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The Use Of Gis To Delineate Potential Urban Deer Habitat, David M. Kocka, Frederick M. Garst

Eastern Wildlife Damage Management Conference: 8th (1997)

Overabundant deer herds in urban environments often require new and creative approaches to properly evaluate the situation and gain support for population management. To determine potential white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) habitat for the Harrisonburg, Virginia, Deer Task Force, a geographic information systems (GIS) map was created that reflected current land use in the city. Data were compiled using 2m resolution Digital Ortho Quarter Quads. Using this backdrop, land use zones were digitized on-screen. Wooded (13%), Agricultural (20%), and Open Areas (14%) land use types accounted for nearly half the city's land area and represent a conservative estimate of …

The Mass Media And Stakeholders’ Beliefs About Suburban Wildlife, Cynthia A. Loker, James Shanahan, Daniel J. Decker

Eastern Wildlife Damage Management Conference: 8th (1997)

This study examines how suburban audiences obtain information about 3 species in New York State (whitetail deer [Odocoileus virginianus], beaver [Castor Canadensis], and Canada goose [Branta canadensis]). Respondents in 3 suburban areas were surveyed on concerns and interests about a particular species in their area. Respondents also were surveyed about preferred sources for species information and actual source use. Finally, respondents were surveyed about general media use. “Uses-and-gratifications” theory was used to characterize respondents’ information behavior for species information. Specific recommendations for communication planning are offered.

The Press And Citizen Participation: A Content Analysis, Lisa Pelstring, James Shanahan, Ben Perry

Eastern Wildlife Damage Management Conference: 8th (1997)

We conducted a content analysis of regional New York State newspapers to assess media coverage of the Department of Environmental Conservation’s (DEC) deer management program. The goal of this analysis was to ascertain media depiction of DEC’s deer management program during the 1985-97 time period. Specifically, this research examines how deer management issues were portrayed both prior to and after implementation of a DEC public participation program (the Citizen Task Force [CTF] process) to determine if deer management issues received more favorable coverage after CTFs were implemented.

Characteristics Of Gray Squirrel Release Sites Selected By Kentucky Nuisance Wildlife Control Operators, Sara Steen-Ash, Thomas G. Barnes, Jeff T. Hutchinson, Jeffrey L. Larkin, Brian E. Washburn, Jason L. Weese, Henry F. Yacek Jr.

Eastern Wildlife Damage Management Conference: 8th (1997)

A telephone survey of Kentucky nuisance wildlife control operators (NWCOs) (n=66) was conducted in April of 1997 to assess their knowledge and practices regarding nuisance gray squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis) release-site habitat. Thirty-three percent of NWCOs (n=22) trapped and relocated >1 nuisance gray squirrel in the previous year and these individuals/companies were selected for the survey. NWCOs trap and release >1,700 squirrels annually in Kentucky. Sampled release sites varied in size from 18 to 5,200 acres, and >70% were classified as poor to marginal habitat. Three of the release sites sampled provided adequate to optimum gray squirrel habitat. Actual …

Electric Fencing Reduces Heron Predation At Northeastern Trout Hatcheries, Mark E. Tobin, James F. Glahn, Erica S. Rasmussen

Eastern Wildlife Damage Management Conference: 8th (1997)

Great blue herons (Ardea herodius) are the most common avian predator at commercial trout hatcheries in the northeastern United States. We evaluated a 2-strand electric fence for excluding this species from raceways at 2 commercial trout hatcheries in central Pennsylvania. Fences consisted of high density polyethylene 400-lb strength tape supported by fiberglass posts and energized by either a battery-powered or a solar-powered fence charger. Labor and material for constructing the fences at the 2 sites averaged $1.32/m of raceway. Bird visitation at the 2 sites initially declined, but returned to pre-installation levels. However, bird use of raceways declined …

The Probe, Issue 181 - October 1997

The Probe: Newsletter of the National Animal Damage Control Association

Contents:
Applying Research Findings to Coyote Depredation Control Efforts
Calendar of Upcoming Events
Nominations Still Needed
Impacts of the Book “Prevention and Control of Wildlife Damage”
Video Review: “Snaring Beaver ADC” by Byron Reichart
ADC Now 'Wildlife Services"
PETA Opposes Pigeon Control
Iowa Deer Depredation Considered
Exotic Cat Removed in North Carolina
Bird Strike Committee Meets
Obituary: Charles Dobbins
Weiner Fans Cry Baloney as Tables Turn on PETA Protesters
Legislative Update

Historical Forces Shaping Americans’ Perceptions Of Wildlife And Human-Wildlife Conflicts, Michael R. Conover, Denise O. Conover

Eastern Wildlife Damage Management Conference: 8th (1997)

