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The Canadian And Soviet Claims To The Arctic Sea Routes: A Comparative Study, Raymond C. Bourgeois Jan 1986

The Canadian And Soviet Claims To The Arctic Sea Routes: A Comparative Study, Raymond C. Bourgeois

Marine Affairs Theses and Major Papers

The Arctic Polar Region is becoming increasingly important in terms of strategic operations. especially on the part of the superpowers. Surrounding the Arctic Ocean are two passages through which international navigation is possible. The Northwest Passage lies within Canada's coastline. and the Northeast Passage. within the Soviet Union's northern shores. Both countries have advanced claims to the effect that the waters of these passages are under their respective exclusive jurisdiction; thus. they are claiming these as their internal waters. The US disagrees and maintains that the waters of those northern Arctic sea routes are international waters. This paper discusses the …

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Analysis Of A Worst Case Oil Spill Eis, Galveston, Gail Elizabeth Meisner Jan 1986

Analysis Of A Worst Case Oil Spill Eis, Galveston, Gail Elizabeth Meisner

Marine Affairs Theses and Major Papers

On July 8, 1980, the Galveston district of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) issued the permits required for the construction of an onshore deepwater port. The proposed port expansion project has been the subject of extensive controversy and litigation. The primary conflict has centered on the exclusion of a worst case oil spill analysis, as required by recent Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) regulations. A rational-deductive approach to this decision leads to the conclusion that the economically and environmentally favored choice would have been to include the worst case analysis in the initial Environmental Impact Statement (EIS). Because …

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The Future Of The National Parks: Recreating The Alliance Between Commerce And Conservation, Robin W. Winks, University Of Colorado Boulder. Natural Resources Law Center Jan 1986

The Future Of The National Parks: Recreating The Alliance Between Commerce And Conservation, Robin W. Winks, University Of Colorado Boulder. Natural Resources Law Center

Books, Reports, and Studies

23 p. ; 28 cm

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Shire Of Wanneroo : A Study Of Land Resources And Planning Considerations, Department Of Agriculture, Western Australia, M R. Wells, A J. Clarke Jan 1986

Shire Of Wanneroo : A Study Of Land Resources And Planning Considerations, Department Of Agriculture, Western Australia, M R. Wells, A J. Clarke

Resource management technical reports

No abstract provided.

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Hydrocarbon Levels In Tampa Bay Final Report, Larry J. Doyle, Edward S. Van Vleet, William M. Sackett, Norman J. Blake, Gregg R. Brooks Dec 1985

Hydrocarbon Levels In Tampa Bay Final Report, Larry J. Doyle, Edward S. Van Vleet, William M. Sackett, Norman J. Blake, Gregg R. Brooks

Reports

The primary purpose of this project was to establish and characterize, as far as possible, hydrocarbon base levels for the Tampa Bay Estuary. In addition, we were to characterize 1) hydrocarbon molecular compositions, 2) the isotopic composition of total and lipid sediment organic carbon, and 3) evaluate the potential for utilizing isotopic analyses to quantify and determine the extent of future oil spills.

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A Brief Chronology Of Some Events Related To Cancellation/Suspension Of The Predacides (Compound 1080, Strychnine, Sodium Cyanide) By The Environmental Protection Agency In 1972 And Ensuing Actions By Federal And State Agencies., Dale A. Wade Dec 1985

A Brief Chronology Of Some Events Related To Cancellation/Suspension Of The Predacides (Compound 1080, Strychnine, Sodium Cyanide) By The Environmental Protection Agency In 1972 And Ensuing Actions By Federal And State Agencies., Dale A. Wade

Great Plains Wildlife Damage Control Workshop Proceedings

Covers 1964-1986

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Incidence And Significance Of Giardia Lamblia (Lambl ) In Texas Beaver Populations, Robert Beach, William F. Mcculloch Dec 1985

Incidence And Significance Of Giardia Lamblia (Lambl ) In Texas Beaver Populations, Robert Beach, William F. Mcculloch

