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Meeting Minutes, Wku University Senate

Faculty Senate

Discussion of political action committee, travel, newsletter and faculty evaluations.

Meeting Minutes, Wku Student Government Association

Student Government Association

Meeting regarding gender bias, budget cuts, president for a day, radio show, red towel give away, garbage cans for recycling program, Adopt-a-Spot, talent show and equestrian team.

Newsletter Vol. Xv, No. 3, Wku University Senate

Faculty Senate

Faculty Senate newsletter. This issue includes articles:

• Garrett, Jan. Editor's Note
• Leopold, Aldo. On Ecological Education
• Fiscal Affairs Committee. Reflections on Grant in Aid
• Bluhm, Georg. An Amendment to KRS 164.3 Regarding Selection & Functions of Regents
• Faculty Senate XV Minutes, Oct. 10, 1991
• Faculty Senate XV Minutes, Nov. 14, 1991

Newsletter Vol. Xv, No. 2, Wku University Senate

Faculty Senate

Faculty Senate newsletter. This issue includes articles:

• Vos, Arvin. From the Chair
• Wells, Carroll. General Election - Yesterday, Today and December
• General Education Goals Statement, 1990
• Bussey, Charles. A Call to Action: You Can Make a Difference
• Vos, Arvin. Reflections on Travel Budgets
• Faculty Senate XV Minutes, Sept. 12, 1991

Meeting, Wku Board Of Regents

Board of Regents Documents

Minutes of WKU Board of Regents meeting regarding Thomas Meredith's decline of University of Central Florida presidency, statements in support of Thomas Meredith by Robert Aldridge, David Cole, Robert Lessenberry, Tom Emberton and Mistianna Holcomb; student regent, credit union, masters of professional accountancy, revision of honors program, certificate in Canadian Studies, creation of fall break, biennial budget requests, Glasgow campus, personnel actions and salaries, resolution in honor of Wendell Strode, fraternities and sororities, Student Health Services and creation of the Gender Bias Committee. Includes the following exhibits:

• Memo to WKU Regents from Thomas Meredith re: Athletics, Oct. 23, 1991
• Memo …

Program: Featured Lecture, "An Uneasy Relationship: The Church In A Post-Modern World.", David Davenport

William M. Green Distinguished Christian Lecture Program

Program for the Twelfth Annual William M. Green Distinguished Christian Lecture Program with featured lecturer Dr. David Davenport, President of Pepperdine University.

Resolution 91-6-F - Board Of Regents Chair Term Limit, Wku Student Government Association

Student Government Association

Resolution requesting that Joe Iracane not be re-elected as chair of the WKU Board of Regents.

Financial Services Committee Meeting Minutes, Wku Board Of Regents

Board of Regents Documents

Minutes of the Financial Services Committee meeting.

Meeting Minutes, Wku Student Government Association

Student Government Association

Meeting regarding homecoming and Black Tie Affair.

Meeting Minutes, Wku Student Government Association

Student Government Association

Meeting to discuss homecoming elections, attendance policy, Big Red's Roar and resolutions.

Meeting Minutes, Wku University Senate

Faculty Senate

Meeting to discuss attendance, newsletter, travel reimbursement, Coalition of Senate & Faculty Leadership (COSFL), credit union and budget.

Resolution R91.10.2 - Cooperation Among Faculty Senates, Wku University Senate

Faculty Senate

Request to work with other Kentucky Faculty Senates in creating a legislative agenda.

Resolution R91.10.1 - Budget Cuts, Wku University Senate

Faculty Senate

Resolution requesting that budget cuts reflect Western XXI priorities.

Special Meeting, Wku Board Of Regents

Board of Regents Documents

Minutes of WKU Board of Regents special meeting regarding Student Health Services, includes exhibits:

• Number of Patient Visits 1984-1991
• Total Revenues / Expenditures 1984-1991
• Expenditures Funded by General Fund Revenues 1984-1991
• Percent of Expenditures Funded by Other Funds 1984-1991
• Funding Sources 1984/85 & 1990/91
• Revenues Generated by Student Health Fee 1984-1991
• Student Health Fee 1984-1991
• The Field of College Health
• College Health Trends
• Comparisons with Kentucky Institutions
• Comparisons with Benchmark Institutions
• Proposed Plan of Action
• Western XXI Mission Statement

Meeting Minutes, Wku Student Government Association

Student Government Association

Meeting to discuss 25th anniversary of Student Government Association, recycling program, Adopt-a-Spot, Ku Klux Klan rally in Bowling Green and Fabulous Thunderbirds concert.

