Open Access. Powered by Scholars. Published by Universities.®
Social and Behavioral Sciences Commons™
Open Access. Powered by Scholars. Published by Universities.®
Articles 1 - 22 of 22
Full-Text Articles in Social and Behavioral Sciences
Vegetarian/Vegan Nutrient Intake At Usu, Richard Thomas, Jesse Magliari, Rebecca Nelson
Vegetarian/Vegan Nutrient Intake At Usu, Richard Thomas, Jesse Magliari, Rebecca Nelson
Student Research Symposium
This research study focuses on the vegetarian and vegan groups in our community, specifically undergraduates at USU. The specialized diets vegetarians and vegans follow can cause nutritional deficiency in iron and protein. Iron and protein are particularly difficult for vegetarians and vegans to obtain, especially for those new to the diet. Our research study seeks to identify whether on and off campus vegetarians and vegans obtain sufficient iron and protein levels according to the USDA’s recommended daily amounts. This was accomplished through participant 24 hour diet recalls. Data gathered from the 24hr diet recall included time of day, amount, type, …
Wild Pig Hunting Outfitters In The Southeast, Charles T. Todd, Michael T. Mengak
Wild Pig Hunting Outfitters In The Southeast, Charles T. Todd, Michael T. Mengak
Wildlife Damage Management Conference
Wild pigs (Sus scrofa) are an invasive nonnative species brought to the United States in the 1500s by Spanish explorers. Because wild pigs are habitat generalists and in combination with high fecundity rates, translocation by humans, dispersal from shooting preserves, and movement through populations, wild pigs can be found in 42 of the 50 states. They are considered the most abundant free-ranging exotic ungulate in the United States. Because wild pigs are expanding throughout the United States each year, there are more opportunities for landowners/outfitters to sell wild pig hunts on their property. The southeast holds the largest continuous distribution …
Foraging Behavior Of Red-Winged Blackbirds (Agelaius Phoeniceus) On Sunflower (Helianthus Annuus) With Varying Coverage Of Anthraquinone-Based Repellent, Branson A. Kaiser, Mike Ostlie, Page E. Klug
Foraging Behavior Of Red-Winged Blackbirds (Agelaius Phoeniceus) On Sunflower (Helianthus Annuus) With Varying Coverage Of Anthraquinone-Based Repellent, Branson A. Kaiser, Mike Ostlie, Page E. Klug
Wildlife Damage Management Conference
Animals attempt to maximize foraging efforts by making strategic foraging decisions. Foraging efforts can be influenced by chemically defended food. Food resources that are chemically defended force foragers to balance the nutritional gain with the toxic costs of foraging on a defended food resource. Chemical defense, in this case sunflower treated with chemical repellent, may be capable of deterring birds from foraging on treated crops. Blackbirds (Icteridae) cause significant damage to sunflower (Helianthus annuus) with damage estimates of $3.5 million annually in the Prairie Pothole Region of North Dakota, the largest sunflower producing state. Chemical repellents may be a cost-effective …
Field Evaluation Of Two External Attachment Location Of Radio Transmitters On Non-Venomous Rat Snakes (Elaphe Obsolete), Daryon Smith, Mckenzie Weisser, Danielle Creamer, Rebecca J. Mclarty, George R. Gallagher
Field Evaluation Of Two External Attachment Location Of Radio Transmitters On Non-Venomous Rat Snakes (Elaphe Obsolete), Daryon Smith, Mckenzie Weisser, Danielle Creamer, Rebecca J. Mclarty, George R. Gallagher
Wildlife Damage Management Conference
The objective of this study was to determine the effectiveness of external attachment of radio transmitters at one of two locations on mature rat snakes (Elaphe obsolete). Transmitters were attached to mature snakes (n = 10; 136.7cm ± 6.4) on either the ventral surface (n = 5) or dorsal-lateral surface of the rib cage (n = 5), approximately 25cm cranially to the cloaca. Transmitters (18mm × 8mm × 2mm) were attached by one drop of acrylamide gel glue to the adhering side of camouflage duct tape (20cm × 30mm), a single drop of glue on the exposed side of the …
Anatomy Of A Snake Fence Intended To Prevent Escape Of Non-Venomous Rat Snakes (Elaphe Obsolete) From An Enclosure, Mckenzie Weisser, Danielle Creamer, Daryon Smith, George R. Gallagher
