Wildlife Damage Control

Wildlife Damage Control in Kansas: Private Operators and Public Agencies

The private industry in wildlife damage control is expanding into territory predominantly occupied by public agencies in the past. There is a potential for overlap and competition in services provided by the public and private sectors in Kansas. We examined wildlife damage control activity reports from the Cooperative Extension Service (CES), Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks (IDWP), and ...

The Human Element in Wildlife Damage Situations

The field of prevention and control of wildlife damage is changing and evolving along with clientele needs, pressures from user and non-user groups, and other factors. A theoretical overview of the field may offer an action model regarding changing trends and potential responses. I propose that three things happen every time a wildlife damage problem occurs: 1) A human activity, desire, or need...

Identification and Management of Wildlife Damage

Wildlife Damage Control Program Needs of County Extension Agents in Colorado

County extension agents in Colorado indicated that extension bulletins were the most important type of assistance needed for their clientele in the area of wildlife damage control. County extension agents indicated that pocket gophers, prairie dogs, skunks, and coyotes were the most important of 32 species requiring extension information for their clientele. Introduction Extension wildlife spec...

Importance of Wildlife Rabies Control

Rabies in animals has been known in North America for over two centuries, and whether the disease was i n i t i a l l y present in w i l d species or was introduced by dogs, it has been known in skunks for almost a century and a half. Today more rabies cases in w i l d animals are reported than in domestic animals, and a considerable proportion of both human and domestic animal exposures to the...