[MODEL] Research Log #1 - Solutionary Project 2022

Date: Feb. 6, 2022

Name: Christopher Ahmed
Essential Question: How can we control invasive species?

Three Points to Prove: #1: Invasive species cause problems for native ones.
#2: Feral pigs cannot be fully removed from Hawaii.
#3: Invasive species lack predators in Hawaii.

Point that this Source Proves: # 2: Feral pigs cannot be fully removed from Hawaii.

Excerpts (These should provide insight into the Point to Prove):

Early in the article, Maguire states that

“Using the values structuring and probability modeling elements of formal decision analysis can remedy these
difficulties and make invasive species management responsive to both good science and public values. The
management of feral pigs in Hawaiian ecosystems illustrates the need for such an integrated approach.”

Maguire reported that

“Risk assessment protocols developed previously for invasive species management typically suffer from two
interacting flaws: (1) separating risk assessment from risk management, thus disrupting essential connections between
the social values at stake in invasive species decisions and the scientific knowledge necessary to predict the likely
impacts of management actions, and (2) relying on expert judgment about risk framed in qualitative and value-laden
terms, inadvertently mixing the expert’s judgment about what is likely to happen with personal preferences.”

Removing pigs entirely would end up “disrupting essential connections between the social values at stake in invasive
species decisions”

Analysis (How does this source support the Point to Prove?):

This publishment explains in detail the significance of pigs in Hawaiian culture as well as how they affect the
native ecosystem. Better yet, the focus of this article is on why decision analysis is vital for invasive species
management. The pigs of Hawaii are a notable example of why simply removing them would not be ideal.
As previously mentioned, Hawaii’s feral hogs are a threat to native species. These pigs will eat anything that
can fit in their mouth and reproduce very quickly. The article states that “In addition, tree cavities created by
the pigs facilitate range expansion and population growth of mosquitoes (also nonnative), which carry avian
diseases (malaria and pox) to which native forest birds are naïve, decimating native bird populations and
encouraging range expansion of the many introduced bird species in Hawaii.” so they are known to cause
other issues too.
However, the article also mentions that “The human side of this story is equally complex”. The pigs have
certain ties with Hawaiian culture. More specifically, “Native Hawaiian hunters take pigs for subsistence
and, perhaps more significantly, to celebrate major life events such as weddings and funerals. They attach a
cultural significance to having wild pigs to hunt, preferably lots of them”.

Work Cited (correct MLA format):

Webmaster, NCTC. “What Can Decision Analysis Do for Invasive Species Management?” Fws.gov, Lynn A. Maguire,
4 Nov. 2004, training.fws.gov/courses/ALC/ALC3159/resources/index.html.

This is a reputable and reliable article because it was published in Risk Analysis, Vol. 24, No. 4, 2004.
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