Anatomy Of A Snake Fence Intended To Prevent Escape Of Non-Venomous Rat Snakes (Elaphe Obsolete) From An Enclosure, Mckenzie Weisser, Danielle Creamer, Daryon Smith, George R. Gallagher
Wildlife Damage Management Conference
We constructed a fence enclosure with the objective of preventing escape of rat snakes (Elaphe obsolete) as part of a repellent study. A 25cm trench was dug in a 30m × 30m square (0.1ha) in an unimproved pasture. Wood posts (8.9cm × 8.9cm × 2.0m) were secured on corners and at 15m intervals between each corner at an average height of 128.5cm ± 0.5 height with an inward slope of 17.1o ± 0.5. Steel T-posts (2.0m) were erected to a similar height and angle at 4m intervals between wood posts and fitted with plastic insulated caps. Three strands of 17-gauge …
Evaluating Blackbird Behavioral Response Toward Unmanned Aircraft Systems (Uass) : Exploiting Antipredator Behavior To Enhance Avoidance, Conor C. Egan, Lucas Wandrie, Bradley F. Blackwell, Esteban Fernandez-Juricic, Page E. Klug
Evaluating Blackbird Behavioral Response Toward Unmanned Aircraft Systems (Uass) : Exploiting Antipredator Behavior To Enhance Avoidance, Conor C. Egan, Lucas Wandrie, Bradley F. Blackwell, Esteban Fernandez-Juricic, Page E. Klug
Wildlife Damage Management Conference
Animals respond to nonlethal forms of human disturbance using behavior strategies adapted to detect, avoid, and evade natural predators. This phenomenon suggests antipredator behavior can be exploited to optimize efficacy of wildlife management tools such as visual deterrents. According to models of antipredator theory, wildlife managers could encourage animals to abandon a resource patch in zones of human-wildlife conflict by enhancing perceived predation risk associated with disturbance stimuli. One human-wildlife conflict of interest is the economic loss and human safety hazards caused by birds. For example, blackbirds (Icteridae) pose a significant risk to the commercial aviation industry through bird strikes …
Management Of Wintering Short-Eared Owls At Airports In The Lower Great Lakes Region, Aaron Bowden, Robert J. Hromack, Christopher H. Loftis, Aaron D. Spencer, Brian E. Washburn
Management Of Wintering Short-Eared Owls At Airports In The Lower Great Lakes Region, Aaron Bowden, Robert J. Hromack, Christopher H. Loftis, Aaron D. Spencer, Brian E. Washburn
Wildlife Damage Management Conference
USDA Wildlife Services airport wildlife biologists have been tasked with reducing the hazards that raptors (including owls) pose to safe aircraft operations at airports and military airfields throughout the USA. A review of available wildlife strike information suggests short-eared owls (Asio flammeus) are frequently struck by aircraft during the winter months at numerous airports within the Lower Great Lakes Region of the United States. Further, this species is listed as ‘endangered’ by state fish and wildlife agencies in many states, although not at the federal level. Consequently, there is particular interest in developing non-lethal management tools for reducing the hazards …
A Field Evaluation Of The Efficacy Of Milorganite As A Repellent For Non-Venomous Rat Snakes (Elaphe Obsolete), George R. Gallagher, Mckenzie Weisser, Daryon Smith, Danielle Creamer
A Field Evaluation Of The Efficacy Of Milorganite As A Repellent For Non-Venomous Rat Snakes (Elaphe Obsolete), George R. Gallagher, Mckenzie Weisser, Daryon Smith, Danielle Creamer
Wildlife Damage Management Conference
The objective of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of Milorganite® as a repellent for rat snakes. Milorganite® is the bio solids by-product left from the activated sludge process from the Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewer District. During 3, 7-day release periods, 5-6 mature rat snakes were placed within a 0.1ha plastic fence enclosure intended to impede escape. The enclosure contained natural and artificial hides and water. Snakes were fitted with an externally attached radio transmitter with location of each snake determined 3 times per day by radio telemetry and visual confirmation. During the first 2, 7-day period, with no Milorganite® …
Cage Efficacy Study Of Sodium Nitrite Formulations For Rodent Control, Gary Witmer, Rachael Moulton, Celeste Samura
