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Habitat And Bird Communities At Small Airports In The Midwestern Usa, Travis L. Devault, Jacob E. Kubel, Olin E. Rhodes Jr., Richard A. Dolbeer May 2009

Habitat And Bird Communities At Small Airports In The Midwestern Usa, Travis L. Devault, Jacob E. Kubel, Olin E. Rhodes Jr., Richard A. Dolbeer

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Despite a substantial amount of information available on bird and other wildlife strikes at large international airports, relatively few researchers have considered bird hazards at smaller general aviation (GA) airports and airfields. However, small airports often are located in rural areas, and the potential for wildlife strikes may be significant, especially because airworthiness standards related to bird strikes are much less stringent for GA aircraft compared to commercial aircraft. In this study, we conducted habitat assessments (onsite land-cover evaluations and Geographic Information System analyses) and seasonal bird surveys (walking transects) over a period of 1 year at 10 small airports …

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Black Bear Activity And Visitation Patterns At Human Food Sources In Utah, Dustin H. Ranglack, Kari D. Signor, Kevin Bunnell, John Shivik May 2009

Black Bear Activity And Visitation Patterns At Human Food Sources In Utah, Dustin H. Ranglack, Kari D. Signor, Kevin Bunnell, John Shivik

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Bear activity and behaviors in areas of human use or proximity require research because of significant and potentially dangerous conflicts between humans and bears. Previous studies in areas of the country outside of Utah determined that black bears (Ursus americanus) tend to exhibit diurnal or crepuscular activity patterns. Activity patterns, however, may be influenced by humans, especially in urbanized landscapes or in areas such as campgrounds where anthropogenic food resources are available. Our study objectives were to determine bear activity schedules and changes in visitation patterns to regularly supplied anthropogenic food sites in the La Sal Mountains of southeastern …

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Development Of A Mammal Hair Identification Guide For Common Species In New York, L. Archer, D. Bogan, P. Curtis May 2009

Development Of A Mammal Hair Identification Guide For Common Species In New York, L. Archer, D. Bogan, P. Curtis

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Identifying mammals by hair characteristics is valuable for wildlife management applications, law enforcement, and regulation of international treaties. Researchers use hair identification in scat-and gastrointestinal-based diet studies, genetic-based hair-snare collections, and monitoring trade of rare and protected species. No accessible mammalian hair identification key exists for New York or other northeastern states. Identification keys are beneficial for researchers, wildlife managers and interested members of the general public that attempt to identify specific taxa. We created a guard-hair identification key for common mammalian species in New York State. This key was needed to identify diet components during a suburban coyote study. …

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Human Dimensions Of Invasive Vertebrate Species Management, Gary W. Witmer, G. M. Keirn, N. Hawley, C. Martin, J. K. Reaser May 2009

Human Dimensions Of Invasive Vertebrate Species Management, Gary W. Witmer, G. M. Keirn, N. Hawley, C. Martin, J. K. Reaser

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Invasive vertebrate species can cause substantial damage to natural resources, property, crops, livestock, and pose a disease hazard to humans, native wildlife and domestic animals. Numerous island species have become extinct or are threatened with extinction from invasive species. The high rate of invasive species introductions continues because of the large volumes of world trade and international travel. Humans are often responsible for introductions, but are also the key to their prevention, management, and eradication. However, many of the values and perceptions of invasive species vary among humans. Hence, the prevention and control of invasive vertebrates often requires adjusting human …

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Evaluation Of Sodium Lauryl Sulfate As A Blackbird Wetting Agent, Robert W. Byrd, John L. Cummings, Shelagh K. Tupper, John D. Eisemann May 2009

Evaluation Of Sodium Lauryl Sulfate As A Blackbird Wetting Agent, Robert W. Byrd, John L. Cummings, Shelagh K. Tupper, John D. Eisemann

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New and improved strategies are needed for managing overabundant blackbird (Icteridae spp.) populations in some areas of the United States. From 2004 to 2007, we evaluated sodium lauryl sulfate (SLS) as a wetting agent during controlled outdoor cage and flight pen tests in Colorado and small-scale field tests at urban blackbird roosts in Missouri. In the outdoor cage tests (ambient temperature -5 to 2° C), mortality of male red-winged blackbirds (Agelaius phoeniceus) sprayed with 1, 2, and 5 ml of SLS on the back feathers only, on the breast feathers only, or on both breast and …

