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The Probe, Issue 241 - January/February 2006
The Probe, Issue 241 - January/February 2006
The Probe: Newsletter of the National Animal Damage Control Association
CONTENTS: Is NADCA Finished? Is This the Last Issue of THE PROBE Burning Beast Bummer CALENDAR OF UPCOMING EVENTS THE PROBE Archives On-LineBooklet Review: Unearthing the Urban Fox The Jaguar Caller
The Probe, Issue 240 – September/October 2005
The Probe, Issue 240 – September/October 2005
The Probe: Newsletter of the National Animal Damage Control Association
The Times, They Are A-Changing: A Rebuttal to Dexter Oliver -- Nicole Frey, Treasurer, NADCA
From the President -- Art Smith, President, NADCA
The Probe Archives
Call for Nominations
In Memoriam: Gary Oldenburg
The Probe, Issue 239 – July/August 2005
The Probe, Issue 239 – July/August 2005
The Probe: Newsletter of the National Animal Damage Control Association
The Conceptual Feminization of of Wildlife in the USA -- Dexter K. Oliver
Product Announcement: Coyote Damage & Control in Rural & Urban Settings
Looking for Missing Issues of The PROBE
Video Review: “MOLES: Removal Made Simple!” with Alan A. Huot. By Wildlife Control Supplies. LLC. 43 minutes. VHS Retail $49.95
“Big Cats” Seen Once Again in Kansas: Mountain lion sightings are increasing in frequency in Kansas, a state where the last “verified” report of a cougar was in 1904.
The Probe, Issue 238 – May/June 2005
The Probe, Issue 238 – May/June 2005
The Probe: Newsletter of the National Animal Damage Control Association
Dusting Off the CLOD -- Are Berentsen, Research Associate, Utah State University, Jack H. Berryman Institute
A Last Resort for Bear and Lion Problems -- By Dexter K. Oliver, Duncan, Arizona
Book Review: “Innovative Skunk Control” by Rob Erickson (DeKalb, Ill: R.J.E. Publications, 2005.) paperback pp. 1-79. $15.95
BEIJING - China imported a U.S.-made scream machine to scare away the birds at Beijing airport -- except they didn’t recognize the noises and refused to budge.
The Probe, Issue 237 – March/April 2005
The Probe, Issue 237 – March/April 2005
The Probe: Newsletter of the National Animal Damage Control Association
President's Message: “The more things change, the more they stay the same.”
Cats & Wildlife: A Conservation Dilemma -- John S. Coleman, Stanley A. Temple, and Scott R. Craven
From the Editor – Larry Sullivan
New Rattlesnake Vaccine for Dogs
The Nadca Probe, Issue 236
The Probe: Newsletter of the National Animal Damage Control Association
Observations of the "Rodentator" Device for Controlling Blackailed Prairie Dogs Bruggers to Head NWRC CALENDAR OF UPCOMING EVENTS Are rodents immune from contracting rabies? The ICWDM Continues to Evolve Wyoming Presents Grizzly Bear Management Proposal Vantassel Moves to the University of Nebraska
The Nadca Probe, Issue 235
The Probe: Newsletter of the National Animal Damage Control Association
Some Extension perspectives on Wildlife Damage Management Last Free Issue! Calendar of Upcoming Events What is the cost of treating a rattlesnake bite? Introduction to Precharged Pneumatics "Animal Crackers" by Dexter K. Oliver Deer-Information Crash Information and Research Center Wildlife Damage in the News- Faulty Felines Wild Jaguars photographed in southern Arizona: Endangered Species Lives South of Tucscon Face-to-Face With Wildlife/Human Conflicts
The Nadca Probe, Issue 234
The Probe: Newsletter of the National Animal Damage Control Association
Tips from the trap line Message from the president CALENDAR OF UPCOMING EVENTS Are there any snake species that fly? Trap collecting
The Nadca Probe, Issue 233
The Probe: Newsletter of the National Animal Damage Control Association
The Wildlife Control Industry How many times can a skunk "fire" their defensive secretion before they have to "reload?" New product Available Living with Wildlife in the Pacific Northwest is the title of a new book by Russell Link, an urban wildlife biologist with the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife.