Cage Efficacy Study Of Sodium Nitrite Formulations For Rodent Control, Gary Witmer, Rachael Moulton, Celeste Samura
Wildlife Damage Management Conference
Rodents cause extensive damage to human and natural resources around the world. Rodenticides are heavily relied upon to reduce rodent populations and damage. However, some rodenticides are becoming less effective while others are becoming more restricted in their use. Additionally, there are growing concerns about the non-target effects of rodenticides and the humaneness of some rodenticides. In this study, we tested some formulations containing sodium nitrite, a salt that can be toxic in high enough concentrations. One of our previous studies indicated an LD50 of about 246 mg/kg for various rodent species. It was also determined that rodents could eat …
Cage Efficacy Study Of An Experimental Rodenticide Using Wild-Caught House Mice, Gary Witmer, Rachael Moulton, Celeste Samura
Cage Efficacy Study Of An Experimental Rodenticide Using Wild-Caught House Mice, Gary Witmer, Rachael Moulton, Celeste Samura
Wildlife Damage Management Conference
The availability and effectiveness of rodenticides in the US and elsewhere has been changing for various reasons. As a result, new rodenticide formulations and active ingredients are being investigated in the US and other countries. We conducted a cage efficacy study of a paste bait containing 4.4% alphachloralose. A commercial product of this nature is manufactured and used in parts of Europe. While the formulation we tested was effective (100%) in a no-choice trial with wild caught house mice, it was not effective in two-choice trials (≤ 35%). We surmise that palatability may be an issue as the mice consumed …
Novel Technique For Removing Beaver Dams Using A Portable Winch System, Jimmy D. Taylor, Mark Robb, William Hodges, Scott Baras
Novel Technique For Removing Beaver Dams Using A Portable Winch System, Jimmy D. Taylor, Mark Robb, William Hodges, Scott Baras
Wildlife Damage Management Conference
Dams and associated impoundments created by American beaver (Castor canadensis) are viewed as positive or negative depending on stakeholder values, their levels of acceptance, and timing. When levels of flooding at beaver dams exceed acceptance levels, immediate actions are required to reduce damage and protect human safety. In Virginia, USDA/APHIS/Wildlife Services (WS) often provides assistance to reduce flooding caused by beavers, especially where it affects transportation infrastructure. WS specialists choose from a variety of techniques to best address each unique situation. Until recently, moving damming material by hand or with binary explosives were the most common practices to provide immediate …
Applications Of Sensory Ecology For Wildlife Damage Management, Scott J. Werner, Shelagh T. Deliberto, Anna M. Mangan, Hailey E. Mclean
Applications Of Sensory Ecology For Wildlife Damage Management, Scott J. Werner, Shelagh T. Deliberto, Anna M. Mangan, Hailey E. Mclean
Wildlife Damage Management Conference
Human-wildlife conflicts typically involve fundamental processes associated with the feeding behavior and/or the spatial behavior of wildlife. Thus, most human-wildlife conflicts arise from wildlife consuming products and/or wildlife occupying places valued by humans. For mammals, taste is the most important sensory cue for selecting nutrients and avoiding toxins. Most birds use both flavor (i.e. taste, odor, texture) and visual cues for their food selection process. We previously learned that an ultraviolet visual cue can enhance the repellency of an anthraquinone-based repellent for blackbirds, starlings, Canada geese and wild turkeys. Although the ultraviolet cue is not itself aversive, novel repellent formulations …
Rapid Sounder Removal: A Russell County, Alabama Wild Pig Control Project, Michael Foster, Rod Pinkston
Rapid Sounder Removal: A Russell County, Alabama Wild Pig Control Project, Michael Foster, Rod Pinkston
Wildlife Damage Management Conference
Rapid Sounder Removal™ is a time sensitive strategy where emphasis is placed on efficient removal of every sounder expanding at least 1,012 ha within 30 days of operation. The mission is to quickly and efficiently remove 100% of each individual sounder, on multiple properties, in the shortest time possible. Several Integrated Wild Pig Control strategies can be implemented in unison to eliminate wild pig escapes, education, and reproduction from large tracts of land at one time. This concept should be applied by all adjacent landowners to remove entire feral pig populations from a county, water conservation district, or wildlife management …
