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Efficacy Of Denning In Alleviating Coyote Depredations Upon Domestic Sheep, James A. Till
Efficacy Of Denning In Alleviating Coyote Depredations Upon Domestic Sheep, James A. Till
All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023
Bands of domestic sheep lambing on the open range in south central Wyoming were monitored for predator losses prior to and following coyote (Canis latrans) removals. Experimental treatments, including 1) no removal (control), 2) removal of 2 adults and their pups, and 3) removal of pups only, were replicated 15 times each. Number of predation incidents (events) was reduced 98.2% by removing adults and pups. The number of sheep killed was reduced by 98.8%. Removing only litters of pups resulted in a decrease of 87.7% total kills decreased 91.6%. in predation incidents, while Overall, 23 of 30 predation …