The Probe, Issue 232 – March/April 2004
The Probe, Issue 232 – March/April 2004
The Probe: Newsletter of the National Animal Damage Control Association
• NADCA President, Art Smith, arranged a meeting of NADCA members who were attending the 21st Vertebrate Pest Conference in Visalia, CA on March 2, 2004.
• The California Nuisance Wildlife Control Operators Association (CNWCOA) has joined Urban Wildlife Management, Inc. and its President, Alan Merrifield in a civil rights lawsuit against the State of California.
• Proceedings Available FROM THE WILDLIFE DAMAGE MANAGEMENT WORKING GROUP, THE WILDLIFE SOCIETY: 10th WILDLIFE DAMAGE MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE, K. A. Fagerstone & G. W. Witmer, Editors; THE 9th WILDLIFE DAMAGE MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE, M. C. Brittingham, J. Kays, and R. McPeake, Editors
• NADCA Addresses …
The Probe, Issue 231 – January/February 2004
The Probe, Issue 231 – January/February 2004
The Probe: Newsletter of the National Animal Damage Control Association
• There was no November/December 2003 issue of The Probe
• Call for Papers: Second National Rodent Summit
• A new book called Mule Deer Conservation: Issues and Management Strategies has just been published by the Western Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies and the Jack Berryman Institute.
• Is what we normally think of as "the world's oldest profession" really the oldest profession?
• Human-Wildlife Conflicts in India -- Jason D. Robinson
• Consumption of Non-Human Primates Poses Health Risks
• Position Available: Extension Coordinator--Wildlife Damage Management; School of Natural Resources,University of Nebraska-Lincoln
• Report Available on Whitetail Management …
The Probe, Issue 230 – September/October 2003
The Probe, Issue 230 – September/October 2003
The Probe: Newsletter of the National Animal Damage Control Association
• Message From Outgoing President -- Mike Conover
• Message From Incoming President -- Art Smith
• Were the mythical vampires of Europe named after vampire bats?
• NADCA 2004 Election Results
• Human-Wildlife Conflicts in Mexico -- Andrea Thurlow, Berryman Institute, Utah State University
• A newly patented process could soon solve the problem of disposing of animal carcasses by turning them into a dust like material. Alberta's Biosphere Technologies received international patents for its BioRefinex process that breaks down organic material using water, high temperature and pressure.
• University of California's Hopland Research and Extension Center produced 1,220 …
The Probe, Issue 229 – July/August 2003
The Probe, Issue 229 – July/August 2003
The Probe: Newsletter of the National Animal Damage Control Association
• Human/Wildlife Conflicts in Ethiopia -- Jeff Peter sen, Berryman Institute, Utah State University
• NADCA 2004 Election
• If the Norway rat (Rattus norvegicus) originated in Asia, why is this rat commonly called a Norway rat?
• Book Review: When Raccoons Fall through Your Ceiling: The Handbook for Coexisting with Wildlife by Andrea Dawn Lopez.
• Antarctic Scientist Dies in Seal Attack: Research scientist, Kirsty Brown was snorkelling in waters close to the Rothera Research Station as part of her studies when a Leopard seal pulled her under.
• Giant Lizards Spreading Through the Gulf Coast: Cape Coral, Florida …
The Probe, Issue 228 – May/June 2003
The Probe, Issue 228 – May/June 2003
The Probe: Newsletter of the National Animal Damage Control Association
• The Urban Coyote -- Dallas Virchow
• Since the distribution of some species of vampire bats extends to northern Mexico, do these bats ever enter the U.S. ?
