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The Current Regulatory Environment Of Urban Coyote Control - A Private Wco Perspective, Claude Oleyar
The Current Regulatory Environment Of Urban Coyote Control - A Private Wco Perspective, Claude Oleyar
Wildlife Damage Management Conference Proceedings
Social, political, and legal considerations have contributed to an unfavorable regulatory environment for lethal control of urban coyotes (Canis latrans). I analyze and break adown that environment from a Wildlife Control Operator (WCO) perspective. Currently 3 significant factors frame the issue but a 4th could be emerging. First, our hands are tied: I use the situation in Colorado to illustrate the point. Compounding factors include the need for a paradigm shift in how rules are derived, the lag-time factor in agency response to issues, and the tendency toward bureaucracy/over-regulation. Second, human dimensions rule: I critique the downside of …
Urban Coyotes: A States’ Perspective, Scott Smith
Urban Coyotes: A States’ Perspective, Scott Smith
Wildlife Damage Management Conference Proceedings
The author summarizes the information presented and discussed during the Urban Coyote Symposium from a state wildlife agency’s perspective. He notes the need to consider such management challenges not only from a biological, but also from a human dimensions perspective.
The Co-Existing With Coyotes Program In Vancouver, B.C., Robyn E. Worcester, Robert Boelens
The Co-Existing With Coyotes Program In Vancouver, B.C., Robyn E. Worcester, Robert Boelens
Wildlife Damage Management Conference Proceedings
When coyotes first arrived in Vancouver, BC they brought surprise, myths, and concern to the public as they grew comfortable in our city parks, golf courses, and neighborhoods. The Co-existing with Coyotes (CWC) program was created in 2001 and is based on the recommendations of a research project about public perceptions on urban coyotes. This program aims to reduce conflict between coyotes, pets, and people by providing information to both targeted and general audiences as well as providing a direct response to individual coyotes that are starting to, or are displaying, behavior of concern. The general public is reached through …