Great Plains Wildlife Damage Control Workshop Proceedings

The Giardia lamblia (Lambl) protozoan is not a recently discovered parasite. It was. in fact, one of the first organisms viewed and described by Antony van Leeuwenhoek (1681) as he designed the first usable microscope. Leeuwenhoek found this organism in a sample of his own diarrhetic stool and thus he constitutes the first confirmed case of human giardiasis. His finding represents proof of glardiasis’ close association with man for many years. Leeuwenhoek’s discovery of the giardial trophozoite was not elaborated on for some 178 years, however, as it was not until 1859 that Wilhelm D. Lambl systematically described the organism …

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Current Status And Potential Registrations Of Compound 1080 And Strychnine For Rodent Control, Lyle A. Crosby Dec 1985

Current Status And Potential Registrations Of Compound 1080 And Strychnine For Rodent Control, Lyle A. Crosby

Great Plains Wildlife Damage Control Workshop Proceedings

On December 1, 1976, the Environmental Protection Agency applied Section 6 of the Federal Insecticide. Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act, "Administrative Review", in determining that the use of products containing strychnine, for above ground application to control several rodent species, met specific cancellation criteria outlined in 40 CFR 162.11. Position Document 4 (the final Agency decision), published on September 30, 1983, proposed to cancel registrations of strychnine products for above ground use to control prairie dogs and required label modification for confined use on ground squirrels. The final decision was challenged by several parties who requested a formal hearing which was …

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Preliminary Studies On The Feasibility Of Urban Rabies Control, Richard C. Rosatte Dec 1985

Preliminary Studies On The Feasibility Of Urban Rabies Control, Richard C. Rosatte

Great Plains Wildlife Damage Control Workshop Proceedings

A preliminary investigation was initiated in 1984 to determine the feasibility of an urban rabies control strategy which involved capturing, vaccinating and releasing skunks and raccoons in metropolitan Toronto, Ontario. Results indicate urban skunks and raccoons are utilizing extremely small home ranges and their movements are not extensive. Trapping data suggested a large proportion of the population of skunks and raccoons in the study area were captured during the first 4 nights of trapping. Capture data also indicated the presence of new animals in the study areas between trapping periods. The 3 study areas, which differed in human land-use classification, …

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Wildlife In Texas: Marketing Potential And The Significance Of Wildlife Damage, Milo J. Shult Dec 1985

Wildlife In Texas: Marketing Potential And The Significance Of Wildlife Damage, Milo J. Shult

Great Plains Wildlife Damage Control Workshop Proceedings

This is a challenging topic to discuss, and I would first like to review some things which are unique to Texas with respect to wildlife populations. These concern the importance of wildlife from a commodity standpoint Then I would like to delve into some areas which tend to be a little more philosophical and focus on the impacts of total wildlife management, including wildlife damage control.

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Pesticide Registration In The United States, Dale A. Wade Dec 1985

Pesticide Registration In The United States, Dale A. Wade

Great Plains Wildlife Damage Control Workshop Proceedings

This review provides an abbreviated history of pesticide regulation in the United States, with a summary of the current registration process and exceptions under the authority of the Environmental Protection Agency and the Federal Environmental Pesticide Control Act of 1972, as amended. Issues related to registration are briefly described.

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Alligator Nuisance Control Program In Texas: Problem And Process, Lee Ann Johnson, David S. Lobpries, Bruce G. Thompson Dec 1985

Alligator Nuisance Control Program In Texas: Problem And Process, Lee Ann Johnson, David S. Lobpries, Bruce G. Thompson

Great Plains Wildlife Damage Control Workshop Proceedings

Following protection of the American alligator (Alligator mississippiensis) in Texas beginning in 1969, alligator numbers have increased rapidly (Patter 1981). Such population increases led to the federal reclassification of the species from Endangered to Threatened--Similarity of Appearance in 1983 in Texas (Bowman 1983). Similarity of appearance classification acknowledges the biological security of the Texas alligator population and the need for specific harvest controls to ensure that the conservation of similar appearing species is not compromised. As alligator populations recovered, nuisance complaints directed to the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (T'PWD) accelerated as well. Complaints now number several hundred annually and …

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Current Status And Potential Registrations Of Compound 1080 And Strychnine For Rodent Control, Lyle A. Crosby Dec 1985

Current Status And Potential Registrations Of Compound 1080 And Strychnine For Rodent Control, Lyle A. Crosby