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An Overview Of Double-Crested Cormorant Management To Protect Natural Resources In Michigan: The First Five Years (2004-2008), Peter H. Butchko, Mark Ebener May 2009

An Overview Of Double-Crested Cormorant Management To Protect Natural Resources In Michigan: The First Five Years (2004-2008), Peter H. Butchko, Mark Ebener

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Michigan, like other Great Lakes states, experienced a tremendous increase of double-crested cormorants (DCCO) in the 1990s that prompted substantial concern about their impacts on natural resources such as sport fish, nesting birds and vegetation. To address these issues, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service issued the Public Resource Depredation Order (PRDO) in November 2003 that created a new authority for managing DCCO damage. In this overview, we provide a summary of the collective implementation of the new authority by two agencies, i.e., USDA, Wildlife Services (WS) and five Native American governments for the first five years of PRDO in …

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An Overview Of Historical Beaver Management In Arizona, Christopher D. Carrillo, David L. Bergman, Jimmy Taylor, Dale Nolte, Patrick Viehoever, Mike Disney May 2009

An Overview Of Historical Beaver Management In Arizona, Christopher D. Carrillo, David L. Bergman, Jimmy Taylor, Dale Nolte, Patrick Viehoever, Mike Disney

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In the mid-1820s, Anglo-American fur trappers, known as "mountain men," entered Arizona and began trapping beaver (Castor canadensis). In Arizona there have been a number of famous mountain men such as Sylvester and James Pattie, Ewing Young, Jededia Smith, and Bill Williams who trapped along the waterways in northern and southern Arizona. Although the heyday of mountain men lasted only a few decades due to a population decline of beaver, management of these animals continues to this day. The purpose of managing beavers shifted from monetary gain to controlling wildlife damage. During the late 1900s, beaver were still …

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Numerically Common, Functionally Rare: Difficulties In Detecting Urban Coyotes For Population Monitoring, Daniel A. Bogan, Paul D. Curtis, Geriann F. Albers May 2009

Numerically Common, Functionally Rare: Difficulties In Detecting Urban Coyotes For Population Monitoring, Daniel A. Bogan, Paul D. Curtis, Geriann F. Albers

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When monitoring wildlife for research and management, researchers must cope with methodological limitations associated with idiosyncrasies of animal behavioral ecology and operational constraints. In addition to wildlife behavioral limitations, urban lands present hurdles to researchers because of fragmentation of land ownership, and limited access to land parcels, which may preclude appropriate sampling strategies. Across the coyote's (Canis latrans) range, it is difficult to detect animals for robust, yet inexpensive population monitoring. We tested the efficacy of howling surveys to estimate coyote presence in an urbanized landscape, Westchester County, New York. This was an inexpensive, non-invasive sampling technique that …

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New Equipment And Tools For Wildlife Damage Managers, Stephen Vantassel May 2009

New Equipment And Tools For Wildlife Damage Managers, Stephen Vantassel

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For many years, wildlife control operators had to design and manufacture their own equipment to respond to the variety of issues they confronted in the management of wildlife damage. Today, wildlife control operators can leave the workbench and simply purchase products created by manufacturers. This transition from local to national manufacturing demonstrates that the wildlife control industry has entered a new phase of maturity. This paper presents a sampling of some significant and unusual products that have recently become available for wildlife damage management.

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Native And Naturalized Turf Species Suitable For Use On Airfields Managed For Wildlife Hazards In The Northeast, K. Dorsch, D. Vogler May 2009

Native And Naturalized Turf Species Suitable For Use On Airfields Managed For Wildlife Hazards In The Northeast, K. Dorsch, D. Vogler

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Habitat management is an important component of an integrated approach for reducing wildlife hazards on airfields. This research examines alternative turf species that are either native or naturalized in the northeastern United States. Many native turf species tend to not be attractive to wildlife due to their low palatability and seed production. These species may have uses on airfields, golf courses and in residential areas where geese and other wildlife are in conflict with humans. While the low seed productivity in some native species is a wildlife deterrent, this same trait is associated with poor establishment rates. Our goal was …