Raptors And Racing Pigeons: An Analysis Of Avian Predation On Domestic Pigeons, James B. Armstrong

Wildlife Damage Management Conference

Relationships among pigeons, raptors, and man are well documented. However, there has been little effort to study the conflict between pigeon fanciers and raptors that prey upon racing pigeons. A questionnaire concerning the characteristics of raptor predation on pigeons was distributed to members of the American Racing Pigeon Union (ARPU). Three hundred and sixty-seven responses were received from ARPU members in 39 states. Cooper's hawks were the most often implicated raptor. Lofts located at the edge of wooded areas experienced the most attacks (n = 182). Most fanciers (n = 154) indicated that raptor attacks were distributed throughout …

Landowner Attitudes Regarding Pennsylvania's Extended Antlerless Deer Season On Deer-Damaged Farms, Robert C. Boyd, William L. Palmer

Wildlife Damage Management Conference

The Pennsylvania Game Commission authorized an extension of the 1990-91 antlerless white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) season to reduce deer abundance on farms having excessive crop damage. A mail survey of the 574 participating landowners was conducted to assess the effectiveness of the program. After 2 mailings 93% (n = 531) responded, and 444 returns had complete information for numbers of hunters, hectares, and harvested deer. Based on landowner responses, an estimated 2,674 deer were harvested by 35,181 hunters on 58,525 ha. An average of 4.6 deer were harvested/km² of huntable land, which compared to a statewide …

Perspectives On Wildlife Nuisance Control: Results Of A Wildlife Damage Control Firm's Customer Survey, Lynn A. Braband, Kevin D. Clark

Wildlife Damage Management Conference

Customers of Critter Control, Inc. offices were surveyed in 1990 and 1991 to examine their views and experiences with nuisance wildlife. Most of the survey respondents were having problems with raccoons (Procyon lotor), squirrels (Sciurus spp.), skunks (Mephitis mephitis), woodchucks (Marmata monax), and moles (Talpidae). Approximately 25% of the respondents attempted to control the nuisance situation themselves before contacting Critter Control. Most customers approved of the lethal control of rats/mice (Muridae), moles, snakes, bats (Chiroptera), pigeons (Columba livia), and skunks. Most disapproved of the lethal control of deer (Odocoileus spp.), …

Public Involvement In Wildlife Damage Management: The Situation In Wisconsin, Scott R. Craven

Wildlife Damage Management Conference

Wisconsin currently supports record populations of white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus), Canada geese (Branta canadensis), and wild turkeys (Meleagris gallopavo). These species are real or perceived causes of substantial wildlife damage, and many sectors of the public (i.e., farmers, motorists, suburbanites, etc.) are impacted. Thus public interest, both in a broad sense and in the form of special interest groups, is intense.

Pen Tests Of Methyl Anthranilate As A Bird Repellent In Water, Richard A. Dolbeer, Larry Clark, Paul P. Woronecki, Thomas W. Seamans

Wildlife Damage Management Conference

Two commercial (ReJeX-iT^® brand) formulations of methyl anthranilate (MA), at concentrations of 0.10-0.50% (0.06-0.32% active ingredient [a.i.]), were highly effective in repelling mallards (Anas platyrhynchos), and ring-billed gulls (Larus delawarensis) from pools of water in pen tests. For mallards, pool entries and bill contacts with water in MA-treated pools were 1.4 and 4.0% of the levels in untreated pools during a 2-choice test, and 4.2 and 8.8% of the levels in untreated pools during a 1-choice test. For gulls, the repellency levels were even higher, with activity levels in treated pools being < 1% of levels in untreated pools during 1-and 2-choice tests. We recommend further pen tests to determine minimum effective concentration levels and a field test to determine responses of free-ranging birds.

Modification Of Raccoon Food Resources In Parks To Reduce Rabies Risks To Humans, Stephen C. Frantz

Wildlife Damage Management Conference

In May 1990, the mid-Atlantic raccoon (Procyon lotor) rabies epizootic crossed New York State's southern border. By the end of the year, 84 rabid raccoons had been identified from a 400-km "front" in the State's southern tier of counties. By about mid-February 1991, the number of confirmed rabid raccoons increased to 134. Major metropolitan areas are threatened and predictions for the future indicate a pressing need for information and services by various government agencies. High-risk areas currently are park camp grounds, but will be extended as the outbreak progresses to include urban parks and those residential communities having …

A Cost-Effective Method For Applying And Removing Bird-Exclusion Netting In Commercial Vineyards, Lawrence D. Fuller-Perrine, Mark E. Tobin

Wildlife Damage Management Conference

Bird-exclusion netting can be highly effective for reducing bird damage to agricultural crops, but the high cost of materials and perceived difficulty of applying and removing it has discouraged many growers from using this technique. The expectation of extensive damage to a high-value crop may warrant the implementation of costly protection measures such as bird-exclusion netting. During 1987, we evaluated a method for applying and removing bird-exclusion netting in 4 commercial vineyards on the North Fork of Long Island, New York. The method involved altering a hydraulically-operated, front-end bucket-loader to accommodate loading and applying 5.2-m-wide nets directly over rows of …

Effects Of Chronological Deer Damage On Corn Yields, Scott E. Hygnstrom, Jan R. Hygnstrom, Kurt R. Vercauteren, Nancy S. Foster, Susan B. Lembezeder, Dale J. Hafer

Wildlife Damage Management Conference

To examine the relationship between the timing of deer (Odocoileus virginianus) damage and subsequent yields of field corn, we conducted 2 studies in 2 cornfields in eastern Nebraska during 1989 and 1991.