• The first of many BMPs for trapping is now on-line. Below you will find a link that provides the new Best Management Practices (BMPs) for trapping coyotes in the eastern United States: http://www.furbearermgmt.org/03ecbmp.pdf
• Human-Wildlife Conflicts in China -- Alex E Mettler, Berryman Institute, Utah State University
• An Arizona DPS officer found this animal dead along an interstate highway in Arizona. The officer thought it looked like a rat, …
The Probe, Issue 227 – March/April 2003
The Probe, Issue 227 – March/April 2003
The Probe: Newsletter of the National Animal Damage Control Association
• High-Tech Wolf Trapping -- Dexter K. Oliver
• The Wildlife Management Institute's booklet, Feeding Wildlife... Just Say No!, is back in stock.
• Owl Next Boxes & Rodent Control -- Robert H. Schmidt
• The terms of office for all the current NADCA officers and directors expires this year and an election must be called. NADCA president, Mike Conover, is asking for nominations to fill these positions.
• Call for Papers: 21st Vertebrate Pest Conference
• Britain Considers Eradicating Ruddy Duck Population: The British government is considering wiping out one species of duck to save another. The government and …
The Nadca Probe, Issue 226
The Probe: Newsletter of the National Animal Damage Control Association
Beaver Management - Nevada 1942-1943 CALENDAR OF UPCOMING EVENTS Has there ever been a documented case of rats attacking and killing a human? Humane Education Has Agenda The "Birdcast" Brought to You By ... NADCA on the WEB
The Nadca Probe, Issue 225
The Probe: Newsletter of the National Animal Damage Control Association
Beaver Management- Nevada 1942-1943 CALENDAR OF UPCOMING EVENTS If I think an animal may have been poisoned or exposed to a toxin, is there a source of information-a non-human animal poison control center? "The Critter Control Handbook: Pro Secrets for Stopping Sneaky Squirrels & Other Crafty Critters in Their Tracks" by Dan "The Critter Man" Hershey. U.S. Sportsmen's Alliance Launches Assault on an Animal Rights Movement Rodent Rabies - Bolivia Counter Terrorism Includes Animal Rights and Eco-Violence
The Nadca Probe, Issue 224
The Probe: Newsletter of the National Animal Damage Control Association
Development of Training Curricula for the Private I Wildlife Control Industry What is catnip and are all cats attracted to it? CALENDAR OF UPCOMING EVENTS Damage Control, Springfield, Massachusetts "Comprehensive Guide to Professional Mole Control" by Bob Jameson Big-Ticket Mice Free-Ranging Cats Publication Available Graduate Student Opportunities at the Berryman Institute A Review of the Impact of Predation on Sage-Grouse Populations
The Probe, Issue 223 – July/August 2002
The Probe, Issue 223 – July/August 2002
The Probe: Newsletter of the National Animal Damage Control Association
• Suburban Invasion! By Wildlife? -- Michelle L. Shuey, Southwest Texas State University
• What are the health risks of consuming meat from deer or elk infected with Chronic Wasting Disease ?
• The 68th North American Wildlife and Natural Resources Conference is set for March 26-30, 2003, in Winston-Salem, North Carolina
• Book Review: Living in the Shadows: How to Help the Stray Cat in Your Life (Without Adding to the Problem) by Ann K. Fisher.--“I was impressed with her chapter on taming feral cats. It would certainly take a dedicated soul to put that much work into taming …
The Probe, Issue 222 – May/June 2002
The Probe, Issue 222 – May/June 2002
The Probe: Newsletter of the National Animal Damage Control Association
Forging a New Partnership for the Public TrUSt: Wildlife Professionals & the Nuisance Wildlife Control Industry -- Lynn Braband
What is the risk of rabies from rodents?
10th Wildlife Damage Management Conference: April 6-9, 2003, Clarion Resort on the Lake, Hot Springs, Arkansas
Book Review: Resolving Human-Wildlife Conflicts: The Science of Wildlife Damage Management by Michael Conover.
CDC Emerging Zoonotic Concern in the Form of a Parasitic Roundworm -- Justin Harrington
Colorado's Boulder County has approved a new grasslands management plan that includes a provision to feed unwanted prairie dogs to blackfooted ferrets and raptors.
