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The Status Of Nuisance Wildlife Damage Control In The States, Kristen P. La Vine, Mark J. Reeff, Jodi A. Dlcamillo, Gary S. Kama
The Status Of Nuisance Wildlife Damage Control In The States, Kristen P. La Vine, Mark J. Reeff, Jodi A. Dlcamillo, Gary S. Kama
Proceedings of the Seventeenth Vertebrate Pest Conference 1996
State fish and wildlife agencies and nuisance wildlife control operators must work together whether or not they actively choose to. In this paper, their relationship is likened to a marriage between two (not so likely) partners. In an attempt to assess the status of this relationship the International Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies, The Wildlife Society's Wildlife Damage Management Working Group, and the National Animal Damage Control Association developed a survey that addressed the level of state agencies' oversight of nuisance wildlife control operators (NWCOs). Responses were received from 47 states, 1 territory, and 17 ADC state offices. This …