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Fostering Greater Professionalism With Firearms In The Wildlife Arena, Joe N. Caudell, Ben C. West, Bob Griffin, Keith Davis May 2009

Fostering Greater Professionalism With Firearms In The Wildlife Arena, Joe N. Caudell, Ben C. West, Bob Griffin, Keith Davis

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Wildlife biologists often use firearms in a professional capacity. However, few wildlife professionals receive in-depth or specialized training in the use of firearms. Other professionals who use firearms in the course of their duties (i .e., law enforcement or the military) receive extensive training appropriate to the level of their intended use. But, in general, there are no such requirements or recommendations for wildlife professionals. In addition, the information that is often available regarding firearm selection, maintenance, and use, terminal ballistics on various species of wildlife, humaneness of shot placement, and other aspects related to the use of firearms on …

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What Is New On The Animal Protection Radar?, John Hadidian May 2009

What Is New On The Animal Protection Radar?, John Hadidian

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American attitudes toward wildlife have often been cast as falling within an urban/rural dichotomy that separates protectionist from utilitarian value orientations. Long held as a major challenge to wildlife managers, the urban/rural dichotomy may be yielding to change as new attitude and value orientations arise from direct conflicts people have with wild animals as well as from a generational disenfranchisement of young people who lack direct experience with the outdoors. Both may loom as larger challenges for the future and shift the focus of once opposing interests more toward efforts to establish cooperation. Currently, much of the disagreement over wildlife …

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Methodology To Estimate Cost Savings Associated With The Use Of Trap Monitor Systems By Wildlife Services, Karen Gebhardt, Stephanie A. Shwiff, Bruce R. Leland, Dusty R. Hatchett, Mike J. Bodenchuk May 2009

Methodology To Estimate Cost Savings Associated With The Use Of Trap Monitor Systems By Wildlife Services, Karen Gebhardt, Stephanie A. Shwiff, Bruce R. Leland, Dusty R. Hatchett, Mike J. Bodenchuk

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Legislative changes to regulations surrounding the use of traps and other capture devices have unambiguously impacted the manner in which these devices can be used. In many cases the revisions to trapping legislation have resulted in shortened trap check intervals. This change has increased the costs of using capture devices and decreased the efficiency of Wildlife Services (WS) specialists working in the field. The use of trap monitors may result in cost savings and increased efficiency. Trap monitor systems function as a remote notification system that can identify trap status. These monitor systems can be used as an alternative to …

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Integrating Lethal And Nonlethal Approaches For Management Of Suburban Deer, Jason R. Boulanger, Paul D. Curtis, Michael L. Ashdown May 2009

Integrating Lethal And Nonlethal Approaches For Management Of Suburban Deer, Jason R. Boulanger, Paul D. Curtis, Michael L. Ashdown

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Evaluations of white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) population management in suburban landscapes has included debate over lethal control (e.g., sharp-shooting and hunting). These management techniques are often stymied by political impediments, safety concerns, and public attitudes. We are implementing the novel use of surgical sterilization in combination with hunting to mitigate deer-related impacts on Cornell University lands near Ithaca, New York. The project lands are composed of 2 zones: a suburban core campus area (446 ha) and adjacent outlying areas that contain agricultural fields and natural areas where deer hunting is permitted (582 ha). Surgical sterilization will be the …

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Attitudes Of Students In A Wildlife Damage Management Class Towards Nuisance Wildlife Control, Michael T. Mengak, Craig A. Miller, Douglas I. Hall May 2009

Attitudes Of Students In A Wildlife Damage Management Class Towards Nuisance Wildlife Control, Michael T. Mengak, Craig A. Miller, Douglas I. Hall

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Students majoring in wildlife management at the University of Georgia have the option of enrolling in our Wildlife Damage Management course. Students participate in a variety of field activities associated with the laboratory portion of the class while also attending twice-weekly lectures on wildlife damage topics. Each spring at the beginning of the semester, students participate in a short survey to assess their opinions on various topics related to wildlife damage management. The same students participate in the same survey at the end of the semester. We have been collecting pre-and post-course data since 1994. Significantly more students agreed with …