A bill being drafted in …
The Probe, Issue 221 – March/April 2002
The Probe, Issue 221 – March/April 2002
The Probe: Newsletter of the National Animal Damage Control Association
Does Nature Want Us to Kill Wild Animals? -- Walter E. Howard
News From The Berryman Institute, Utah State University -- Michael Conover, Director
NADCA Minutes of Annual Meeting: Reno, NV March 5, 2002
What characteristics are used to differentiate reptiles from amphibians?
Regulatory Actions on the Horizon -- Kevin D. Clark, President, Critter Control, Inc.
The five remaining members of the Whitehawk wolf pack located in the White Cloud Mountains of Idaho, were gunned down by helicopter earlier this month.
Washinghton’s Initiative 713 is reeking havoc among trappers, farmers, and wildlife managers. Outlawing steel jaw and body gripping traps, …
The Probe, Issue 220 – January/February 2002
The Probe, Issue 220 – January/February 2002
The Probe: Newsletter of the National Animal Damage Control Association
HSUS Draft Recommendations For the Oversight of Wildlife Control Operators -- Arthur E. Smith
One-hundred and forty five persons attended the 8th Annual Wildlife Control Instructional Seminar, in Las Vegas, February 4-6. The seminar was sponsored by Wildlife Control Technology (WCT) and the National Wildlife Control Operators Association (NWCOA).
Attending "Regular" Fish and Wildlife Conferences -- Chad Richardson:” I think the wildlife damage field should get back into the practice of attending and presenting at these conferences.”
Book Review: Joy and Celebration of Mole Control by Jeff Holper.
NATIONAL ANIMAL DAMAGE CONTROL ASSOCIATION 2002 Membership Directory
The Arizona office of …
The Probe, Issue 219 – November/December 2001
The Probe, Issue 219 – November/December 2001
The Probe: Newsletter of the National Animal Damage Control Association
Oversight of Wildlife Damage Control Operators
Oversight of the Wildlife Control Industry -- Tim Mien, President, NWCOA
Oversight of the Wildlife Control Industry: Regulatory and Statutory Standards as Recommendations to the States -- John Hadidian & Michele Childs, The Humane Society of the United States
Coyote Attacks Increasing in California -- Nicki Frey
Ranchers, hunters, farmers and environmentalists in eastern Idaho have agreed to a plan for managing grizzly bears in the state should they be removed from the federal Endangered Species list.
Bobby R. Acord is the new Administrator for the USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.
Graduate …
The Probe, Issue 218 – September/October 2001
The Probe, Issue 218 – September/October 2001
The Probe: Newsletter of the National Animal Damage Control Association
Regional Directors Address NADCA's Future -- Chad Richardson & Sam Linhart
South Carolina State Supreme Court unanimously ruled that the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources was justified in issuing permits to kill 200 deer in an effort to control the white-tailed deer population of the Sea Pines Plantation (SPP) on Hilton Head Island.
The Animal Liberation Front (ALF) is claiming credit for a September 9 firebombing at a Tucson, Arizona, McDonald's restaurant.
Biologists from the Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources (DFWR) have begun using "hair traps" to get an estimate of the state's black bear population.
A …
The Probe, Issue 217 – July/August 2001
The Probe, Issue 217 – July/August 2001
The Probe: Newsletter of the National Animal Damage Control Association
NADCA's Future Mission -- Art Smith, NADCA Treasurer, editor INTERACTIONS
The Wildlife Society Position Statement on Feral and Free-Ranging Domestic Cats
Feral Dog Trapping Primer -- Dave Pauli, Humane Society of the United States
The first case of hantavirus pulmonary syndrome (HPS), a rodent-borne viral infection, known to occur in New England has recently been confirmed.
NWRC Research Program Manager Announced: Dr. James Russell Mason is the new Program Manager for the Center's Mammal Research Program.
What causes albino individuals to occur and does this condition occur within all vertebrate species?
