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The Utah Statesman, October 23, 2000, Utah State University
The Utah Statesman, October 23, 2000, Utah State University
The Utah Statesman
Weekly student newspaper of Utah State University in Logan.
The Utah Statesman, October 18, 2000, Utah State University
The Utah Statesman, October 18, 2000, Utah State University
The Utah Statesman
Weekly student newspaper of Utah State University in Logan.
The Utah Statesman, October 13, 2000, Utah State University
The Utah Statesman, October 13, 2000, Utah State University
The Utah Statesman
Weekly student newspaper of Utah State University in Logan.
The Utah Statesman, October 11, 2000, Utah State University
The Utah Statesman, October 11, 2000, Utah State University
The Utah Statesman
Weekly student newspaper of Utah State University in Logan.
The Utah Statesman, October 9, 2000, Utah State University
The Utah Statesman, October 9, 2000, Utah State University
The Utah Statesman
Weekly student newspaper of Utah State University in Logan.
The Utah Statesman, October 6, 2000, Utah State University
The Utah Statesman, October 6, 2000, Utah State University
The Utah Statesman
Weekly student newspaper of Utah State University in Logan.
Coding Spreadsheets For Intervention Decisions In Wildlife Damage Management, Ray T. Sterner, H. Nicole Lorimer
Coding Spreadsheets For Intervention Decisions In Wildlife Damage Management, Ray T. Sterner, H. Nicole Lorimer
Wildlife Damage Management Conference
Sterner (In press) described the use of a priori, theoretical analyses of crop/resource savings and benefit:cost ratios as a way of making intervention decisions in wildlife damage management. Iterative (1-variable-changed-at-a-time) calculations of these economic indices were computed for the use of zinc phosphide baits to control vole (Microtus spp.) populations in alfalfa (Medicago sativa). Results showed that indices displayed transitive effects -- greater net savings and benefit:cost ratios were related to larger field-size, crop-damage and bait-effectiveness variables, but smaller bait-application fees. Ratios varied between 0.40 and 6.45, with -5-10% vole-caused damage required to produce returns on investments equal to the …
What Are The Research Needs And Skills For The Future?, Richard D. Curnow
What Are The Research Needs And Skills For The Future?, Richard D. Curnow
Wildlife Damage Management Conference
One can be a student of Tom Peters, management visionary and futurist, or Gary San Julian, a leader in the academics of wildlife damage management (WDM), but that is not necessary to be impressed and excited by the rapid trends and unpredictable events that are altering how we think about and attempt to manage the nation's precious wildlife resources. Because of the boundless propensity of mankind to develop, inhabit, and alter the landscape, wildlife managers of today and the future require different strategies, tools, and skills than those who did such a fine job of conservation and management in past …
What Will The Disease Issues Of The Future Be?, Robert G. Mclean
What Will The Disease Issues Of The Future Be?, Robert G. Mclean
Wildlife Damage Management Conference
The major categories of diseases of the future involving wildlife are zoonotic diseases of public health importance, domestic animal diseases of economic importance, and wildlife diseases and health of wildlife importance. The existing patterns of these diseases include exotic, introduced diseases (West Nile virus - WNV), emerging diseases (Lyme disease), re-emerging diseases (animal rabies), and continuing diseases (leptospirosis). Some significant emerging public health diseases are WNV, hantavirus, Lyme disease, hemorrhagic E. coli 0157:H7, and antibiotic resistant bacteria. Emerging domestic animal diseases also include WNV, E.coli 0157:H7, salmonella enterica, and spongiform encephalopathies. Whereas, emerging wildlife diseases are WNV, particularly in Corvidae, …
Comparison Of Standard And Modified Soft Catch Traps For Capturing Coyotes, Bobcats, And Raccoons, Jan F. Kamler, Chad Richardson, Philip S. Gipson
Comparison Of Standard And Modified Soft Catch Traps For Capturing Coyotes, Bobcats, And Raccoons, Jan F. Kamler, Chad Richardson, Philip S. Gipson
Wildlife Damage Management Conference
Capture rates and injury rates of coyotes (Canis latrans), bobcats (Lynx rufus), and raccoons (Procyon lotor) captured in standard No. 3 Soft Catch® traps were compared to those captured in the same trap type modified with the Taos Lightening Spring™ (TLS) double torsion spring. All traps were equipped with Paws-I-Trip™ pan tension devices and were successful in excluding most small non target species. We captured 15 coyotes and 17 bobcats from October 1995 to March 1997. In addition, 23 raccoons, a large non target species, were captured. Capture rates for coyotes were higher (P < 0.10) in TLS modified traps (92%) than standard traps (27%), whereas capture rates were similar (P > 0.10) for raccoons (85% and 67%, …