Great Plains Wildlife Damage Control Workshop Proceedings

On December 1, 1976, the Environmental Protection Agency applied Section 6 of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act, "Administrative Review", in determining that the use of products containing strychnine, for above ground application to control several rodent species, met specific cancellation criteria outlined in 40 CFR 162.11. Position Document 4 (the final Agency decision), published on September 30, 1983, proposed to cancel registrations of strychnine products for above ground use to control prairie dogs and required label modification for confined use on ground squirrels. The final decision was challenged by several parties who requested a formal hearing which was …

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Pesticide Registration In The United States, Dale A. Wade Dec 1985

Pesticide Registration In The United States, Dale A. Wade

Great Plains Wildlife Damage Control Workshop Proceedings

This review provides an abbreviated history of pesticide regulation in the United States, with a summary of the current registration process and exceptions under the authority of the Environmental Protection Agency and the Federal Environmental Pesticide Control Act of 1972, as amended. Issues related to registration are briefly described.

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Wildlife In Texas: Marketing Potential And The Significance Of Wildlife Damage, Milo J. Shult Dec 1985

Wildlife In Texas: Marketing Potential And The Significance Of Wildlife Damage, Milo J. Shult

Great Plains Wildlife Damage Control Workshop Proceedings

This is a challenging topic to discuss, and I would first like to review some things which are unique to Texas with respect to wildlife populations. These concern the importance of wildlife from a commodity standpoint Then I would like to delve into some areas which tend to be a little more philosophical and focus on the impacts of total wildlife management, including wildlife damage control. Historically in our nation, wildlife has had ups and downs; there are a number of success stories in terms of management but also some obvious failures. I would like to be positive today concerning …

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Black-Tailed Prairie Dog Management On The Northern Great Plains New Challenges And Opportunities, Greg L. Schenbeck Dec 1985

Black-Tailed Prairie Dog Management On The Northern Great Plains New Challenges And Opportunities, Greg L. Schenbeck

Great Plains Wildlife Damage Control Workshop Proceedings

Implications of new information and several recent developments to the management of black-tailed prairie dogs (cynomys ludovicianusl on the northern plains are discussed. Of primary importance is the need to conduct management programs that are as cost-effective as possible and responsive to the concerns of private land interests. Research findings indicate that cost-effectiveness can be improved by combining rodenticide use with changes in livestock grazing practices to reduce habitat suitability for prairie dogs. Other research suggests that reduced concentrations of Compound 1080 for prairie dog control warrants continued scientific evaluation. If reduced concentrations of 1080 could be used effectively and …

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Beaver Problems Associated Wtth Conservation Activities, Ed M. Schwille Dec 1985

Beaver Problems Associated Wtth Conservation Activities, Ed M. Schwille

Great Plains Wildlife Damage Control Workshop Proceedings

As far back as 1935, the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Soil Conservation Service (SCS) began providing technical assistance to private landowners to build ponds and small lakes. To date in Texas, over 500,000 structures of this type have been built. During the 1940's, the SCS started construction of Watershed Protection and Flood Control Impoundments in Texas. These flood prevention structures number about 1,900. Other programs have brought about construction of over 16,000 grade stabilization structures (GSS) for erosion control. Numerous ponds and lakes have been built without any help from the SCS over the years. All of these impoundments store …

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Alligator Nuisance Control Program In Texas: Problem And Process, Lee Ann Johnson, David S. Lobpries, Bruce G. Thompson Dec 1985

Alligator Nuisance Control Program In Texas: Problem And Process, Lee Ann Johnson, David S. Lobpries, Bruce G. Thompson

Great Plains Wildlife Damage Control Workshop Proceedings

Following protection of the American alligator (Alligator mississippiensis) in Texas beginning in 1969, alligator numbers have increased rapidly (Patter 1981). Such population increases led to the federal reclassification of the species from Endangered to Threatened--Similarity of Appearance in 1983 in Texas (Bowman 1983). Similarity of appearance classification acknowledges the biological security of the Texas alligator population and the need for specific harvest controls to ensure that the conservation of similar appearing species is not compromised.