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A Preliminary Evaluation Of Deer Behavior And Nontarget Animal Use Associated With The 4-Poster Tickicide Device On Long Island, New York, Paul D. Curtis, Susan M. Walker, Daniel O. Gilrein May 2009

A Preliminary Evaluation Of Deer Behavior And Nontarget Animal Use Associated With The 4-Poster Tickicide Device On Long Island, New York, Paul D. Curtis, Susan M. Walker, Daniel O. Gilrein

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The 4-Poster device is a host-applied tick control technology. White-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) are attracted to devices by whole kernel corn, and when feeding, each animal contacts rollers that apply an acaricide to the animal's head and neck. The blacklegged tick (Ixodes scapularis), and lone star tick (Amblyomma americanum), are both nuisance and medical pests on Long Island, and deer are a keystone host for both species. By targeting adult ticks where they are most commonly found, deer application is highly effective for concentrating acaricide in key target areas, compared to conventional lawn spraying …

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Evaluation Of A Floating Bird Diverter, W. Paul Gorenzel, Terrell P. Salmon, Craig Haffner May 2009

Evaluation Of A Floating Bird Diverter, W. Paul Gorenzel, Terrell P. Salmon, Craig Haffner

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Hazing at oil spills can reduce bird mortalities. This study evaluated the effectiveness of the Firefly Pond Diverter™ (Firefly Diverters LLC, Grantsville, UT), a device that floats on the water and is claimed to use motion, reflectivity, and ultraviolet (UV) and visible light emissions to alert and repel birds. The diverter could be useful at a spill, but little is known about how waterbirds would respond. The objectives of this study were to determine if waterbirds were repelled to a greater degree by the diverter compared to a simple novel object (a life ring), to identify the species that responded …

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Exposing And Framing The Ethical Blind Spots In Wildlife Damage Management Exploited By Animal Protectionists, Stephen Vantassel May 2009

Exposing And Framing The Ethical Blind Spots In Wildlife Damage Management Exploited By Animal Protectionists, Stephen Vantassel

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Animal rights and animal protection activists have long been critics of traditional wildlife management and its damage management counterpart. They claim that wildlife personnel have over-relied on lethal control of overabundant species. Lethal control, they argue, only resolves a problem for the short-term and therefore diminishes the need for people to change their behavior to achieve long-term success. Because effective nonlethal techniques are available, wildlife managers should be encouraging and even compelling the adoption of these techniques. Wildlife managers have endeavored to blunt the criticism by encouraging the use of these techniques. Insofar as those suffering the damage are satisfied, …

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Using Genetics To Assess Differentiation Among Raccoons In An Area With Variable Rabies Status In Alabama, Shylo R. Johnson, Antoinette J. Piaggio, Melissa A. Neubaum, Mike R. Dunbar May 2009

Using Genetics To Assess Differentiation Among Raccoons In An Area With Variable Rabies Status In Alabama, Shylo R. Johnson, Antoinette J. Piaggio, Melissa A. Neubaum, Mike R. Dunbar

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The western spread of raccoon rabies in Alabama has been slow and even appears to regress eastward periodically. While the disease has been present in the state for over 30 years, areas in northwest Alabama are devoid of raccoon rabies. This variation resulting in an enzootic area of raccoon rabies primarily in southeastern Alabama may be due to landscape features that hinder the movement of raccoons (i.e., gene flow) among different locations. We used 11 raccoon-specific microsatellite markers to obtain individual genotypes to examine gene flow among areas that were rabies free, enzootic with rabies, or had only sporadic reports …

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Trends In Summer Coyote And Wolf Predation On Sheep In Idaho During A Period Of Wolf Recovery, Alegra Galle, Mark Collinge, Richard Engeman May 2009

Trends In Summer Coyote And Wolf Predation On Sheep In Idaho During A Period Of Wolf Recovery, Alegra Galle, Mark Collinge, Richard Engeman

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Before the reintroduction of gray wolves (Canis lupus) to Idaho in 1995-1996, the primary depredation problem for livestock producers in summer was coyote (Canis latrans) predation on sheep and lambs. Since the reintroduction and biological recovery of wolves in Idaho, wolf predation on livestock has become a bigger problem in some areas than coyote predation. We evaluated trends in predation on sheep by coyotes and wolves in Idaho during the summer months, when most sheep are grazed on United States Forest Service (USFS) grazing allotments and are most vulnerable to wolf predation. An analysis of the available …