Evaluation Of Scents Attractants For Baiting Wild Pigs, Shannon M. Lambert, Mark D. Smith, Bryan K. Williams, Dana K. Johnson
Evaluation Of Scents Attractants For Baiting Wild Pigs, Shannon M. Lambert, Mark D. Smith, Bryan K. Williams, Dana K. Johnson
Wildlife Damage Management Conference
Lethal removal by trapping is one of the most cost- and time-effective means for managing wild pigs (Sus scrofa). Scent attractants are frequently used to lure wild pigs to camera stations for scouting or monitoring wild pig populations or at trap sites to reduce the amount of time for pigs to locate the trap. However, the effectiveness of scents to attract and increase wild pig visitation to camera stations or traps is debatable. Therefore, our objective was to determine if wild pigs visited camera stations sooner and more frequently when scents were used in addition to whole kernel corn. We …
Phase 2 Wildlife Management - Addressing Invasive And Overabundant Wildlife: The White-Tailed Deer Continuum And Invasive Wild Pig Example, Kurt Vercauteren, Amy Davis, Kim Pepin
Phase 2 Wildlife Management - Addressing Invasive And Overabundant Wildlife: The White-Tailed Deer Continuum And Invasive Wild Pig Example, Kurt Vercauteren, Amy Davis, Kim Pepin
Wildlife Damage Management Conference
Wildlife managers in many countries around the world are facing similar challenges, which include: a lack of means to address invasive species and locally overabundant native species issues particularly in the face of declining fiscal resources, reduced capacity to achieve management goals, and a need to garner public support in the wake of changing societal values and increasing human populations. Meeting these challenges requires building off the profession’s successes and developing new paradigms and strategies to curtail the negative impacts invasive and overabundant species are having on our natural resources. Like our predecessors in conservation succeeded in developing our profession …
Examination Of The Spatial Distribution Of Trapping Success On A Wild Pig Removal Cooperative In Alabama, Mark D. Smith, Dana K. Johnson, Kenneth S. Gruver, Frank Boyd
Examination Of The Spatial Distribution Of Trapping Success On A Wild Pig Removal Cooperative In Alabama, Mark D. Smith, Dana K. Johnson, Kenneth S. Gruver, Frank Boyd
Wildlife Damage Management Conference
As wild pig removal programs continue throughout the United States, few programs have provided detailed information regarding landscape features, property ownership, and management activities that may impact trapping success. Whereas a greater amount of research is being conducted to understand the spatial ecology of wild pigs, there still exists a paucity of information with regards to wild pig movements which likely hampers removal efforts. Likewise, no studies have examined landscape characteristics that may impact local trapping success. Therefore, we examined the spatial distribution of trapping success of wild pigs on a 1,821 ha removal cooperative of three private landowners in …
Great Lakes Restoration Initiative Activities In Illinois To Reduce Canada Goose Impacts On Lake Michigan, Hannah E. O'Malley, Michelle L. Bloomquist, Craig K. Pullins, Scott F. Beckerman, Richard M. Engeman
Great Lakes Restoration Initiative Activities In Illinois To Reduce Canada Goose Impacts On Lake Michigan, Hannah E. O'Malley, Michelle L. Bloomquist, Craig K. Pullins, Scott F. Beckerman, Richard M. Engeman
Wildlife Damage Management Conference
The Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (GLRI), led by the Environmental Protection Agency, was created in 2010 to address threats to the Great Lakes region. A convenient year-round water source and abundant food source of managed turf grass has resulted in an overabundance of Canada Geese (Branta canadensis) in Chicago City Parks within the watershed of Lake Michigan. The anthropogenic mediated benefit to goose populations and their associated damages qualifies Canada geese in Chicago as native invaders-where a native species is human induced to behave similar to invasive species. The objective of this project is to provide a long-term strategy to …