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Wildlife Damage In Australia: Constructive Contrasts With The United States, Terrell P. Salmon Dec 1985

Wildlife Damage In Australia: Constructive Contrasts With The United States, Terrell P. Salmon

Great Plains Wildlife Damage Control Workshop Proceedings

There are numerous wildlife damage problems in Australia. The major pests include rabbits (Oryctolagus cuniculus), foxes (Vulpes vulpes), starlings (Sturnus vulgaris), feral cats (Felis catus), donkeys (Equus asinus), goats (Capra hircus), buffalo (Bubalus trutralis), pigs (Sus scrofa), all of which have been introduced. The dingo (Canis familiaris dingo), classified as being a native species by most people, is the primary native animal causing problems, although others, such as kangaroos and several native bird species, are pests in some areas. The Australians spend considerable amounts of money on wildlife damage control research. The people of Western Australia take a regulatory approach …

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Wildlife Damage Control Program Needs Of County Extension Agents In Colorado, William F. Andelt Dec 1985

Wildlife Damage Control Program Needs Of County Extension Agents In Colorado, William F. Andelt

Great Plains Wildlife Damage Control Workshop Proceedings

County extension agents in Colorado indicated that extension bulletins were the most important type of assistance needed for their clientele in the area of wildlife damage control. County extension agents indicated that pocket gophers, prairie dogs, skunks, and coyotes were the most important of 32 species requiring extension information for their clientele.

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Reported Beaver Damage And Control Methods Used In Texas, Jan E. Loven Dec 1985

Reported Beaver Damage And Control Methods Used In Texas, Jan E. Loven

Great Plains Wildlife Damage Control Workshop Proceedings

Beaver have greatly increased their range in Texas due to restocking and construction of man-made water impoundments. Damages can generally be categorized into dike and impoundment damage, tree damage, and flooding or other damages. These total $9,326,541 for the fiscal years 1983, 1984, and 1985. Methods used to remove beaver include: conibear traps, leg-hold traps, snares, spotlighting, and technical consultation. Live traps are seldom used. Total number of beaver taken for fiscal years 1983, 1984 and 1985 is 5,158.

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Big Game Depredations And Damage Compensation In Wyoming, John R. Demaree Dec 1985

Big Game Depredations And Damage Compensation In Wyoming, John R. Demaree

Great Plains Wildlife Damage Control Workshop Proceedings

The Wyoming Game and Fish Department is responsible for controlling depredations by big game, trophy game, and game birds. Under certain guidelines landowners can submit a claim to the department for compensation from wildlife depredations. Measures used by department personnel to prevent wildlife damage are the use of scare devices, harassment techniques, repellents, fencing, trapping, issuing of kill permits, and modifying hunting seasons. In evaluating the damage to estimate monetary losses, sources of information used include AUM's, consumptive rates, fecal analysis, enclosures, production records, and necropsies. In terms of depredation compensation, the most costly species to the department over the …

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Furbearer Management And The Steel Foothold Trap, Samuel B. Linhart Dec 1985

Furbearer Management And The Steel Foothold Trap, Samuel B. Linhart

Great Plains Wildlife Damage Control Workshop Proceedings

The trapping of furbearers, particularly with steel foothold traps, has become more and more controversial. The controversy is significant because the steel trap is considered the most versatile of the various methods available for capturing furbearers (Payne 1980). Whether traps are used to reduce livestock losses by predators or to harvest furs, the controversy has gained the attention and interest of various social factions, each with differing beliefs, attitudes, and philosophies.

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Preliminary Studies On The Feasibility Of Urban Rabies Control, Richard C. Rosatte Dec 1985

Preliminary Studies On The Feasibility Of Urban Rabies Control, Richard C. Rosatte

Great Plains Wildlife Damage Control Workshop Proceedings

A preliminary investigation was initiated in 1984 to determine the feasibility of an urban rabies control strategy which involved capturing, vaccinating and releasing skunks and raccoons in metropolitan Toronto, Ontario. Results indicate urban skunks and raccoons are utilizing extremely small home ranges and their movements are not extensive. Trapping data suggested a large proportion of the population of skunks and raccoons in the study area were captured during the first 4 nights of trapping. Capture data also indicated the presence of new animals in the study areas between trapping periods. The 3 study areas, which differed in human land-use classification, …

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The Use Of Population Reduction As A Technique To Combat Rabies In Alberta, Canada, Richard C. Rosatte Dec 1985

