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The Use Of Toxicants In Black-Tailed Prairie Dog Management: An Overview, Gary W. Witmer, Kathleen A. Fagerstone

Wildlife Damage Management Conference

Black-tailed prairie dogs pose management challenges to landowners and resource managers. They are viewed as either a pest when they cause damage to vegetation or property or pose a disease hazard or, conversely, as a valuable Akeystone@ species representative of reasonably intact prairie ecosystems. When conflicts arise with prairie dog colonies, the two main options are capture and relocation or lethal removal. There are a number of vertebrate toxicants registered for field use in the United States, but few are currently registered for prairie dog control. Only one, zinc phosphide, can be applied above ground as a grain bait. The …

Coyote-Activated Frightening Devices For Reducing Sheep Predation On Open Range, Kurt C. Vercauteren, Michael J. Lavelle, Steve Moyles

Wildlife Damage Management Conference

Domestic sheep ranching is an important agricultural industry in the United States and coyote (Canis latrans) depredation on lambs and ewes continues to challenge ranchers and agencies responsible for protecting sheep. Lethal methods used in controlling coyote depredation include aerial gunning, toxicants, trapping, and calling and shooting. Nonlethal methods include frightening devices, fences, livestock protection animals, and stringent husbandry practices. Ranchers and agencies responsible for controlling coyote depredation need frightening devices that are more effective than those currently available. We describe a field evaluation of 2 animal-activated frightening devices: an acoustic device and an acoustic device with a pop-up scarecrow …

Management Of Breeding And Fall Migrating Double-Crested Cormorants In New York And Vermont - Eight Years Of Lessons Learned, James F. Farquhar, Richard B. Chipman, William J. Crenshaw, Dennis Slate, Jeremy T. H. Coleman

Wildlife Damage Management Conference

Exponential growth of the Interior double-crested cormorant (Phalacrocrax auritus) breeding populations in the past 20 years has resulted in intensified conflicts with human interests. Increasing nesting populations and seasonal impacts of fall migrating cormorants in New York and Vermont have raised significant concern among fish and wildlife resource managers, stakeholders and the general public. Property damage, interspecific competition, decreased plant and animal species diversity, and predation on sport fish are the primary concerns. The need for cormorant management techniques that are effective, socially acceptable, and practical to implement at the local level remains a considerable challenge for wildlife managers in …

A Review Of Pathogens Of Agricultural And Human Health Interest Found In Canada Geese, Larry Clark

Wildlife Damage Management Conference

The roles that waterfowl in general, and Canada geese in particular, have in the dissemination and transmission of viral and bacterial diseases of human or agricultural importance are covered in this review. In addition to the biological information about the etiology of the disease, economic impacts and zoonotic potential of viral and bacterial pathogens are considered. In most cases existing evidence suggests the importance of waterfowl in disease dissemination and transmission, however, definitive data are often lacking, indicating the need for more directed studies before quantitative risk assessments can be made. Finally, a brief assessment of management options is considered.

Evaluation Of Gnrh Contraceptive Vaccine Using Domestic Swine As A Model For Feral Hogs, Lowell Miller, Jack Rhyan, Gary Killian

Wildlife Damage Management Conference

We determined the effect of a GnRH vaccine on reproductive function of sexually mature 5-month female and male domestic swine. The vaccine, GonaCon™, developed at NWRC contains a GnRH peptide conjugated to KLH, combined with AdjuVac™ adjuvant also developed at NWRC. Four groups of ten females were given single IM immunizations either of 800μg GnRH vaccine, 1600μg GnRH vaccine, a prime and boost of 400μg GnRH vaccine and a sham dose adjuvant alone (control). At 8 months old, females were evaluated daily for estrus and bred by artificial insemination if in standing heat. Females not showing heat after 60 days …

Teaching Wildlife Damage Management Through Service-Learning, Greg K. Yarrow

Wildlife Damage Management Conference

As human-wildlife conflicts in South Carolina continue to increase, it became evident that students in the natural resource majors at Clemson University were not receiving the proper training and exposure to wildlife damage issues and management. To address this need, an undergraduate and graduate course was developed to expose students to various techniques used to reduce human-wildlife conflicts. Other topic areas included the philosophical, sociological, ecological and economic basis for controlling damage caused by individual animals or populations of problem wildlife. The course involves a high degree of service-learning addressing human-wildlife conflict issues in South Carolina.

Gis At The National Wildlife Research Center, Jean Bourassa, Craig Ramey, Larry Clark, John Humphrey

Wildlife Damage Management Conference

The National Wildlife Research Center (NWRC), based in Fort Collins, CO, is the research arm for the Animal Plant and Health Inspection Service's Wildlife Services Program. Its mission is to resolve conflicts between wildlife and humans. The NWRC established a GIS (Geographic Information System) function in 1996. The relevance of GIS to two projects are featured in this poster. Project 1 was conducted in 1996 and was a joint effort between the NWRC and the California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA). In this project, 60 Chinese ring-necked pheasants were radio-instrumented and their movements studied. The main goal of the …

April 5, 2003 (Pages 1703-1828), Pennsylvania Legislative Reference Bureau

Volume 33 (2003)

No abstract provided.

Mustang Daily, April 4, 2003

Cal Poly Student Newspaper

Student newspaper of California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, CA.