Urban Crow Roosts - A Nationwide Phenomenon?, W. Paul Gorenzel, Terrell P. Salmon, Gary D. Simmons, Bob Barkhouse, Mark P. Quisenberry
Urban Crow Roosts - A Nationwide Phenomenon?, W. Paul Gorenzel, Terrell P. Salmon, Gary D. Simmons, Bob Barkhouse, Mark P. Quisenberry
Wildlife Damage Management Conference
We conducted surveys of federal officials nationwide and of local officials in California to determine historical and temporal aspects, location, size, and control of American crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos) urban roosts. The national survey consisted of a 2-page questionnaire sent via email to United States Department of Agriculture Wildlife Services state directors representing the lower 48 states. The California survey consisted of a 3-page questionnaire mailed by the League of California Cities to 473 towns and cities and an email inquiry sent to Agriculture Commissioners in 29 counties. In the national survey respondents in 27 of 39 states identified 86 urban …
A Private Lands Approach To Controlling New Jersey's Deer Population, David Drake
A Private Lands Approach To Controlling New Jersey's Deer Population, David Drake
Wildlife Damage Management Conference
In New Jersey, annual losses from white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virgianianus) depredation to agricultural crops have been estimated as high as $10 million. Additional problems caused by the state's overabundance of deer include increasing vehicle/deer collisions, possible human health concerns regarding increasing incidences of Lyme disease, and a loss of flora and fauna diversity. In an effort to reduce deer numbers and minimize damage, both non-lethal and lethal management practices have been used with limited success. Hunter access to private lands remains the biggest impediment to effective deer management in New Jersey. I propose an incentive-based program to increase lease and …
Spatial Movements In Response To Baiting Female White-Tailed Deer, Scott C. Williams, Anthony J. Denicola
Spatial Movements In Response To Baiting Female White-Tailed Deer, Scott C. Williams, Anthony J. Denicola
Wildlife Damage Management Conference
A better understanding of the manipulation of white-tailed deer movement patterns in response to bait has implications for future management of increasing suburban herds. We gathered radio telemetry data for 10 female and 1 male deer over a 1-year period with artificial feeding stations activated in spring and fall. Data were triangulated in the computer program Topo!, transferred into home range program CALHOME, and imported into ArcView for analysis. Mean annual home range size was 57.7 ha with mean core area of 8.4 ha. Spatial changes in behavior of all deer were witnessed in response to bait including core area …
Conditioning And Habituation Of White-Tailed Deer To Two Common Deterrents, George R. Gallagher, Jennifer L. Peacock, Elizabeth P. Garner, Robert H. Prince
Conditioning And Habituation Of White-Tailed Deer To Two Common Deterrents, George R. Gallagher, Jennifer L. Peacock, Elizabeth P. Garner, Robert H. Prince
Wildlife Damage Management Conference
It was hypothesized white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) could be readily conditioned to 2 commonly used deterrents, Deer-Away® Big Game Repellent (BGR) and blood meal (BM). Plots were randomly assigned BGR, BM and control. Free-ranging deer were initially conditioned to forage for corn at each 49m 2 bare earth plots delivered at 0500 hr and 1600 hr by programmable siing-type feeders. Hoof prints were counted within a 3.7m 2 sample area of each plot to quantify activity. Following preconditioning, data were collected during 5, 5-day periods. Application of BGR and BM to their respective bare earth plots occurred during periods 2, …
The Islip Deer Initiative: A Strategy For Stakeholder Involvement In Deer Management, William F. Siemer, Daniel J. Decker, Mark D. Lowery, James E. Shanahan
The Islip Deer Initiative: A Strategy For Stakeholder Involvement In Deer Management, William F. Siemer, Daniel J. Decker, Mark D. Lowery, James E. Shanahan
Wildlife Damage Management Conference
Effective stakeholder involvement is among the greatest challenges in wildlife management. In this paper, we describe an effort called the Islip Deer Initiative (IDI) to illustrate one approach that wildlife management professionals can take to design a stakeholder involvement strategy. We used a four-step procedure proposed by Chase et al. (1999) as a general guideline for process design. The procedure involves: (1) developing an understanding of the local situation (i.e., preliminary situation analysis); (2) defining the wildlife agency's objectives for stakeholder involvement; (3) selecting an overarching stakeholder involvement approach; and (4) designing context-specific stakeholder involvement strategies. In this case, preliminary …
