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Utilizing A Computerized Fish And Wildlife Information System To Solve Animal Damage Control Problems, Jefferson L. Waldon, Charles T. Cushwa, Peter T. Bromley

Wildlife Damage Management Conference

Animal damage control professionals are faced with the monumental task of absorbing an enormous amount of literature about animal species. For example, one person cannot become an expert on all facets of dozens of species, much less the 1000 or more fish, reptiles, amphibians, mammals, and birds that fall under the wildlifer's jurisdiction. An important new aid to the wildlife damage control specialist is the computerized fish and wildlife information system (CFWIS). A CFWIS is a tool for systematically compiling and managing information about animal species which reside in a state. Cushwa and Kopf (1984) summarized the development of state …

Computer Assisted Extension Program On Ground Squirrel Control, Terrell P. Salmon, Donald L. Lancaster, Leanne Lasarow

Wildlife Damage Management Conference

Computers have become common place in virtually all phases of agriculture. Most individuals have access to micro-computers and the once apparent intimidation about using them is rapidly disappearing. Because of increased availability and public acceptance, it's no surprise that many Extension programs are using computers as an important component of their educational package. Recently, several computer models have been developed to assist Extension personnel and others in demonstrating proper wildlife damage control decision-making. We have developed such a model which is used to: 1) present ground squirrel control information to the grower, 2) take user (grower) input on production, yields, …

Birds In Hangars- A Messy Problem, Albert E. Bivings Iv

Wildlife Damage Management Conference

Pest birds in hangars and similar man-made structures pose specific health hazards as well as nuisance and corrosion problems. While lethal control or a scaring program may be the best technique for some locations, neither address the long-term problem of the basic attractiveness of these structures to birds. The best long-term solution usually is to exclude the birds with permanently installed plastic or nylon netting. Several methods to accomplish this are discussed.

Air Force Problems With Birds In Hangars, Timothy J. Will

Wildlife Damage Management Conference

The Air Force's Bird - Aircraft Strike Hazard (BASH) Team has been dealing with bird hazards to aircraft for over ten years, primarily through awareness programs, direct assistance to military bases, and through R&D aimed at world-wide BASH reduction. As with any problem where a biological system (in this case, birds) is involved, diversification is important in developing solutions. The BASH Team has recommended a variety of methods for working with hazards from birds. One area of particular concern is the nuisance of pest birds in hangars. These structures are extremely alluring to birds, which seek the roof-supporting I-beams and …

Preventive Control Of Pest Rodents, Walter E. Howard

Wildlife Damage Management Conference

With "preventive control" of pest rodents, by using rodent bait boxes (stations) on a permanent basis, there is no longer any biological, ecological, or economic reason for rodent pests or health problems to occur in villages, cities, and intensively cultivated agricultural areas, but not pastures or forests. Such pest rodents can usually be eliminated without endangering nontarget species, quite inexpensively, simply, and in a more environmentally desirable manner than most current practices, where the pest rodents are not controlled until populations have built up, which requires large amounts of rodenticides. With preventive control, once the pest rodents have been controlled …

Histoplasmosis And Its Impact On Blackbird/Starling Roost Management, A. R. Stickley Jr., R. J. Weeks

Wildlife Damage Management Conference

Histoplasrnosis is a common and sometimes serious fungal disease that primarily affects the lungs, but can also involve other parts of the human body. The disease is characterized by 3 major forms: acute pulmonary, chronic cavitary, and disseminated histoplasmosis.Two fungicides are effective in treatment of the disease, but serious side effects often result. The occurrence of the fungus, Histoplasma capsulatum, is associated with large quantities of bird and bat excreta that have come in contact with soil. Roost sites must generally be occupied by birds for at least 3 years before soil conditions are conducive to its growth. Once established, …

Removal Of Nesting Starlings With Drc-1339, Douglas I. Hall

Wildlife Damage Management Conference

DRC-1339-treated crickets (Gryllus sp.) were utilized in an attempt to remove starlings (Sturnus vulgaris) nesting and rearing young in the aircraft hangars at the Little Rock Air Center, Little Rock, Pulaski County, Arkansas. Bait ratio of 1 treated to 5 untreated crickets was used. They were placed under airport night lights where foraging birds naturally gathered to feed on insects attracted to these lights. Adult starlings consumed the crickets as well as fed them to their young. Lethal control was achieved on both age classes of bird. Field test results show promise for the development of …

Air Force Problems With Birds In Hangars, Timothy J. Will

Eastern Wildlife Damage Control Conference: 2nd (1985)

