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A Prairie Dog Abatement Program In San Juan County, Utah, Terry A. Messmer, Jim Keyes, Roy Mcdonald

Great Plains Wildlife Damage Control Workshop Proceedings

Four species of prairie dogs are native to the plains and plateaus of the western United States. The most abundant and widely distributed of these is the blacktailed prairie dog, (Cynomys ludovicianus). This species has been a frequent topic of discussion at previous Great Plains Wildlife Damage Control workshops.

Future Extension Programs On Wildlife Damage Management, James E. Miller

Great Plains Wildlife Damage Control Workshop Proceedings

Extension educational programs, in cooperation with other federal and state organizations, significantly contribute to the present status of wildlife damage management as understood by natural resources professionals and the interested public. Although Extension Service, USDA provides national leadership and coordination of programs, most of the effective programs originate at the state and local level Cooperative Extension Service, regardless of the subject matter. This is particularly true in the area of wildlife damage management. For example, a recent compilation of Extension publications and videotapes on wildlife damage management identifies well over 100 titles available throughout the CES System (Ruff, Craven and …

The Prairie Dog Ecosystems And Endangered Species, Daniel W. Mulhern, Kenneth L. Powell

Great Plains Wildlife Damage Control Workshop Proceedings

The prairie dog is no doubt one of the most controversial animals in the western United States. Public sentiment regarding this rodent runs the gamut from some livestock producers who are satisfied only with complete eradication of all prairie dogs, and some animal rights groups who would like to see all prairie dogs given complete protection from any form of harm. Between these two extremes lie the real truths surrounding this sometimes destructive, mostly biologically beneficial, creature.

Lyme Disease: Incidence And Prevention, With Emphasis On Wildlife Biologists, Robert M. Timor, Robert S. Lane

Great Plains Wildlife Damage Control Workshop Proceedings

Lyme disease, a potentially debilitating illness in humans if untreated, is caused by the spirochete Bonrelia burgdorferi. First recognized in the mid-1970s in Lyme, Connecticut, the disease has been reported in at least 46 of the United States and in Canada, Australia, Asia, and Europe. This disease is primarily transmitted to humans by tick bite. In California, the tick believed primarily responsible is the western black-legged tick, Nodes pacificus In the upper midwestern and northeastern states, the usual vector is Nodes scapularis (formerly I_. ammini in part).

Response Of A Mixed-Grass Prairie In Western Nebraska To Livestock Exclusion And Prairie Dog Control, Dallas Virchow, Scott E. Hygnstrom

Great Plains Wildlife Damage Control Workshop Proceedings

We examined responses of rangeland vegetation to exclusion of cattle and control of black-tailed prairie dogs ( n m s ludovicianus). Our objective was to determine the response in: 1) annual net primary production (ANPP) and 2) mean grass height (PH) to prairie dog control and/or livestock exclusion. We conducted the research in the northern mixed-grass prairie of Nebraska's central Panhandle. Average annual rainfall is shout 3 5 cm (14 in).

Survey Of Nuisance Urban Geese In The United States, James E. Forbes

Great Plains Wildlife Damage Control Workshop Proceedings

Problems caused by Canada geese in urban areas include defecation and molted feathers on lawns and golf courses, fowling water supplies, noise, attacks upon small children, and bird hazard to aircraft at airports. Detailed discussion of nuisance Canada geese in Connecticut and New York are reported by Forbes (1982) and Converse (1985). This paper updates the survey of nuisance Canada geese in urban areas of the eastern U.S. by Conover and Chasko (1985).

An Evaluation Of Laminated Offset Jawed Traps For Reducing Injuries To Coyotes, John M. Houben, Merrilee Holland, Sherman W. Jack, Carolyn R. Boyle

Great Plains Wildlife Damage Control Workshop Proceedings

Increasing public concern about injuries caused by foothold traps has resulted in a considerable amount of research for more humane traps. Much of this research effort has focused on evaluating the Victor No. 3 Soft-Catch trap manufactured by Woodstream Corporation, Lititz, Pennsylvania (Linhart and Dasch 1992). Research has concentrated on two major areas: (1) efficiency and selectivity of different trap types and modifications used for capturing coyotes (Canis latrans) and (2) reducing animal injuries associated with trapping (Phillips and Mullis 1991). The Soft-Catch trap has been shown to reduce foot injury sustained by most captured furbearers (Tullar 1984, Olsen et …

Update On Development Of A Tranquilizer Trap Device, Peter J. Savarie, Kathleen A. Fagerstone, Edward W. Schafer Jr.