The Use Of Population Reduction As A Technique To Combat Rabies In Alberta, Canada, Richard C. Rosatte

Great Plains Wildlife Damage Control Workshop Proceedings

Control of rabies by reducing the density of potential vectors has been a controversial matter. Only 2 outbreaks of rabies in Europe are likely to have been completely eradicated by control, 1 in Dijon, France, in 1923, and the other in Corsica in 1943 (MacDonald 1980). Schnurrenberger et aL (1964) apparently controlled an outbreak of rabies in striped skunks (Mephitis mephitis) in Ohio by gassing dens and through the use of poison. An invasion of red fox (Vulpes vulpesl rabies in southern Jutland from Demark was initially halted by a gassing and poisoning campaign. However, in Great Britian, despite the …

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Wildlife Damage In Australia: Constructive Contrasts With The United States, Terrell P. Salmon Dec 1985

Wildlife Damage In Australia: Constructive Contrasts With The United States, Terrell P. Salmon

Great Plains Wildlife Damage Control Workshop Proceedings

There are numerous wildlife damage problems in Australia. The major pests include rabbits (Oryctolagus cuniculusl, foxes (Vulpes vulpes/, starlings (Sturnus vulgarisl, feral cats (felts catus/, donkeys (Equus asinusl, goats (Capra hircusl, buffalo (Bubalus trutralisl, pigs (Sus scrofal, all of which have been introduced. The dingo ICanis familiaris dingo/, classified as being a native species by most people, is the primary native animal causing problems, although others, such as kangaroos and several native bird species, are pests in some areas. The Australians spend considerable amounts of money on wildlife damage control research. The people of Western Australia take a regulatory approach …

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Black-Tailed Prairie Dog Management On The Northern Great Plains New Challenges And Opportunities, Greg L. Schenbeck Dec 1985

Black-Tailed Prairie Dog Management On The Northern Great Plains New Challenges And Opportunities, Greg L. Schenbeck

Great Plains Wildlife Damage Control Workshop Proceedings

Implications of new information and several recent developments to the management of black-tailed prairie dogs (cynomys ludovicianusl on the northern plains are discussed. Of primary importance is the need to conduct management programs that are as cost--effective as possible and responsive to the concerns of private land interests. Research findings indicate that cost-effectiveness can be improved by combining rodenticide use with changes in livestock grazing practices to reduce habitat suitability for prairie dogs. Other research suggests that reduced concentrations of Compound 1080 for prairie dog control warrants continued scientific evaluation. If reduced concentrations of 1080 could be used effectively and …

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Beaver Problems Associated Wtth Conservation Activities, Ed M. Schwille Dec 1985

Beaver Problems Associated Wtth Conservation Activities, Ed M. Schwille

Great Plains Wildlife Damage Control Workshop Proceedings

As far back as 1935, the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Soil Conservation Service (SCS) began providing technical assistance to private landowners to build ponds and small lakes. To date in Texas, over 500,00 structures of this type have been built. During the 1940'x, the SCS started construction of Watershed Protection and Flood Control Impoundments in Texas. These flood prevention structures number about 1900. Other programs have brought about construction of over 16,000 grade stabilization structures (GSS) for erosion control. Numerous ponds and lakes have been built without any help from the SCS over the years. All of these impoundments store …

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Appendix I, Dale A. Wade Dec 1985

Appendix I, Dale A. Wade

Great Plains Wildlife Damage Control Workshop Proceedings

A brief chronology of some events related to cancellation/suspension of the predacides (Compound 1080, strychnine, sodium cyanide) by the Environmental Protection Agency in 1972 and ensuing actions by federal and state agencies.

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Furbearer Management And The Steel Foothold Trap, Samuel B. Linhart Dec 1985

Furbearer Management And The Steel Foothold Trap, Samuel B. Linhart

Great Plains Wildlife Damage Control Workshop Proceedings

The trapping of furbearers, particularly with steel foothold traps, has become more and more controversial. The controversy is significant because the steel trap is considered the most versatile of the various methods available for capturing furbearers (Payne 1980). Whether traps are used to reduce livestock losses by predators or to harvest furs, the controversy has gained the attention and interest of various social factions, each with differing beliefs, attitudes, and philosophies.

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