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Using Bird Strike Information To Direct Effective Management Actions Within Airport Environments, Todd J. Pitlik, Brian E. Washburn
Using Bird Strike Information To Direct Effective Management Actions Within Airport Environments, Todd J. Pitlik, Brian E. Washburn
USDA Wildlife Services: Staff Publications
Wildlife--aircraft collisions (wildlife strikes) pose a serious safety risk to aircraft. Many bird species, especially gulls, are very difficult to manage within airport environments as many traditional methods (e.g., trap and remove from the airport) can be relatively ineffective due to the birds’ various activities on airports (e.g., feeding, loafing, and flying). Such challenges have greatly impacted the Los Angeles International Airport and the Van Nuys Airport, as documented through historical bird strike records collected since 1990. Using information contained in these bird strike records, USDA APHIS Wildlife Services personnel conducted strategic planning efforts to reduce the risk of bird …
Deer Mice (Peromyscus Spp.) Biology, Damage And Management: A Review, Gary W. Witmer, Rachael S. Moulton
Deer Mice (Peromyscus Spp.) Biology, Damage And Management: A Review, Gary W. Witmer, Rachael S. Moulton
USDA Wildlife Services: Staff Publications
The deer mouse is the most widely distributed and abundant small mammal in North America. They use a wide array of habitats, are very adaptable, and have a high reproductive potential. They play a number of roles in ecosystems, but can cause damage to orchards, forests, agriculture crops, and rangelands primarily through seed and newly-emerged seedling consumption. They also cause damage similar to house mice when they occupy buildings or other structures. Deer mice are important components in disease transmission especially of hantaviruses and Lyme disease. Damage reduction methods generally involve lethal control to reduce numbers using rodenticides and traps. …
Effects Of Turf Rolling And Soil Aeration On Rodent Populations, Gary W. Witmer, David Borrowman
Effects Of Turf Rolling And Soil Aeration On Rodent Populations, Gary W. Witmer, David Borrowman
USDA Wildlife Services: Staff Publications
Rodent populations at airports can cause human safety issues by attracting raptors which increases the risk of raptor-aircraft strikes. Various methods can be used to reduce rodent numbers, including trapping, poisoning, and habitat manipulation. Burrow disruption by turf rolling and soil aeration is a potential habitat manipulation method that could potentially reduce the carrying capacity for rodents. We tested this method at Kansas City International Airport, Missouri. We monitored the rodent populations in a control (untreated) area and in a nearby treated area where the turf was rolled and the soil aerated. We used grids of live traps to determine …
Reducing Impacts Of Double-Crested Cormorants To Natural Resources In Central New York: A Review Of A Collaborative Research, Management, And Monitoring Program, Travis L. Devault, Richard B. Chipman, Scott C. Barras, Jimmy D. Taylor Ii, Carl P. Cranker Iii, Elizabeth M. Cranker, James F. Farquhar
Reducing Impacts Of Double-Crested Cormorants To Natural Resources In Central New York: A Review Of A Collaborative Research, Management, And Monitoring Program, Travis L. Devault, Richard B. Chipman, Scott C. Barras, Jimmy D. Taylor Ii, Carl P. Cranker Iii, Elizabeth M. Cranker, James F. Farquhar
USDA Wildlife Services: Staff Publications
Double-crested Cormorants (Phalacrocorax auritus) have used central New York waters for breeding and stopover habitats during migration since 1984. In response to public concern over Oneida Lake, the United States Department of Agriculture Wildlife Services and the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation initiated an integrated research, management and monitoring program aimed at mitigating cormorant impacts to fisheries and other natural resources in 1998. The history of this program was reviewed and efforts to reduce negative impacts of the Double-crested Cormorant population in central New York described. Management was successful, as demonstrated by a substantial decrease in …
Mitigation Of Double-Crested Cormorant Impacts On Lake Ontario: From Planning And Practice To Product Delivery, James F. Farquhar, Irene M. Mazzocchi, Russell D. Mccullough, Richard B. Chipman, Travis L. Devault
Mitigation Of Double-Crested Cormorant Impacts On Lake Ontario: From Planning And Practice To Product Delivery, James F. Farquhar, Irene M. Mazzocchi, Russell D. Mccullough, Richard B. Chipman, Travis L. Devault
USDA Wildlife Services: Staff Publications
The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation initiated a Double-crested Cormorant (Phalacrocorax auritus) control program in the eastern basin of Lake Ontario to mitigate cormorant impacts in 1999. Key objectives included improving the quality of Smallmouth Bass (Micropterus dolomieu) and other fisheries, restoring the structure and function of the warmwater fish community and reducing cormorant impacts to nesting habitats of other colonial waterbird species. In eight years of intensive control, cormorant numbers declined, with a corresponding reduction in estimated fish consumption. Diversity and numbers of co-occurring waterbirds either increased or have not been shown to …