From colonial times until the 19th century, the dominant American view of wildlife and its management was dualistic—wildlife species were divided into good animals (those which had commercial value or could be eaten) or bad animals (those which threatened the colonists’ safety or food supply). Philosophically, early colonial Americans believed that the environment was to be manipulated for man’s purposes. Under the impact of modernization, Darwinian influence, over-exploitation of resources, and environmentally-conscious professionals, Americans in the late 19th century began to appreciate the recreational value of wildlife and to develop a more protective attitude toward it. Still the dichotomy between …

Developing Urban Deer Management Plans: The Need For Public Education, Deborah Green, Glen R. Askins, Phillip D. West

Eastern Wildlife Damage Management Conference: 8th (1997)

Independent public opinion surveys concerning urban deer (Odocoileus virginianus) management were conducted in two Virginia communities. A total of 346 citizens were interviewed in two Random Digit Dial telephone surveys. In addition to questions concerning management techniques and their administration, participants were asked about their experience with deer, their awareness of problems with deer in the area, and their enjoyment of deer. In both localities, non-lethal controls were preferred over lethal controls; trapping and relocation, fencing, repellents, and birth control measures were favored by a majority of residents. The only lethal control acceptable to residents in both communities …

Development Of An Integrated Canada Goose Management Program In Virginia, Martin Lowney, Phil Eggborn, Gary Costanzo, Don Patterson

Eastern Wildlife Damage Management Conference: 8th (1997)

Wildlife managers in the State of Virginia developed an integrated Canada goose (Branta Canadensis) damage management program in 1996 to address increasing damage caused by resident (non-migratory) Canada geese, primarily in urban/suburban areas. The previous Canada goose damage management program relied primarily on harassment and relocation. The integrated program was made available to citizens, homeowner associations, businesses, organizations, city and county governments, and state and federal agencies in 1997. The Integrated Canada Goose Management Program was developed by U.S. Department of Agriculture-Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service-Wildlife Services, Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, Virginia Department of …

Conservation Of A Dinosaur In Modern Times: South Carolina’S Alligator Management Program, Walter E. Rhodes

Eastern Wildlife Damage Management Conference: 8th (1997)

American alligator (Alligator mississippiensis) conservation is necessary given the animal's role in wetland ecosystems and its economic value. Although the alligator appears to be no longer threatened with extinction, the reptile’s perceived reputation and a burgeoning human population combine to create a management paradox. Alligator management in South Carolina consists of a Nuisance Control Program, a Private Lands Harvest Program, and public education. Annually, over 750 alligator complaints are received by the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources (SCDNR), and harvest averages about 250 animals. To address alligator/human interaction in rural habitats, a harvest on private lands was …

Proceedings Of The Eighth Eastern Wildlife Damage Management Conference

Eastern Wildlife Damage Management Conference: 8th (1997)

Proceedings edited by James A. Parkhurst
Held October 16-19, 1997, Roanoke, Virginia

Contents


Historical Forces Shaping Americans’ Perceptions of Wildlife and Human-Wildlife Conflicts — Denise O. Conover and Michael R. Conover
Do You Have Your Skates On? — Gary San Julian

TECHNICAL SESSION #1 The Mass Media and Stakeholders’ Beliefs About Suburban Wildlife — Cynthia A. Loker, James Shanahan, and Daniel J. Decker
Aldo Leopold’s Land Ethic: Implications for Predator Management (abstract only) — Johnny Stowe
Private Nuisance Wildlife Control: Is There a Future in Kansas? (abstract only) — Charles Lee
Vertebrate Damage Management: The Future of an Evolving Profession …

Water Current, Volume 29, No. 5, October 1997

Water Current Newsletter

More Than 100 Tour Western Colorado Irrigation Projects
From the Director: New School Formed; Festival of Color; Husker Harvest Days; Wetlands Faculty
Water Rights Implications of the Platte River Memorandum of Agreement
Corridor Alliance Bringing People Together to Preserve Platte River
Nebraska Water 2000 to Convene in Kearney
NWRA/NSIA Join Joint Conference in Grand Island
Fourteen Presentations Planned for 1998 Water Resources Seminar Series
Water News Briefs
Extension Conference to Minnesota's North Woods
78,000 Groundwater Documents Available
Foundation Staff Help with Urban Water Festival in Washington D.C.

Water Resources Review - Fall 1997 Vol 10 No 2, Annis Water Resources Institute

AWRI Reviews

No abstract provided.