Bird Damage To Tropical Fruit In South Florida, Eric A. Tillman, Annamaria Van Doorn, Michael L. Avery
Bird Damage To Tropical Fruit In South Florida, Eric A. Tillman, Annamaria Van Doorn, Michael L. Avery
Wildlife Damage Management Conference
In Dade County, Florida, the production of tropical fruit is a major component of the agricultural industry with total sales amounting to $73.5 million in the 1997-1998 season. Two types of fruit in particular, lychee (Litchi chinensis) and longan (Euphoria longana), are rapidly emerging in economic importance with a combined annual value of over $19 million. For many lychee and longan growers, bird damage is perceived to be a significant constraint to production, yet there is no published information on the extent of damage caused by birds. In 1999, we initiated research to identify the bird species responsible for longan …
Radio-Telemetry And Geographical Information Systems To Assess Urban Deer Zoonoses, Karmen M. Hollis, Christopher L. Anchor, James E. Chelsvig, Dwayne R. Etter, J. P. Dubey, Richard E. Warner, Laura L. Hungerford
Radio-Telemetry And Geographical Information Systems To Assess Urban Deer Zoonoses, Karmen M. Hollis, Christopher L. Anchor, James E. Chelsvig, Dwayne R. Etter, J. P. Dubey, Richard E. Warner, Laura L. Hungerford
Wildlife Damage Management Conference
Urban white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) populations can influence the epidemiology of many zoonotic diseases because they affect the distribution and abundance of pathogens and vectors. The risk of emerging zoonotic pathogens increases with human populations, as people have closer contact with wildlife in urban environments. We used radio-telemetry to study deer behavior and population dynamics in Chicago, IL. We monitored home-range use and habitat patterns for 43 radio-collared deer from 2 study sites, 1995-1999. Deer serology was conducted to test for various zoonotic diseases, such as babesiosis, encephalitis, and toxoplasmosis for 12 study locations. To analyze potential disease exposures for …
Turkey Damage Survey: A Wildlife Success Story Becoming Another Wildlife Damage Problem, James E. Miller, Brian C. Tefft, Robert E. Eriksen, Mike Gregonis
Turkey Damage Survey: A Wildlife Success Story Becoming Another Wildlife Damage Problem, James E. Miller, Brian C. Tefft, Robert E. Eriksen, Mike Gregonis
Wildlife Damage Management Conference
Wild turkey (Meleagris gallopavo) populations have been restored and enhanced through introductions and reintroductions in 49 of the 50 states to huntable populations within the last 30 years. Populations are presently estimated to exceed 4 million birds within the United States. In many states, wild turkey habitat includes woodlots interspersed with agricultural lands, and some of the highest known population densities of wild turkeys are found in such areas. This paper will report on existing research, examining perceived versus actual damage caused by wild turkeys. It will also provide information based on a recent survey of biologists from the State …
Evaluations Of Nicarbazin-Treated Pellets For Reducing The Laying And Viability Of Canada Goose Eggs, Kurt C. Vercauteren, Michael J. Pipas, Kenneth L. Tope
Evaluations Of Nicarbazin-Treated Pellets For Reducing The Laying And Viability Of Canada Goose Eggs, Kurt C. Vercauteren, Michael J. Pipas, Kenneth L. Tope
Wildlife Damage Management Conference
The number of Canada geese (Branta canadensis) nesting in the United States is increasing rapidly, generating more complaints and problems associated with them. Overabundant geese can be a nuisance, threaten human health and safety, and cause damage to property. Nicarbazin (NCZ), a coccidiostat used in chicken production, has been documented to reduce egg production and viability. The reduction of reproduction through the use of NCZ could be a valuable aspect of an overall integrated goose management plan. We conducted studies at 5 sites in Nebraska in spring 2000 to evaluate the efficacy of NCZ-treated pellets for reducing the laying and …
Resolving Conflicts With Canada Geese: An Animal Welfare Perspective, John Hadidian, Michele Childs, Nancy Perry, Patricia Lane
Resolving Conflicts With Canada Geese: An Animal Welfare Perspective, John Hadidian, Michele Childs, Nancy Perry, Patricia Lane
Wildlife Damage Management Conference