The Air Force's Bird-Aircraft Strike Hazard (BASH) Team has been dealing with bird hazards to aircraft for over ten years, primarily through awareness programs, direct assistance to military bases, and through R&D aimed at world-wide BASH reduction. As with any problem where a biological system (in this case, birds) is involved, diversification is important in developing solutions. The BASH Team has recommended a variety of methods for working with hazards from birds. One area of particular concern is the nuisance of pest birds in hangars. These structures are extremely alluring to birds, which seek the roof-supporting I-beams and bars for …

Relationship Between Seasonal Changes In Forage Quality And Feeding Patterns In Meadow Voles (Microtus Pennsylvanicus), Ronald J. Brooks, Stephen A. Struger

Eastern Wildlife Damage Control Conference: 2nd (1985)

Forage analyses revealed that mowed orchards provide a relatively high quality forage to meadow voles (Microtus pennsylvanicus), especially in the fall. Mowed forage was characterized by significantly higher protein and moisture content and significantly lower acid and neutral detergent fibre and lignin than forage from an abandoned orchard. Energy and fat were not significantly affected by mowing.. However, vole numbers declined markedly in mowed regions in comparison to undisturbed areas. Voles preferred to inhabit areas with dense cover even though vegetative dieback had occurred. Voles did not exhibit any distinct preference for either cracked corn (rodenticide carrier agent) …

Estimating Cost-Effectiveness Of Controlling Animal Damage To Conifer Seedlings, David S. Decalesta

Eastern Wildlife Damage Control Conference: 2nd (1985)

A model for determining the benefit-cost ratio of controlling damage by vertebrate pests to conifer seedlings requires knowledge of the amount, distribution, and duration of animal damage, reduction in damage associated with control, costs of control, methodology and value of trees at harvest. Because control costs occurring in the present must be compared with savings recovered decades later in the future, the model incorporates procedures for discounting or adjusting future monetary benefits into present net worth valuations,, The model allows forest managers to evaluate a wide range of damage costs and savings accruing from use of various control techniques. The …

Economic And Environmental Impacts Of Beavers In North Carolina, David K. Woodward, Robert B. Hazel, Brian P. Gaffney

Eastern Wildlife Damage Control Conference: 2nd (1985)

In 1984, a postal survey of landowners and managers was conducted in North Carolina concerning the presence of beavers (Castor canadensis) on their property. Major objectives of the survey were to determine: (1) current distribution and relative abundance of beavers in North Carolina, (2) the economic and environmental impacts from an apparently increasing beaver population, and (3) landowner attitudes toward these increasing populations. Of the 1,069 questionnaires returned, data was compiled from 456 landowners (43 percent) who confirmed the presence of beaver activity on their property during 1983. A significant increase in beaver numbers and distribution has occurred throughout much …

The Prairie Naturalist Volume 17, No. 3. September 1985

The Prairie Naturalist

Paul B. Kannowski, Editor

Nikki R. Seabloom, Assistant Editor

Douglas H. Johnson, Book Review Editor

TABLE OF CONTENTS

EFFECTS OF FIRE ON NUTRIENT AND ENERGY CONCENTRATION OF FIVE PRAIRIE GRASS SPECIES ▪ K. M. Ohr and T. B. Bragg

FOOD HABITS OF JUVENILE GIZZARD SHAD IN OPEN-WATER AND NEAR-SHORE HABITATS OF MELVERN RESERVOIR, KANSAS ▪ B. L. Todd and D. W. Willis

CHANGES IN BREEDING BLACKBIRD NUMBERS IN NORTH DAKOTA FROM 1967 TO 1981–82 ▪ J. F. Besser

RARE ANIMALS AND PLANTS OF SOUTH DAKOTA ▪ W. C. Houtcooper, D. J. Ode, J. A. Pearson, and G. M. Vandel III …

The Probe, Issue 56 - September/October 1985

The Probe: Newsletter of the National Animal Damage Control Association

THE PROBE
National Animal Damage Control Association
September- October, 1985
The Justice Department has decreed that the transfer of ADC activities from Agriculture to Interior was illegal so no legislative action was needed to transfer ADC duties.
1080 Collar
Animal Right Activists on Garden Slugs

Professionalism – Commitment Beyond Employment by Jack W. Thomas Applied Wildlife Management
Elephant Rampage
2nd Eastern Wildlife Damage Control Conference
Legislation Scoreboard
National sample of individual attitudes towards 33 animals.
Olive-backed pipit
Personnel