Survey Of Mollusks Of The Niobrara River: Final Report, Patricia W. Freeman, Keith Perkins

School of Natural Resources: Faculty Publications

We surveyed the mollusks of the Niobrara River in Nebraska from 1992–1996. We found two species of unionid clams and ten species of snails that either must live in water or near water. Both clams and snails are poorly sampled in the state, however we attribute the low number of species of unionid clams in the Niobrara to its cold, fast flow and rocky bottom. In contrast, the Platte River is slower moving with a muddy bottom and has at least 11 species of unionid clams. Each species has been mapped with latitude/longitude coordinates. Specimens have been curated and are …

The Probe, Issue 180 - September 1997

The Probe: Newsletter of the National Animal Damage Control Association

CONTENTS:
Vertebrate Repellents: Mechanisms, Practical Applications, Possibilities
CALENDAR OF UPCOMING EVENTS
NADCA Officers' Nominations Needed
Person-to-Person Hantavirus Reported
The Uneasy Conscience of the Animal Rights Movement: Part 2
Children Attacked, One Killed by Colorado Lions
Coyotes as Safety Threat Debated

Center For Sustainable Agricultural Systems Newsletter, September/October 1997

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

Contents:

Linking Ecology and Agriculture to Increase Sustainability

California Salad and Australian Emu in Nebraska?

The State of Rural America: We Can Choose Our Future

Seeking K-16 Curriculum Volunteers

Impact Project Deadlines

Effect Of Bmp Implementation On Storm Flow Quality Of Two Northwestern Arkansas Streams, Dwayne R. Edwards, Tommy C. Daniel, H. Don Scott, Phillip A. Moore Jr., John F. Murdoch, Paul F. Vendrell

Biosystems and Agricultural Engineering Faculty Publications

The effectiveness of management practices in improving quality of runoff from agricultural land areas has been reported based primarily on results from plot- and field-scale studies. There is limited information available on watershed scales, particularly when the dominant agricultural land use is pasture. The objective of this study was to determine whether a program of Best Management Practice (BMP) implementation in the Lincoln Lake watershed of northwestern Arkansas was effective in reducing storm stream flow concentrations and mass transport of nitrate nitrogen (NO₃-N), ammonia nitrogen (NH₃-N), total Kjeldahl nitrogen (TKN), ortho-phosphorus (PO₄-P), total phosphorus …

The Prairie Naturalist Volume 29, No.3. September 1997

The Prairie Naturalist

FISHING STATISTICS IN KANSAS PUT-AND-TAKE RAINBOW TROUT FISHERIES ▪ R. D. Schultz and D. D. Nygren

DISTRIBUTIONAL STATUS Of UNCOMMON FISHES AND AN AMPHIBIAN FROM NORTHEASTERN MISSOURI ▪ R. A. Hrabik,

DIET OF A RELICT POPULATION OF THE EASTERN WOODRAT IN NEBRASKA ▪ H. H. Genoways, P. W Freeman, and M. K. Clausen

ANIMAL SPECIES MONITORED BY THE SOUTH DAKOTA NATURAL HERITAGE PROGRAM ▪ E. D. Stukel and D. C. Backlund

Dedication

Announcements

Biology Of Shovelnose Sturgeon, Scaphirhynchus Platorynchus, In The Lower Platte River, Nebraska, Robin L. Hofpar

School of Natural Resources: Dissertations, Theses, and Student Research

No abstract provided.

Catches Of Humpback And Other Whales From Shore Stations At Moss Landing And Trinidad, California, 1919-1926, Phillip Clapham, Stephen Leatherwood, Isidore Szczepaniak, Robert L. Brownell Jr.

United States Department of Commerce: Staff Publications

Logbook data from California shore whaling stations at Moss Landing (1919-1922 and 1924) and Trinidad (1920 and 1922-1926) are analyzed. The logs for the two stations record the taking of 2,111 whales, including 1,871 humpbacks, 177 fin whales, 26 sei whales, 3 blue whales, 12 sperm whales, 7 gray whales, 1 right whale, 1 Baird’s beaked whale, and 13 whales of unspecified type (probably humpbacks). Most whales were taken from spring to autumn, but catches were made in all months of some years. The sex ratios of humpback, fin, and sei whales (the three species with sufficient sample sizes to …

Canadian Cooperative Wildlife Health Center Newsletter, Volume 4-3, Summer 1997

Canadian Cooperative Wildlife Health Centre: Newsletters and Publications

CCWHC Newsletter on the World Wide Web
Five-Year Review of the CCWHC
Centre for Coastal Health Moves to Nanaimo
Newcastle Disease in Cormorants, California, USA-May 1997
Chronic Wasting Disease of Wild Deer
Salmonellosis in Herons, Gannet
Probable Newcastle Disease in a cormorant
Neoplasm in Eiders
Birthing Death in a Harbour Porpoise
Low Prevalence of Neoplasia in St. Lawrence River Eels
Mortality at a Bird Feeder
Suspected Teflton Toxicosis in Songbirds
Suspected Avitrol Poisoning of Non-target Species
Forensic (medico-legal) Examinations
Mortality of Porpoises in British Columbia
Predator Attacks in British Columbia
Spring Botulism