The scope and significance of human conflicts with urban and suburban Canada goose populations has been growing rapidly since the mid 1980s. A lack of basic understanding about the biology and ecology of locally abundant goose populations has led, in part, to argument between opposing camps over the appropriate approaches and methodologies to resolve human-goose conflicts. Animal welfare interests have focused on the humaneness of roundup and slaughter programs, and advocated non-lethal approaches coupled with what they view as the more benign population control activity of egg addling. Some traditional wildlife managers have argued that nonlethal approaches have been tried …
Den Site Selection And Movement Patterns Of Female Raccoons Following Removal And Exclusion From Residences, Anthony J. Denicola, Michael A. O'Donnell
Den Site Selection And Movement Patterns Of Female Raccoons Following Removal And Exclusion From Residences, Anthony J. Denicola, Michael A. O'Donnell
Wildlife Damage Management Conference
Raccoons (Procyon lotor) are one of many wildlife species that have adapted to survive in urban/suburban environments. Classified as a rabies vector species in many eastern states, their disposition after being handled by wildlife specialists is often dictated by this human health concern. Specifically, some states prohibit relocation and mandate that raccoons be released on site or euthanized. Although management using nonlethal means is often preferred by some segments of the human population, several questions remain to be addressed before appropriate agency policies regarding the handling of urban wildlife can be determined. There is little information available regarding the fate …
Wildlife Damage In The Suburbs: Conflicts In A Human-Wildlife Landscape, Rebecca Field
Wildlife Damage In The Suburbs: Conflicts In A Human-Wildlife Landscape, Rebecca Field
Wildlife Damage Management Conference
The sprawling communities surrounding cities pose a paradox for wildlife. Suburban habitat, with parks, greenways, and planned open spaces, provide attractive habitat with abundant resources for some wildlife species. Yet the landscape is dominated by human activities and disturbances. Species with little tolerance for human disturbance and habitat changes have difficulty maintaining their populations in suburban environments. Yet more adaptable species flourish in suburban areas where there are less predators, increased food resources, and abundant habitat for cover and raising young. The resulting overabundant wildlife populations pose increasing problems for biologists, wildlife damage practitioners, and the public. Management of urban …
Efforts To Enhance Stakeholder Communications In North Carolina's Wildlife Damage Control Agent System, Peter T. Bromley, Carl W. Betsill
Efforts To Enhance Stakeholder Communications In North Carolina's Wildlife Damage Control Agent System, Peter T. Bromley, Carl W. Betsill
Wildlife Damage Management Conference
In 1995, North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission (NCWRC) established policy and rules for handling of nuisance wildlife by Wildlife Damage Control Agents (WDCA). The policy required a one-day long training session, culminating in an open book, certification examination. The North Carolina Cooperative Extension Service (NCCES) conducted the training and administered the examination. The certification-training program covered principles of wildlife damage management, wildlife laws and regulations, humane handling of animals and euthanasia, human health risks from exposure to wildlife, professional ethics, and sources of technical information. Between October 1995 and March 2000, 7 certification-training sessions were held and 289 WDCA's were …
Survey Of Factors Affecting The Success Of Clemson Beaver Pond Levelers Installed In Mississippi By Wildlife Services, Dale L. Nolte, Seth R. Swafford, Charles A. Sloan
Survey Of Factors Affecting The Success Of Clemson Beaver Pond Levelers Installed In Mississippi By Wildlife Services, Dale L. Nolte, Seth R. Swafford, Charles A. Sloan
Wildlife Damage Management Conference
Clemson beaver pond levelers were developed as a tool to enable land managers to manipulate water flow past beaver (Castor canadensis) dams. Wildlife Services has installed several of these devices in collaboration with landowners. We conducted a survey to determine if we could identify factors that impacted whether the devices were meeting landowner objectives. Fifty percent of the 40 levelers surveyed were still operating and regarded as successful. Factors considered in the survey included management objectives, time since the leveler was installed, watershed characteristics, physical attributes of the stream and of the beaver dam where the leveler was installed, and …
Evaluating Norway Rat Response To Attractant And Repellent Odors To Improve Rodenticide Baiting Effectiveness, Stephen A. Shumake, A. A. Hakim