Is Razor-Wire An Effective Deterrent For Birds Perching On Security Fences At Airports?, David L. Bergman, Brian E. Washburn
Is Razor-Wire An Effective Deterrent For Birds Perching On Security Fences At Airports?, David L. Bergman, Brian E. Washburn
Wildlife Damage Management Conference
Wildlife-aircraft collisions (wildlife strikes) pose a serious risk to aircraft and cost civil aviation in the United States an estimated $957 million annually. Blackbirds and doves in particular have caused some of the most devastating aircraft accidents related to wildlife strikes in the United States and Europe. Birds perching on security fences and other structures are a problem at airports and other locations where birds are not desired. Reduction of available perching sites should make airports less attractive to these species and thus reduce the risk of damaging wildlife strikes. We conducted a series of experiments to determine if 3 …
Busy Being Born : Embracing Change In Wildlife Damage Management, Janet L. Bucknall
Busy Being Born : Embracing Change In Wildlife Damage Management, Janet L. Bucknall
Wildlife Damage Management Conference
In 1965, Bob Dylan released a song called “It’s Alright, Ma (I’m Only Bleeding)”, and it contained one of the decade’s most memorable lyrics – “He not busy being born is busy dying” (Dylan 1965). At the same time sobering and hopeful, the lyrics present purposeful rebirth as the salve for what otherwise would do us in. Wildlife damage management as a profession has been busy being born for decades. The work is bound to human values and communities, social and political priorities, scientific advancements, and landscape and wildlife population changes. Our profession cannot help but evolve.
Pseudorabies Virus Shedding And Antibody Production In Invasive Wild Pigs In California, Samantha M. Wisely, Katherine A. Sayler, Brandon Parker, Rebecca Mihalco, Eric Covington
Pseudorabies Virus Shedding And Antibody Production In Invasive Wild Pigs In California, Samantha M. Wisely, Katherine A. Sayler, Brandon Parker, Rebecca Mihalco, Eric Covington
Wildlife Damage Management Conference
Pseudorabies virus (PrV) is a herpesvirus endemic in invasive wild pigs in the United States. The virus has the potential to spill over into domestic herds and wildlife causing extensive morbidity and mortality. We surveyed 35 wild pigs from Kern County, California for evidence of exposure to PrV using serological analysis and for viral shedding using quantitative PCR. All 29 individuals that had sufficient sera to screen for antibody production via serological assay were positive. Two of 35 individuals were found to be shedding virus via genital mucosa. An additional 5 individuals were suspected to be shedding virus either in …
Challenges And Opportunities For The Wildlife Damage Management Profession In The Face Of Expanding Wildlife Populations : An Extension Perspective, Roger A. Baldwin
Challenges And Opportunities For The Wildlife Damage Management Profession In The Face Of Expanding Wildlife Populations : An Extension Perspective, Roger A. Baldwin
Wildlife Damage Management Conference
Many wildlife populations are expanding both their range and population densities given effective management practices. This wildlife expansion, combined with concomitant human expansion, has led to increased human-wildlife conflict in many parts of North America. Managing these conflicts has become more difficult given increased regulation on many management tools, leading to a need for new, effective strategies for mitigating these conflict situations, as well as a clearer understanding of how current management practices influence both target and non-target wildlife. A greater and more focused effort on education and outreach is needed to clearly inform all parties about true versus perceived …
Proceedings Of The Seventeenth Wildlife Damage Management Conference, Orange Beach, Al, February 26-March 1, 2017, Dana J. Morin, Michael J. Cherry
Proceedings Of The Seventeenth Wildlife Damage Management Conference, Orange Beach, Al, February 26-March 1, 2017, Dana J. Morin, Michael J. Cherry
Wildlife Damage Management Conference
Proceedings full document.