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Investigations Into Earthworm Control On Airports, T. Seamans, G. Bernhardt, D. Steyer May 2009

Investigations Into Earthworm Control On Airports, T. Seamans, G. Bernhardt, D. Steyer

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Earthworms, though generally considered beneficial for soil conditioning, can become a hazard at airports. When found in large numbers on runways or taxiways after heavy rainfall, they create slippery conditions for aircraft rolling over them. Additionally, earthworms attract birds, especially gulls, thereby increasing the risk of bird strikes to aircraft that are landing or taking off. For example, during a 35-minute period on 3 September 2004 at Calgary International Airport (YYC), a B737 of Westjet and an A319 of Air Canada aborted takeoffs after multiple strikes with gulls attracted to the runways to feed on earthworms. The B737 had strikes …

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Removal Of Feral Cat Colonies From John F. Kennedy International Airport: Operational, Biological And Social Challenges, J. Waddell, L. Francoeur, L. Humberg May 2009

Removal Of Feral Cat Colonies From John F. Kennedy International Airport: Operational, Biological And Social Challenges, J. Waddell, L. Francoeur, L. Humberg

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Feral cats (Felis catus) have been present at John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) for approximately five years. Feral cats pose several zoonotic health risks, impact native wildlife, and interfere with airport operations. At the request of airport staff, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Animal Plant and Health Inspection Service, Wildlife Services conducted a cat-trapping effort between November 2007 and December 2008. Cats were live-trapped and surrendered to local animal control services where they were vaccinated, micro-chipped, and offered up for adoption. Due to the history of the colony, local cat advocacy groups expressed discontent with the removal efforts. …

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Behavioral Ecology And Management Of Suburban Coyotes In Westchester County, New York, D. Bogan, P. Curtis, G. Batcheller May 2009

Behavioral Ecology And Management Of Suburban Coyotes In Westchester County, New York, D. Bogan, P. Curtis, G. Batcheller

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The coyote (Canis latrans) is now established as a relatively common inhabitant of nearly all landscapes in the northeastern United States. However, the ecology and management of this larger, mid-sized carnivore in urban areas is poorly understood, and creates much uncertainty for residents and wildlife managers alike. Detailed behavioral ecology studies are important to understand the role of the coyote in urbanized landscapes and their interactions with humans. We are studying the behavioral ecology of coyotes in Westchester County, N.Y., a predominantly urban county directly north of New York City. We investigated the diet of coyotes through trail-based …

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Emerging Challenges In Wildlife Management, Michael R. Conover May 2009

Emerging Challenges In Wildlife Management, Michael R. Conover

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Several challenges confronting wildlife agencies today will become even more important in the future. These challenges include: reducing threats to human safety, preventing the spread of zoonotic diseases, increasing wildlife populations in suboptimal habitats, managing problems caused by overabundant native species and exotic species, and helping to sustain human food supplies by alleviating wildlife damage to agricultural production. Challenges such as these provide an opportunity for wildlife management to increase its importance in the future, especially for biologists and scientists within the field of wildlife damage management. We have the opportunity to enhance the value of the wildlife resource for …

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Attitudes And Perceptions Of Community Leaders On Resolving Human-Wildlife Conflicts: The Situation In Virginia, J. A. Parkhurst, R. Elsner, S. Mcmullin May 2009

Attitudes And Perceptions Of Community Leaders On Resolving Human-Wildlife Conflicts: The Situation In Virginia, J. A. Parkhurst, R. Elsner, S. Mcmullin

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Human-wildlife conflicts are increasing throughout Virginia. As the level of frustration and dissatisfaction rises among affected residents of a community, decision-makers within local government face escalating demands and expectations from constituents. Although community leaders lack legal authority to make or implement decisions on managing wildlife populations, they do exert considerable influence on how management is conducted in their community by regulatory agencies. Relatively little is known about the level of knowledge community leaders possess about wildlife or the specific attitudes and perceptions they maintain relative to human-wildlife conflict resolution. To gain better understanding of the mindset of these leaders, we …

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Military Thermal Technology Adapted To Wildlife Control And Management, Rod Pinkston May 2009

Military Thermal Technology Adapted To Wildlife Control And Management, Rod Pinkston

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The advanced infrared technology of U.S. military continues to dominate the battlefield in combat operations all over the world. This equipment is now available to our state and federal wildlife professionals who are involved with the removal of many different animal species. We demonstrate the use of this technology for feral hog (Sus scrofa) removal in southwest Georgia by implementing tactical control methods. Nuisance animal removal is very effective and efficient at night using military-grade, high-resolution thermal devices.