ORV'S (off-Road Vehicles) May Exacerbate Hantavirus Infection
Wildlife and …
The Probe, Issue 216 – May/June 2001
The Probe, Issue 216 – May/June 2001
The Probe: Newsletter of the National Animal Damage Control Association
NADCA's Future Mission -- Mike Conover, NADCA President
NADCA's Future: Comments from a Regional Director -- John Baroch, NADCA Southwest Regional Director
Some of Montana's most notorious grizzly bears, incarcerated for defeating "bear-proof garbage containers are being put on work duty instead of death row.
A 1996 attack by a black bear on a 16-year old Arizona girl at a U.S. Forest Service campground has greatly changed the way western state and federal agencies approach public bear-awareness programs.
How do animals that never or rarely drink water maintain water balance, especially those animals living in arid environments?
The Proceedings of …
The Probe, Issue 215 – March/April 2001
The Probe, Issue 215 – March/April 2001
The Probe: Newsletter of the National Animal Damage Control Association
Experimental Pocket Gopher Control Device -- Jeff Schalau
The Northeast Wildlife Damage Management Research and Outreach Cooperative -- Paul Curtis, Cornell University and Gary San Julian, Penn State University, Co-Directors
Get a Free "Web Presence" at the Internet Center for Wildlife Damage Management (ICWDM) -- Dallas Virchow
Cornell Cooperative Extension is now providing an electronic version of Wildlife Damage News (http:www.dnr.cornell.edu/ext/wildlifedamage/). This is an electronic newsletter.
The brown tree snake (Boiga irregularis) and acetaminophen in Guam: "Two 300 mg tablets in a dead mouse, ingested by a brown tree snake, kills the snake within 3 hours," said Mike Pitzler, a …
The Probe, Issue 214 – January/February 2001
The Probe, Issue 214 – January/February 2001
The Probe: Newsletter of the National Animal Damage Control Association
Trap-Shy Feral Cats in Public Settings -- Susan Darling Greene
Why Worry About Human-Wildlife Conflicts? -- Mike Conover, President, NADCA
Imunoconctraception For Deer Control Shown to Be Ineffective
The USDA announced a settlement that would extend protection under the Animal Welfare Act to rats, mice, and birds used in laboratory research.
The Internet Center for Wildlife Damage Management: ttp://wildlifedamage.unl.edu -- Dallas Virchow, Proj. Coord., Distance Ed., Wildlife Damage Management,University of Nebraska
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 5 has recently ordered New Tech International (Warren, MI) to stop selling the unregistered pesticide Kritter Killer.
Since all snakes lack external ears, …
The Probe, Issue 213 – November/December 2000
The Probe, Issue 213 – November/December 2000
The Probe: Newsletter of the National Animal Damage Control Association
Trapping in the New Millennium -- Dave Purwin, President, Desert Wildilfe Services, Tucson, Arizona & Dexter Oliver, Wildlife Field Tech/Trapper/Outdoor Writer
New State Directors for USDA Wildlife Services: David Bergman – Arizona; Rodney Krischke - Wyoming
Election Day Results Are Here
Marin County, California has voted to terminate their contract with USDA/APHIS WS by June 30, 2002.
NADCA members met at the Eastern Wildlife Damage Management Conference in State College, Pennsylvania and were introduced to their new officers.
Video Review : "Critter Control Corporation Nuisance Wildlife Control Technician Certification Exam and Training Manual"
This year three cases of human rabies …
The Probe, Issue 212 – September/October 2000
The Probe, Issue 212 – September/October 2000
The Probe: Newsletter of the National Animal Damage Control Association
A Message From Our New President -- Dr. Michael Conover
An Update on AVMA's Euthanasia Guidelines -- Robert H. Schmidt,
Some residents of Colorado want to start an emergency bear feeding program. Local wildlife officials say this idea is ridiculous and would only serve to make the bears more dependent on humans.
Bureau of Alcholhol Tobacco & Firearms Halts Sales of Pyrotechnics by the Reed-Joseph International Company of Greenville Mississippi.
The North American Animal Liberation Front (ALF) took responsibility for an early morning break-in and subsequent release of lab animals at a Genesis Laboratories facility in Wellington, Colorado
NEW YORK …