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Cooperative Wolf Depredation Management In Wisconsin, Robert C. Willging, Adrian P. Wydeven
Cooperative Wolf Depredation Management In Wisconsin, Robert C. Willging, Adrian P. Wydeven
Great Plains Wildlife Damage Control Workshop Proceedings
A depredation management plan was an important component of Federal and State recovery plans for the endangered gray wolf (Canis lupus) in Wisconsin. The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (WDNR) entered into a cooperative agreement with USDA-APHIS-ADC to cooperatively manage wolf depredations. Response to complaints involving wolf-dog hybrids was also part of the cooperative agreement. From 1990-1996 ADC investigated 60 wolf complaints and confirmed 10 depredations. In the same time period, WDNR paid a total of $21,376 in compensation payments for 21 incidents of wolf depredations. Wolves may be downlisted from endangered to threatened within the next five …
Livestock Protection Collar Use In California, Robert M. Timm, Gary D. Simmons, John R. Hays
Livestock Protection Collar Use In California, Robert M. Timm, Gary D. Simmons, John R. Hays
Great Plains Wildlife Damage Control Workshop Proceedings
Use of the Livestock Protection Collar (LP Collar) containing sodium fluoroacetate began on a research basis in October 1995 at the UC Hopland Research and Extension Center. Registration for use in California only by certified ADC specialists was granted in early 1996, and operational use in three north coast counties began in early 1997. Preparation for beginning operational use dealt with concerns regarding user certification, hazardous waste disposal, and public relations. We report on the success to date of using LP Collars to remove sheep-killing coyotes. Incidents in which non-target predators including mountain lions have attacked LP-Collared sheep are also …