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Use Of Gallagher® 2-Layer Deer-Exclusion Fencing To Temporarily Deter White-Tailed Deer Browsing In Food Plots, J. Parris, M. Mengak, K. Miller May 2009

Use Of Gallagher® 2-Layer Deer-Exclusion Fencing To Temporarily Deter White-Tailed Deer Browsing In Food Plots, J. Parris, M. Mengak, K. Miller

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Warm-season food plots provide supplemental nutrition to white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus). Large-seeded legumes such as soybeans, lablab, cowpeas, and others are a common component of warm-season food plots that deer prefer to browse early in development, preventing the food plot from reaching the highest possible nutritional value. We tested a Gallagher® Animal Management Systems 2-layer deer-exclusion fence design at two 400 m2 warm-season food plots in Madison County, Georgia. Each food plot contained a mixture of cowpeas and Lablab Plus, marketed by Tecomate® Wildlife Systems. We enclosed a 125 m2 (31%) portion of each …

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Is America Ready For A Humane Feral Pig Toxicant?, Steven Lapidge, Jason Wishart, Michelle Smith, Linton Staples May 2009

Is America Ready For A Humane Feral Pig Toxicant?, Steven Lapidge, Jason Wishart, Michelle Smith, Linton Staples

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In 2005 the Invasive Animals Cooperative Research Centre undertook an extensive literature review in an attempt to discover possible pharmacological weaknesses of pigs that could be inherently targeted with specific chemicals. For a chemical to have utility it ideally had to be: safe for human operators, highly toxic to pigs, bait deliverable, target specific, humane, residue-less, reversible, inexpensive, already registered for other purposes, patentable, acceptable to trading partners, and have a well documented toxicological profile. Numerous weaknesses and associated candidate chemicals were discovered, but only one, sodium nitrite, proved appropriate in gavage and bait delivery proof-of-concept pen trials. This paper …

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Retrospective Barrier Placements For A Skunk Rabies Epizootic In Nw Wyoming, C. Ramey, K. Mills, R. Mclean, R. Engeman, J. Fischer May 2009

Retrospective Barrier Placements For A Skunk Rabies Epizootic In Nw Wyoming, C. Ramey, K. Mills, R. Mclean, R. Engeman, J. Fischer

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Striped skunks (Mephitis mephitis) are the most important reservoir of rabies on the Great Plains. In August, 1988 a skunk rabies epizootic proceeded from the "index case" west of Cowley, WY. By 1991, epizootic had reached nearly all areas in the Shoshone River Basin (SRB), and it ended in 1993. This area and the remainder of the SRB had been previously considered rabies-free. The USDA's Wildlife Services (WS) cooperated with state and local officials in a rabies monitoring and control program starting in 1990. Using information from the literature, signs, tracks, and radio-telemetry of normal and rabid skunks, …

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An Overview Of The International Beaver Ecology And Management Workshop, Jimmy D. Taylor Ii, David L. Bergman, Dale L. Nolte May 2009

An Overview Of The International Beaver Ecology And Management Workshop, Jimmy D. Taylor Ii, David L. Bergman, Dale L. Nolte

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On 9-12 October 2007, the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Wildlife Services (WS) hosted the International Beaver Ecology and Management Workshop in Chandler, Arizona. The workshop was jointly sponsored by the Multi-City Sub-Regional Operations Group (SROG), Tres Rios Ecosystem Restoration and Flood Control Project and WS. The SROG management is comprised of representatives from the cities of Phoenix, Mesa, Glendale, Scottsdale, and Tempe. The workshop emphasized the management of beaver, their ecology, the part they play as a keystone species, and the issues they cause as an invasive species outside of the United States. The …

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