The Probe, Issue 55 - August 1985

The Probe: Newsletter of the National Animal Damage Control Association

THE PROBE
National Animal Damage Control Association
No. 55 August, 1985
To Russia, With Love?
Predators and Pesticides
Secondary Hazards to Owls
Phosphine Disposal Problems
Pro-Pesiticide Group
Letter to the Editor of Country Journal
1080 Toxic Collar
EPA
McKinzie Catalog
Forest-Animal Damage Control Research
USFWS Zinc Phosphide Formulations
Birds and Blueberries

Investigation Of Pollution In A Karst Aquifer Utilizing Optical Brightener, John Thrailkill, Ralph F. Wiseman, Bridget R. Scanlon

KWRRI Research Reports

Optical brightener is an additive to laundry detergents and is found contaminating groundwater. Its concentration may rapidly and inexpensively be determined by fluorescence techniques, and because its source is human wastewater, its presence in groundwater serves as a direct indication of pollution from septic tanks, sewer leaks, and landfills.

A total of 105 wells and springs in an area within the Inner Bluegrass Karst Region near Lexington, Kentucky, were described and sampled. Analyses were made for optical brightener (430 samples), total coliform (91), fecal coliform (93), and fecal streptococci (90). As many as 20 optical brightener and 4 bacterial samples …

Habitat Suitability Index Models: Snowshoe Hare, R.G. Carreker

United States Department of Agriculture Wildlife Services: Staff Publications

This document is part of the Habitat Suitability Index (HSI) Model Series [Biological Report 82(10)] which provides habitat information useful for impact assessment and habitat management. Several types of habitat information are provided. The Habitat Use Information Section is largely constrained to those data that can be used to derive quantitative relationships between key environmental variables and habitat suitability. This information provides the foundation for the HSI model and may be useful in the development of other models more appropriate to specific assessment or evaluation needs.

The HSI Model Section documents the habitat model and includes information pertinent to its …

A Water Quality Element For The Extension Of The Salt Ponds Special Area Management Plan To Quonochontaug, Winnapaug (Brightmans) And Maschaug Ponds, Clarkson A. Collins

Marine Affairs Theses and Major Papers

The Salt Ponds Project scientific research and management efforts were designed to address the management issues typical to barrier beach-lagoon systems. It was anticipated that the finds of the project would be applied to the management of similar estuarine systems in Rhode Island and elsewhere. This paper presents findsings and recommendations relating to water quality and land use for the watersheds of Quonochontaug Pond, Winnapaug Pond, and Maschaug Ponds. With the inclusion of these waterbodies into the SAM Plan framework, all of the barrier beach-coastal lagoon ecosystems of the south shore will come under a plan specifically designed to protect …

Identification Of Soil-Water Chemical Parameters For The Prediction And Treatment Of Suspended Solids In Surface Water Reservoirs Of Coal Mine Lands, V. P. Evangelou, J. H. Grove, R. I. Barnhisel

KWRRI Research Reports

High concentrations of suspended solids in coal mine sedimentation ponds are a factor in lowering water quality. Colloidal particle settling simulations were carried out in the laboratory to test the influence pH and dissolved solids have on concentration and settling rates of suspended solids. The results of the study reveal that the pH range of colloidal coflocculation for the samples tested is between 3.5 and 4.5. Furthermore, liming simulation of acidic sediments, as expected increased colloid dispersion. This increase was dependent on the magnitude of the sodium adsorption ratio (SAR). The greater SAR systems maintained a greater concentration of colloidal …

Water Current, Volume 17, No. 4, July/August 1985

Water Current Newsletter

Director's Report
Research Proposals Due
Rainwater Basin Tour
Nebraska Water Levels Rise for Fourth Year
Estimated Costs Vary for 1985 Irrigation
Research Review: Irrigation Scheduling Procedures with Limited Water for Improved Water Use Efficiency for Corn and Soybeans

Environmental Considerations In Public Lands Mineral Leasing And Development Ii, Jerome C. Muys, John F. Shepherd, Susan L. Smith

Public Lands Mineral Leasing: Issues and Directions (Summer Conference, June 10-11)

62 pages.

Contains 6 attachments.

The Endangered Species Act And Western Water Projects, Lawrence J. Macdonnell

Western Water Law in Transition (Summer Conference, June 3-5)

20 pages.

Contains references.

Federal And State Regulation Of Activities Affecting Water Quality, Julia B. Epley

Western Water Law in Transition (Summer Conference, June 3-5)

54 pages.