Great Plains Wildlife Damage Control Workshop Proceedings

The foothold trap is an important tool that is used by the U.S. Department of Agriculture Animal Damage Control (ADC) program to capture coyotes (Canis latrans) that are causing livestock depredations. In FY 1990 and FY 1991 the ADC program trapped 17,732 and 15,805 coyotes, respectively (USDA 1991;1992). Foothold traps can cause trauma and injury to feet and legs (Englund 1982; Linhart et al. 1986; Olsen et al. 1986, 1988; Onderka et al. 1990, Tullar 1984) and Onderka et al. (1990) observed oral injuries such as broken teeth, and tongue and gum lacerations in captured animals. The ADC program and …

The Impact Of European Community's Humane Trapping Resolution On U.S. Wildlife Damage Control Program, Mahadev Bhat, Robert Gotie, Luther Keller

Great Plains Wildlife Damage Control Workshop Proceedings

This paper discusses the implications that The European Economic Community's recent Wild Fur Regulation (WFR) might have on the U.S. wildlife damage control program. Beginning Jan. 1, 1995, the regulation will ban fur imports originating from countries which fail to (1) stop foothold trapping, and (2) adopt international humane trapping standards. Countries which pledge to adopt humane trapping standards will be granted a one-year extension to comply with the WFR. Because the European community is an important market for American furs, the regulation will affect the trapping of many American fur-bearing species, including raccoon, beaver, bobcat, muskrat, coyote, otter, badger, …

Urban Nuisance Wildlife Control In Kentucky, Thomas G. Barnes

Great Plains Wildlife Damage Control Workshop Proceedings

A variety of factors including increased urbanization, decreased funding for governmental animal damage programs, and increases in some urban wildlife populations have resulted in a greater demand for urban nuisance wildlife control. Historically, this demand was met by Cooperative Extension Service (San Julian 1987), state fish and wildlife agency, or USDA-APHIS-ADC employees (Bollengier 1987). These agencies provided educational materials, consultations, and/or physically removed animals. Recently, there is an increased demand for physical animal removal evidenced by increasing numbers of private pest control operators (PCO) specializing as urban nuisance wildlife control operators (NWCO).

Livestock Protection Collars In The United States, 1988-19931, Guy Connolly

Great Plains Wildlife Damage Control Workshop Proceedings

The livestock protection collar (LP Collar) i: one of the few technical innovations: developed over the past 20 years fog managing coyote depredation on livestock Invented by Roy McBride in 1970, the LF Collar was researched at length by the Denver Wildlife Research Center (DWRC; and several cooperators before being approved for use with Compound 1080 by the U. S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in 1985 (Burns et al. 1988, 1991; Connolly et al. 1978; Connolly 1980, 1985, 1990; Connolly and Burns 1990; Littauer 1984; Scrivner 1983; Scrivner and Wade 1986; TAMU 1983).

How To Involve Local Communities In Wildlife Damage Control Decision-Malting, Scott R. Craven

Great Plains Wildlife Damage Control Workshop Proceedings

In most cases the impetus for wildlife damage control (ADC) comes from the individual or group victimized by the problem, i.e., the farmers losing crops to migrating waterfowl or the homeowners frustrated with the loss of valuable ornamental plants to marauding deer. These "victims" or "stakeholders" are clearly best positioned to describe the nature and extent of the problem, how they feel about it, and to comment on what action could/should be taken to reduce or end the problem.

Status Of Selected Fishes In The Missouri River In Nebraska With Recommendations For Their Recovery, Larry W. Hesse, Gerald E. Mestl, John W. Robinson

Nebraska Game and Parks Commission: Staff Research Publications

Population density of five species of chubs and two species of minnows in the Missouri River in Nebraska has been reduced by as much as 95% since 1971. Burbot have been nearly extirpated, sauger have been greatly reduced, and blue catfish are rare. Reasons for the decline of these species include removal of snags from the river; cessation of organic matter and sediment transport because of the construction of large dams on the mainstem and tributaries; cutoff of floodplain connection through channelization, degradation, and the cessation of flooding; alteration of the natural hydrograph to meet the need for commercial navigation; …

Directory Of Water Resource Experts At Arkansas Universities And Colleges, Kenneth F. Steele

Arkansas Water Resources Center Technical Reports

The objective of this publication is to identify those faculty and staff scientists in the universities and colleges of Arkansas who are actively conducting research on water resource issues and problems. Undoubtedly, we have omitted several such researchers, but hopefully, a second edition of this publication will be more complete.