Canadian Cooperative Wildlife Health Centre, Volume 4-3, Summer 1997

Canadian Cooperative Wildlife Health Centre: Newsletters and Publications

CCWHC Newsletter on the World Wide Web
Five-Year Review of the CCWHC
Centre for Coastal Health moves to Nanaimo
Newcastle Disease in Cormorants, California, USA - May 1997
Chronic Wasting Disease of Wild Deer
Salmonellosis in Herons, Gannet
Probable Newcastle Disease in a Cormorant
Neoplasm in Eiders
Birthing Death in a Harbour Porpoise
Low Prevalence of Neoplasia in St. Lawrence River Eels
Mortality at a Bird Feeder
Strychnine Poisoning of a Peregrine Falcon
Suspected Teflon Toxicosis in Songbirds
Suspected Avitrol Poisoning of Non-target Species
Forensic (Medico-legal) Examinations
Mortality of Porpoises in British Columbia
Predator Attacks in British Columbia
Spring Botulism

Comparison Of The Dichlorination Of Organic N-Chloramines By Caroate And By Bisulfite: A Kinetic Study, Said H. Lubbad

Chemistry & Biochemistry Theses & Dissertations

Bisulfite is commonly used to dechlorinate chlorinated municipal wastewater. However, several studies suggest that bisulfite is not effective in dechlorinating N-chlorinated amino components of wastewater. The purpose of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of an alternate dechlorinating agent, caroate (peroxysulfate), and to compare its rate of dechlorination of three different types of chloramines with that of bisulfite.

Four N-chlorinated amino compounds were investigated: N-chlorodiethylamine, N­ chloroalanylphenylalanine, N-chloroglycylphenylalanine, and N-[2-(N'-chloroimino)­ propanoyl]phenylalanine. These compounds were selected from different families of N­ chloramines to study the effect of structure on dechlorination by both caroate and bisulfite. At pH …

Stomach Content Analysis Of Stranded Bottlenose Dolphins, Tursiops Truncatus, In Virginia, 1987-1996, John Mcgurk

Biological Sciences Theses & Dissertations

I examined the stomach contents from 94 bottlenose dolphins, Tursiops truncatus, that were stranded along the Virginia coastline from 1987 through 1996. Samples from 1987 through 1991 were obtained from the National Museum of Natural History (NMNH) and samples from 1992 through 1996 were collected by the Virginia Marine Science Museum (VMSM) Stranding Team. Prey species were identified using fish otoliths and cephalopod beaks.

The dolphins examined fed on 23 species of fish and one genus of cephalopods. The primary prey species was Atlantic croaker (Micropogonias undulatus); secondary species were weakfish (Cynoscion regalia), spot (Leiostomus xanthurus), silver perch (Bairdiella chrysoura), …

The Detoxification Of Petroleum Contaminated Coastal Plain Sandy Soil Using An Amended Vermicomposting Approach, John Charles Kraemer

Health Services Research Dissertations

This study explores the feasibility of utilizing an amended vermicomposting treatment approach for detoxifying petroleum hydrocarbon contaminated sandy soil. The bench-scale testing of gasoline and diesel contaminated soil using three test soil vessels and one control soil vessel was performed in a laboratory setting for a six week time period. The control soil received no treatment other than distilled water to maintain soil moisture. Treatment 1 consisted of direct application of liquid municipal biologic sludge on a weekly basis. Treatment 2 consisted of the addition of 30 Eisenia foetida earthworms and distilled water. Treatment 3 consisted of direct application of …

The Future Of Western Water Developments, John Keys

Dams: Water and Power in the New West (Summer Conference, June 2-4)

9 pages.

Of Dams And Salmon In The Columbia/Snake Basin: Did You Ever Have To Make Up Your Mind?, Don B. Miller

Dams: Water and Power in the New West (Summer Conference, June 2-4)

106 pages (includes illustrations and maps).

Contains 4 pages of references.

Klamath Basin: Balancing Instream Flows With Irrigation And Power, Carl Ullman

Dams: Water and Power in the New West (Summer Conference, June 2-4)

15 pages (includes illustrations and maps).

Initiatives And Conflicts In Changing Federal Facility Operation, Lawrence J. Macdonnell

Dams: Water and Power in the New West (Summer Conference, June 2-4)

18 pages.

Contains references.

Glen Canyon Dam: Flood Flows And Adaptive Management In The Lower Colorado River Basin: Response, Joe Hunter

Dams: Water and Power in the New West (Summer Conference, June 2-4)

9 pages.

Contains references.