On The Green Vol. 33 No. 14 April 4, 2003, Gallaudet University

2001-2010

On the Green is an internal publication of Gallaudet College, which later became Gallaudet University. It notified employees of updates around the campus and in the broader community, including new construction and the establishment of new academic programs. Running until 2010, it was supplanted by various forms of online mass communications across multiple audiences.

Volume 38 - Issue 21 - Friday, April 4, 2003, Rose Thorn Staff

The Rose Thorn Archive

The Rose Thorn, Rose-Hulman's independent student newspaper.

Modelle Metcalf Visual Arts Center (2003), Taylor University

Buildings and Grounds of Taylor University

The program for the 2003 Modelle Metcalf Visual Arts Center dedication.

The Echo: April 4, 2003, Taylor University

2002-2003 (Volume 90)

A day, song for the grandparents – Online threats raise concern for network security – Phase three of fine arts complex to be dedicated – Attention Students! – Voices From the Past Part 1 – Rice Pilaf World Tour – Food service: much more than a job – Students get a dose of real life in Marion – Letter to the editor: Bush’s war policy is wrong – Letter to the editor: Nostalgia Night hits too harsh – Letter to the editor: Don’t think marriage, think friendship – Letters to the Editor – Polanski and Brody make The Pianist a …

Spartan Daily, April 4, 2003, San Jose State University, School Of Journalism And Mass Communications

Spartan Daily (School of Journalism and Mass Communications)

Volume 120, Issue 43

Washington University Record, April 4, 2003

Washington University Record

No abstract provided.

The Murray State News, April 4, 2003, The Murray State News

Murray State University Collection

No abstract provided.

The Tiger Vol. 96 Issue 20 2003-04-04, Clemson University

Tiger Newspapers

No abstract provided.

Cropwatch No. 2003-4, April 4, 2003, Lisa Brown Jasa

Crop Watch (1994–2005)

Inside

Wheat disease update……………32

Pesticide registrations……………32

IANR listening sessions……………32

Nitrogen volatilization……………33

Selecting sprayer nozzles……………36

Early grazing of wheat……………36

NW YieldGard^® trials……………37

Corn flea beetles……………38

No-till alfalfa……………38

Climate, precip update……………39

Proso—minimal water user……………40

College Voice Vol. 26 No. 18, Connecticut College

2002-2003

No abstract provided.

Newscast, April 4, 2003, Illinois State University, College Of Applied Science And Technology

newsCAST

Newsletter of the Illinois State University College of Applied Science and Technology

Volume Cxx, Number 19, April 4, 2003, Lawrence University

The Lawrentian

No abstract provided.

Volume 40, Number 30: April 4, 2003, University Of North Dakota

University Letter Archive

No abstract provided.

Media Advisory Unhs Little Royal Equine Show Celebrates 50 Years, Erika Mantz

Media Relations

No abstract provided.

Montana Kaimin, April 4, 2003, Students Of The University Of Montana, Missoula

Montana Kaimin, 1898-present

Student newspaper of the University of Montana, Missoula. Pages 2-5 are missing.

The Effect Of Digital Technology On Late 20th Century And Early 21st Century Culture, Jennifer Clarke

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

Recently, artists have begun using digital technology to create new cultural forms in the fields of art, literature, and music, and a new cultural form known as interactive digital multimedia has emerged, which combines elements from the new artistic, literary, and musical forms. Many of these artists have produced works that explore the interactive capabilities of digital technology. These interactive digital cultural forms have encouraged collaborative efforts that would have otherwise been difficult or even impossible to achieve before the advent of digital technology. In addition, this element of interactivity has redefined the traditional relationship between artist and audience. As …

Vic Hanchuk Interview, 04 April 2003

All interviews

This oral history interview with Vic Hanchuk covers his memories of growing up in the Tremont neighborhood of Cleveland from the 1930s to the 1950s. Hanchuk provides detailed recollections of his family’s immigrant background, the ethnic diversity of the community, and the challenges of life in a blue-collar, working-class environment. He discusses the impact of the steel mills, the presence of organized crime, and the vibrant social fabric characterized by family values, local traditions, and communal activities.

Count Or Pointcount: Is Percent Octocoral Cover An Adequate Proxy For Octocoral Abundance?, Matthew J. Lybolt

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

The Florida Keys Coral Reef Monitoring Project (CRMP) began video transect sampling in 1996 and has continuously monitored 107 Florida Keys stations through 2002. The video was downward pointing and produced images from which planar projection data were calculated to determine percent cover of living benthic organisms. An absence of data assessing correlation between octocoral percent cover and octocoral abundance motivated a study to compare octocoral percent cover with abundance data acquired from the same video transects. The methods employed to extract octocoral abundance data from videotape were validated. Temporal changes in octocoral abundance, size and taxonomic group were determined …

Lanthorn, Vol. 37, No. 30, April 3, 2003, Grand Valley State University

Volume 37, July 11, 2002 - June 19, 2003

Lanthorn is Grand Valley State's student newspaper, published from 1968 to the present.

The Pacifican April 3, 2003, University Of The Pacific

All Issues - Student Newspaper, The Pacifican, Pacific Weekly

No abstract provided.

Arbiter, April 3, Students Of Boise State University

Student Newspapers

No abstract provided.