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Surgical Sterilization Of Coyotes To Reduce Predation On Pronghorn Fawns, Renee Seidler
Surgical Sterilization Of Coyotes To Reduce Predation On Pronghorn Fawns, Renee Seidler
All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023
Coyote (Canis latrans) predation accounts for the majority of neonatal pronghorn (Antilocapra americana) mortality in many areas and may influence local population declines. Current techniques used to manage coyote predation on wildlife species generally focus on lethal control methods. However, these methods may be controversial to the general public. Coyote sterilization is an alternative predation control method which is more acceptable to the public and has been shown to be effective in reducing sheep predation. We hypothesized that surgical sterilization of coyotes may increase pronghorn fawn survival; in the same way it reduces coyote predation on …