Canyonlands National Park And Orange Cliffs Unit Of Glen Canyon National Recreation Area, Environmental Assessment For Backcountry Management Plan, Canyonlands National Park, Glen Canyon National Recreation Area

All U.S. Government Documents (Utah Regional Depository)

Whether on foot. bicycle. horseback. or in vehicles, most visitors come to Canyonlands National

Park (Canyonlands) to experience solitude or to "get away from people." Yet visitation to

Canyonlands has risen exponentially over the past five years (Figures I and 2). Visitation is expected to continue to rise. As a function of this increase in number of visitors, adverse impacts to Canyonlands' resources have increased and the visitors' ability to find solitude has decreased. Since the mandate of the National Park Service (NPS) is to balance visitor access

to the parks with preservation and protection of natural and cultural resources, …

The Prairie Naturalist Volume 25. No. 4. December 1993

The Prairie Naturalist

Paul B. Kannowski, Editor

Nikki R. Seabloom, Assistant Editor

Douglas H. Johnson, Book Review Editor

CONTENTS

FACTORS INFLUENCING DEER/VEHICLE MORTALITY IN EAST CENTRAL SOUTH DAKOTA ▪ J. S. Gleason and J. A. Jenks

PRONGHORN SKULL FOUND ALONG EDGE OF HISTORIC EASTERN DISTRIBUTION IN NORTH DAKOTA ▪ W. F. Jensen and R. W. Seabloom

SOREX MERRIAMI IN NEBRASKA ▪ P. W. Freeman, J. D. Druecker, and S. Tvrz

ARE DEER MICE A COMMON PREY OF COYOTES? ▪ G. A. Kaufman, D. E. Brillhart, and D. W. Kaufman

EFFECT OF PRAIRIE-FIRE ASH ON FOOD CHOICE BY DEER MICE AND HISPID COTTON RATS …

The Probe, Issue 139 – December 1993

The Probe: Newsletter of the National Animal Damage Control Association

Look Before You Leap: Business considerations in wildlife damage management -- Terry Whitworth
Reed Joseph Continues Support of NADCA
NADCA Awards Best Student Paper
Position Available: DIRECTOR, DENVER~WILDLIFE RESEARCH CENTER
USDA/APHIS.
New 43-page publication entitled: The Denver Wildlife Research Center Highlights Report, 1991-1992.

Sea Tenure And The Management Of Living Marine Resources In Papua New Guinea, David Hyndman

Pacific Studies

No abstract provided.

Miscellaneous Publication 42/93 - Development And Dissemination Of Design Methods For Rangeland Paddocks Which Maximise Animal Production And Minimise Land Degradation, Shane Cridland, Mark Stafford Smith

Animal production and livestock published reports

Surveys of rangeland resources in Western Australia to date have shown that 23% of the area surveyed is in poor range condition. Poor condition is characterised by the loss of perennial vegetation allowing wind and water erosion. Approximately another 37% is in only fair range condition (Curry and Hacker 1990).

The loss of range condition is partly due to uneven use of paddocks by sheep and cattle. The areas close to water and the preferred pasture types are often over-utilised, while areas well away from water and less preferred pasture types are under-utilised. The result is that rangeland in good, …

Resource Inventory And Condition Survey Of The Ord River Regeneration Reserve, John De Salis

Natural resources published reports

It is now some 33 years since the Ord River Regeneration Project, the largest and most ambitious of its kind in Australian rangelands, commenced.

During this time there have been a number of publications and miscellaneous reports about the project, but this publication is by far the most comprehensive produced to date. Although the field work was undertaken in 1981, the findings recorded here will stand in a good stead as a detailed account and reference work for years to come.

Much has changed within the Regeneration Reserve area since the project commenced. Cattle and feral donkey numbers have finally …

The Probe, Issue 138 – November 1993

The Probe: Newsletter of the National Animal Damage Control Association

Happenings in ADC's Western Region -- Jeffrey S. Green
Becoming NEPA Proficient
Threatened and Endangered Species
Brown Tree Snakes
Livestock Guarding Dogs
USDA Wildlife Services Honored at Fish & Wildlife Meeting
A Vision for NADCA -- Gary Simmons, NADCA Candidate for President
Where Will NADCA Be Two Years From Now -- James E. Forbes, NADCA Candidate for President
Personnel Changes in ADC: DR. RUSSELL REIDINGER, Dr. Dick Curnow, JOE PACKHAM, Ed Schafer
Animal Damage Control-Then & Now -- Bill Fitzwater

Center For Sustainable Agricultural Systems Newsletter, November/December 1993

Center for Sustainable Agricultural Systems: Newsletter (1993–2000)

Contents:

Developments in Planning North Central Institute for Sustainable Systems

Sustainable Ag Mentor Program

NCR SARE Speakers Bureau

UNL's Alice Jones Named SARE Director

Update on Buffalo Commons: Seminar by Deborah and Frank Popper

Local Commentary on Buffalo Commons: Interview with Joe Luther

Agriculture and Rural Community Linkages

In the Seminar Spotlight

Mark Drabenstott

Meena Dalal

Paul Thompson

John Ikerd

Ricardo Salvador

Clive Edwards

Matt Liebman

Coalition Recommends Sustainable Ag Policies

Science and Sustainability: Workshop in Bellevue, WA

Update: President's Council on Sustainable Development (PCSD)

Contraception In Domestic And Wild Animal Populations Using Zona Pellucida Lmmunogens, Bonnie S. Dunbar

Contraception in Wildlife Management

The human population presently exceeds 6 billion and is continuing to expand at a startling rate. This population increase has resulted in the depletion of Earth's resources, which are essential for human survival. An unfortunate consequence of this expansion has been the destruction of wildlife habitats. As these habitats have diminished, numerous problems have arisen, including conflicts between wildlife and human populations. The threat of extinction of many plant and animal species has already become a reality; other wildlife populations have increased due to reductions in predator populations. While the increase in the human population must ultimately be checked, there …

A Review Of Baits And Bait Delivery Systems For Free-Ranging Carnivores And Ungulates, Samuel B. Linhart, Andreas Kappeler, Lamar A. Windberg

Contraception in Wildlife Management

Baits and bait delivery systems have been described for orally administering a variety of chemicals and biologicals to selected carnivores and ungulates. Development has varied from species for which bait preferences and means of distributing oral contraceptives have not yet been determined even on a limited scale (e.g., white-tailed deer) to cooperative, multicountry programs involving the annual distribution of millions of mass-produced oral rabies vaccine baits (e.g., red foxes in Europe). Much of the technical literature on the subject has appeared in sometimes obscure sources encompassing such fields as medical epidemiology, wildlife diseases, animal behavior, applied ecology, flavor chemistry, furbearer …

Contraception In Wildlife Management Table Of Contents, Terry J. Kreeger

Contraception in Wildlife Management

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The Development Of Contraceptive Methods For Captive Wildlife, Cheryl S. Asa

Contraception in Wildlife Management

Contraception has become critical in managing zoo populations, both to limit production of surplus animals and to promote genetic health. One role of the Contraception Advisory Group, formed in 1989, is to coordinate research to develop new contraceptive methods. Because melengestrol acetate (MGA) implants, which have been used by zoos for almost 20 years, recently have been associated with uterine pathology in felids, several new contraceptive techniques are being evaluated. These include other steroid hormone formulations, such as the birth control pill Depo-Provers®, the Norplant® implant, and MGA added to feed; bisdiamine, an oral male contraceptive; zona pellucida (ZP) vaccine; …

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Contraception in Wildlife Management

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Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone (Gnrh) Analogs Or Active Immunization Against Gnrh To Control Fertility In Wildlife, Susan E. Becker, Larry S. Katz

Contraception in Wildlife Management

The administration of analogs, both agonists and antagonists, of GnRH and immunization against GnRH have been investigated for their ability to control reproductive function in domestic species. These methods can be used to inhibit the secretion of gonadotropins, the necessary stimulants for steroidogenesis and gametogensis, thereby potentially preventing ovulation and inhibiting spermatogenesis. Induction of infertility in this manner could be used for nonlethal population control of wildlife species. Relatively little research has been done in this area. This chapter reviews relevant studies with domestic species and discusses results from studies with wildlife species.

Potential Use Of Contraception For Managing Wildlife Pests In Australia, Mary Bomford, Peter O'Brien

Contraception in Wildlife Management

There is an increasing level of interest in contraception to manage wildlife pests in Australia, due mainly to concerns over high recurrent costs, animal welfare, and the failure of current control techniques to prevent damage in some instances. We have developed criteria that need to be met for contraception to be successful for pest control:
• Technology exists to reduce fertility
• An effective delivery mechanism to treat wild animals exists.
• The end result of reduced animal damage is achieved.
• Effects are humane and nontoxic.
• Product is target specific, cost effective, and environmentally acceptable.

Lmmunocontraceptive Vaccines For Control Of Fertility In The European Red Fox (Vulpes Vulpes), Mark P. Bradley

Contraception in Wildlife Management

This paper describes the strategies being employed in the development of an immunocontraceptive vaccine using sperm antigens, to control fox populations in Australia. It is proposed that such a vaccine will be delivered orally in a bait, thereby ultimately stimulating a mucosal immune response within the female reproductive tract. The eventual success in producing such a vaccine requires the identification of game antigens that cause immunological infertility, a detailed understanding of the reproductive immunology of foxes and the selection of the most effective form of antigen delivery system.