Cost-Effective Wild Hog Strategy Saves Habitat and Species
The Takeaway: The coastal management program used a helicopter to quickly cover 39,000 acres and eliminate habitat-destroying hogs.
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Population of State Living in Coastal Areas
Coastal Employment
Annual Wages
Climate and Weather Disasters
(Affecting Mississippi 2010 to 2018)*
Of the total population of approximately 2.99 million in Mississippi, approximately 383,000 people live in coastal portions of the state.
Coastal Mississippi employs about 147,000 people annually, earning a total of over $6 billion. This equates to over $16 billion in gross domestic product.
One billion-dollar disaster affected Mississippi in 2018—and a total of 20 affected the state between 2010 and 2018. In April 2018, severe storms and over 70 tornadoes caused widespread damage in Mississippi, Louisiana, North Carolina, and Virginia.
Sources:
American Community Survey Five-Year Estimates (NOAA Data)
*Billion-Dollar Weather and Climate Disasters (NOAA Website)
(All economic and demographic facts represent the latest data available [2015] and are regularly updated as new data become available)
The Takeaway: The coastal management program used a helicopter to quickly cover 39,000 acres and eliminate habitat-destroying hogs.
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