included the slope, the topographic relief, and the distances from forest, stream, road, and residential area. There was no significant difference of environmental factor according to damage intensity, suggesting that the wild boars tended to attack the same cropland repeatedly and thus accumulating the damage. Our study suggests that reducing crop damages by wild boars will require cultivating crops less preferred by wild boars, installing electric fences, and controlling wild boar population with hunting and trapping.

최근 국내 멧돼지 문제는 농작물 피해 및 도심 출몰로 인하여 사회적으로 심각한 상황에 직면해 있다. 본 연구는 경남 거창군의 멧돼지에 의한 농작물 피해사례를 바탕으로 피해에 영향을 끼치는 환경 요인들에 대하여 파악하고자 2012년 5월부터 10월까지 수행 되었다. 농작물 피해 분석 결과 주로 8월과 9월 사이 피해가 가장 많이 발생하였고, 벼의 빈도가 가장 높았으며 피해 강도는 고구마가 가장 높은 것으로 나타났다. 이는 멧돼지의 농작물 선호성과 특정시기에 대한 가용성과 관련이 있는 것으로 판단된다. 또한 농작물 피해에 경사, 지형기복, 산림과의 거리, 수계로부터의 거리, 도로로부터의 거리, 주거지로부터의 거리의 요인들이 영향을 미치는 것으로 나타났다. 피해 강도에 따른 환경요인의 차이는 나타지 않아 멧돼지는 한번 피해를 끼친 농경지를 지속적으로 방문하여 피해를 누적 시키는 것으로 파악된다. 따라서 멧돼지에 의한 농작물 피해를 저감시키기 위해서는 피해가 발생할 수 있는 곳에 멧돼지가 비선호하는 작물로 대체 재배하며 전기펜스 설치, 엽사와 포획틀을 이용한 멧돼지 개체수 조절이 필요할 것으로 판단된다.

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