Administering Water Rights: The Colorado System, Raymond L. Petros

Western Water Law in Transition (Summer Conference, June 3-5)

140 pages (includes illustrations and maps).

Contains bibliography.

The Prairie Naturalist Volume 17, No. 2. June 1985

The Prairie Naturalist

Paul B. Kannowski, Editor

Nikki R. Seabloom, Assistant Editor

Douglas H. Johnson, Book Review Editor

TABLE OF CONTENTS

A CHECKLIST OF TEXAS ANTS ▪ G. C. Wheeler and J. Wheeler

HABITAT SELECTION BY SMALL MAMMALS OF THE TALL-GRASS PRAIRIE: EXPERIMENTAL PATCH CHOICE ▪ S. K. Peterson, G. A. Kaufman, and D. W. Kaufman

CORN CONSUMPTION BY WINTERING MALLARDS DURING MORNING FIELD-FLIGHTS ▪ R. J. Whyte and E. G. Bolen

CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNTS FOR NORTH DAKOTA - 1984 ▪ R. N. Randall

MOUNTAIN PLOVER FOOD ITEMS ON AND ADJACENT TO A PRAIRIE DOG TOWN ▪ S. L. Olson

ECOLOGICAL DISTURBANCE IN …

The Probe, Issue 54 - June/July 1985

The Probe: Newsletter of the National Animal Damage Control Association

THE PROBE
National Animal Damage Control Association
No. 54 June/July, 1985
NADCA Questionaire Returns
ADC to USDA
The American Tree Famer
Fleas, Ticks, and Cockroaches – Disease Transmitters
Wildlife Management on your Land
European Wild Pigs
The Nongame Act of 1980
ADC controlling Coyotes
Gophers Carrying Radioactive Soil
Directory Additions
Predator – Sandhill Crane Workshop
Central Texas Trappers Association
International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora
Price List: Chemical Repellents, Scare Devices, Traps, Barriers, Feeders, Excluders, Nest Boxes, Poisons/Fumigants

Pollution In The Mediterranean: A Regional Response, Antony O. Heimer

Marine Affairs Theses and Major Papers

Pollution of the Mediterranean Sea has been an issue of significant political, economic and environmental concern for more than a decade. It has more recently become a regional issue with politically diverse coastal states and a wide variety of international agencies implementing cooperative programs of scientific research, education and training, planning, and treaty drafting. Being a regional issue, the pollution problem has facilitated discussions between nations on several levels and governments have found it politically advantageous to use the issue for a variety of purposes.This paper will provide an overview of the Mediterranean pollution problem, covering the nature of the …

The Probe, Issue 53 - May 1985

The Probe: Newsletter of the National Animal Damage Control Association

THE PROBE
National Animal Damage Control Association
No. 53 May, 1985
The Organization and Practice of Vertebrate Pest Control
1984 Yearbook of Agriculture
ADC to USDA
Bat Rabies
Which Influences the Other – Predator or Prey?
Squeaky Clean or Filthy Dirt Mouse Traps?
Red-Winged Blackbirds
Brodifacoum-poisoned rodents
Barnum & Bailey Circus Unicorn
Contamination of Feed in a Warehouse by Pigeons and Sparrows
Squirrel Repellent
“Project Wild”
Personnel Changes
Cowboy’s View of Reincarnation by Wally Mcree
Letters to Ye Ed
Poison Control – Arizona

Water Current, Volume 17, No. 3, May/June 1985

Water Current Newsletter

Director's Report
New Research Projects Funded
Seminar Proceedings Available
Registrations Coming in for California Tour
US Geological Survey Proposals Reviewed
1985 Nebraska Water Conference Tabloid
Research Review: Conservation of Soil, Water and Energy Through Reduced Tillage Systems

Water Quality Management Strategies For Beaver Reservoir, Richard L. Meyer, W. Reed Green

Arkansas Water Resources Center Technical Reports

No abstract provided.

The Probe, Issue 52 - April 1985

The Probe: Newsletter of the National Animal Damage Control Association

THE PROBE
National Animal Damage Control Association No. 52 April, 1985
NADCA Questionaire
HR 1000 to help farmers in debt to the Farmers Home Administration
Eastern Coyote Expert
The Fur Trade is Taking Animal Protection Attacks Seriously
Llamas may be able to help prevent depredation under pen situations.
New Faces in NADCA
Letters to Ye Ed
ADC to USDA