United Conservation Alliance, Laurence R. Jahn

Wildlife Damage Management Conference

We gather here and reflect on successes in wildlife conservation, restoration, and management; and make plans for more beneficial actions. Significant achievements have been made in public education and wildlife management, as shown by increases in some wildlife populations. But a continuing pressing challenge involves responding to some wildlife population declines, as well as wildlife damage and nuisance situations, as the human population increases and dominates the landscape.

Ecological Considerations In The Management Of Wildlife Damage, Robert K. Swihart

Wildlife Damage Management Conference

Strategies for managing wildlife damage may be divided into 3 broad categories: direct manipulation of populations, manipulation of behavioral or ecological traits of pest species, and manipulation of environmental features. For each of these categories, I review the importance of ecological considerations in determining the effectiveness of management strategies. Proper incorporation of ecological information is important to the success of management strategies in all 3 categories. I predict that future demands will increase for ecologically-based strategies that require minimal intervention, and for integration of management strategies that simultaneously address problems posed by both vertebrate and invertebrate pests. Several recent ecologically-based …

Management Of Human-Raccoon Interaction In The Midst Of A Raccoon Rabies Outbreak, Charles V. Trimarchi, John G. Debbie

Wildlife Damage Management Conference

The rabies epizootic that had affected raccoon (Procyon lotor) populations in the southeastern United States since the mid-1950s jumped to West Virginia in 1977, the apparent result of importation of raccoons from Florida. During the following 14 years, the disease spread through raccoon populations in the mid-Atlantic states, so that by early 1991 infected raccoons had been identified in areas of West Virginia, Virginia, Maryland, Delaware, the District of Columbia, Pennsylvania, New Jersey and New York. Although raccoons have remained the primary vector of the disease throughout the affected areas, spillover has occurred into other wildlife, including skunks …

Use Of Livestock Protection Collars To Protect Sheep And Goats, Murray T. Walton

Wildlife Damage Management Conference

The sodium monofluoroacetate (Compound 1080) Livestock Protection Collar is selective for individual predators attacking the throat of sheep or goats and is especially useful in talcing coyotes (Canis latrans). However, fears of secondary and nontarget poisonings have resulted in restrictions on their use. They are registered for use in the United States only to kill coyotes. To satisfy U.S. Environmental Protection Agency requirements, the Texas Department of Agriculture provides training and testing for certifying collar applicators, and has monitored collar use from 1988 through 1990. During this period, 59 licensed applicators, 6 collar pools, and the Texas Animal …

Animal Damage Management: Responsibilities Of Various Agencies And The Needs For Coordination And Support, Jack H. Berryman

Wildlife Damage Management Conference

It is a pleasure and privilege to again have a part in the Eastern Wildlife Damage Control Conference and to return to Ithaca and Cornell. The opportunity is much appreciated. I commend the sponsors of the conference and their selection of the theme, "Human and Wildlife Interactions: Public Perceptions and Management Realities"–an increasingly important and compelling topic.

Extension Wildlife Damage Management In Alabama, James B. Armstrong

Wildlife Damage Management Conference

I present a compilation of wildlife damage data collected via a mail survey distributed to 146 county agents of the Alabama Cooperative Extension Service. A 55% response rate was obtained with 2 mailings. Snakes and rodents were the cause of most wildlife damage complaints. Regional differences in the number of complaints were observed for white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus), coyotes (Canis latrans), and nine-banded armadillos (Dasypus novemcinctus). Information collected was used to: (1) determine the status of wildlife damage in Alabama from the perspective of the county extension agents; (2) target educational programs; and (3) …

Reducing Nuisance Canada Goose Problems Through Habitat Manipulation, Michael R. Conover

Wildlife Damage Management Conference

Urban populations of Canada geese (Branta canadensis) cause considerable problems when large numbers congregate in parks, playing fields, or backyards. In most cases, geese are drawn to these sites to feed on lawns. I tested whether geese have feeding preferences for different species of grass. Captive Canada geese preferred Kentucky bluegrass and disliked tall fescue more than colonial bentgrass, perennial ryegrass, and red fescue. They did not eat other ground covers such as pachysandra and English ivy. These results suggest that goose numbers at problem sites could be reduced by changing the ground cover. I also compared the …