Evaluating Norway Rat Response To Attractant And Repellent Odors To Improve Rodenticide Baiting Effectiveness, Stephen A. Shumake, A. A. Hakim
Wildlife Damage Management Conference
Control of rodent infestations using acute-rodenticide baiting is frequently fraught with difficulties involving bait-shyness and neophobic effects. To simulate some of the parameters encountered in baiting situations, pre-weighed quantities of Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) standard challenge bait mixture were used as a highly palatable bait base to induce feeding without the need for food deprivation in Wistar-strain laboratory albino rats. Individual animals were tested for attractant effects of 3 odors (rat urine, preputial gland extract, and carbon disulfide) and a natural repellent odor (coyote urine) in an observation area constructed of clear plastic panels containing a central alley and 2 …
Gis Use In Oral Rabies Vaccine Programs, Patricia R. Bright, Elizabeth Schmidt, Francois Elvinger, Michelle M. Weisbarth, R. F. Bulley, Cynthia L. Mills
Gis Use In Oral Rabies Vaccine Programs, Patricia R. Bright, Elizabeth Schmidt, Francois Elvinger, Michelle M. Weisbarth, R. F. Bulley, Cynthia L. Mills
Wildlife Damage Management Conference
Frequent human and domestic animal exposures to rabid wildlife have raised the public's awareness, leading to an increase in the number of wildlife submissions for rabies testing as well as an increase in the number of people requiring post exposure prophylaxis treatment. During 1998 and 1999, the Health and Human Services Department of a densely populated urban/suburban county in Virginia received a total of 955 animal submissions for rabies testing. Wildlife accounted for 714 of the submissions. Seventy-nine of the submitted wildlife were found dead, 445 were killed or euthanized for testing (190 unknown). Of the wildlife submissions,152 (21%) were …
Field Evaluation Of A Visual Barrier To Discourage Gull Nesting, Patricia A. Pochop, John L. Cummings, Richard M. Engeman
Field Evaluation Of A Visual Barrier To Discourage Gull Nesting, Patricia A. Pochop, John L. Cummings, Richard M. Engeman
Wildlife Damage Management Conference
Expanding gull populations along the Columbia River have been implicated in depredations to threatened and endangered migrating salmon smolt, depredations to agriculture crops, bird-aircraft strike hazards, nuisance problems, and potential threats to public health. In an effort to develop management methods for controlling gull populations, we tested a visual barrier to discourage gulls from nesting on an island in the Columbia River. The barrier material is a woven black polypropylene fabric that we utilized to take advantage of the gulls' innate predator avoidance mechanisms, by removing their line of sight to approaching terrestrial predators while providing no protection from aerial …
Investigations Of Methods To Reduce Damage By Voles, Gary W. Witmer, A. A. Hakim, Brian W. Moser
Investigations Of Methods To Reduce Damage By Voles, Gary W. Witmer, A. A. Hakim, Brian W. Moser
Wildlife Damage Management Conference
Voles (Microtus spp.), small burrowing rodents, range over much of North America. Populations cycle and achieve peak densities every 3-5 years. This can result in severe damage to various resources: orchards, forest plantings, alfalfa and other crops, ornamentals, lawns, and gardens. A variety of methods are used to reduce vole damage, but there is still a need for new, cost effective, and environmentally benign approaches. We investigated numerous candidate repellents and barriers with indoor vole colonies in soil-filled tanks. Several compounds (blood meal, capsaicin, castor oil, coyote urine, quebracho, and thiram) showed promise as repellents, but only at high concentrations. …
Capsaicin-Treated Seed As A Squirrel Deterrent At Birdfeeders, Paul D. Curtis, Elizabeth D. Rowland, Gwen B. Curtis, Joseph A. Dunn
Capsaicin-Treated Seed As A Squirrel Deterrent At Birdfeeders, Paul D. Curtis, Elizabeth D. Rowland, Gwen B. Curtis, Joseph A. Dunn
Wildlife Damage Management Conference
Eastern gray squirrels (Sciurus carolinensis) are considered to be a pest by many bird-lovers because they take significant quantities of seed from birdfeeders. None of the available methods of protecting birdseed against squirrels is completely effective. We assessed the efficacy of treating birdseed with capsaicin oleoresin as a means of deterring squirrels. Consumption of treated and untreated whole, black-oil sunflower seed was compared by carrying out one-choice feeding trials at 3 sites near Ithaca, New York, from 11 May to 24 June 1999. The heat strength of the treated seed was 40,000 Scoville Heat Units (SHUs) (2,424 ppm) on the …
Closing - Conference Summary, James E. Miller
Closing - Conference Summary, James E. Miller
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