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Commercial Wildlife Pest Control Permits An Alternative Approach, Gerard W. Wendt Sep 1985

Commercial Wildlife Pest Control Permits An Alternative Approach, Gerard W. Wendt

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Role And Responsibilities Of State Cooperative Extension Services For Wildlife Damage Control, James L. Byford Sep 1985

Role And Responsibilities Of State Cooperative Extension Services For Wildlife Damage Control, James L. Byford

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The Cooperative Extension Service was established by the Smith-Lever Act in 1914. It was designed to improve the lives of people, through education in: agriculture, natural resources, home economics and community development. Its audiences include both adult and youth. 4-H is the primary youth audience. The Cooperative Extension Service is an "extension" of the Land employees include university faculty (specialists) and professional agents in every county, in every state in the country. Extension's primary mission is to conduct an educational program, using research-based information. Research results are condensed into a form that the average person can understand. The role of …


Wildlife Damage Control - The Role And Responsibilities Of The U.S. Fish And Wildlife Service, Leroy W. Sowl Sep 1985

Wildlife Damage Control - The Role And Responsibilities Of The U.S. Fish And Wildlife Service, Leroy W. Sowl

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An Evaluation Of Trapping Efforts To Capture Bobcats, Coyotes, And Red Fox, John A. Litvaitis, Mark O'Donoghue, Mathew Miller, James A. Sherburne Sep 1983

An Evaluation Of Trapping Efforts To Capture Bobcats, Coyotes, And Red Fox, John A. Litvaitis, Mark O'Donoghue, Mathew Miller, James A. Sherburne

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Wildlife biologists are often involved in efforts to capture free-ranging felids and canids. The objective of these efforts is usually to remove individuals causing unwanted or excessive predation, or to obtain study animals. The most common method used to capture carnivores includes some type of leg-hold trap. Numerous references provide information on the technique of leg-hold trapping (Taylor 1971, Musgrove and Blair 1979); however few reports include an evaluation of these methods.