September 25-28, 1989
Concourse Hotel
Madison, Wisconsin

PROCEEDINGS OF THE FOURTH EASTERN WILDLIFE DAMAGE CONTROL CONFERENCE
Edited by Scott R. Craven
Editorial Assistance Susan Nichols

Sponsored by:
Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Animal Damage Control
University of Wisconsin Extension - Cooperative Extension
Department of Wildlife Ecology - University of Wisconsin-Madison
National Animal Damage Control Association
The Wildlife Society

1989

Frontmatter and Contents

Participants

THE USDA-APHIS-ADC PROGRAM IN THE UNITED STATES, Bobby R. Acord

A Revolution in Bird Control, Michael Amir

A REVIEW OF THE STATUS OF BIRD MANAGEMENT PRODUCTS AND DEVICES IN THE UNITED STATES, Charles W. Areson

PRELIMINARY EVALUATION OF A GRANULAR TRIMETHACARB FORMULATION FOR DETERRING GRAZING BY AMERICAN COOTS, Michael L. Avery, Curtis Nelms, and J. Russell Mason

The Role of Private Enterprise in Wildlife Damage Control, Lynn Braband

PERSISTENCE OF TARTRAZINE IN MARKING SHEEP WOOL, Richard J. Burns and Peter J. Savarie

EFFECTS OF FREE-RANGING CATS ON WILDLIFE: A PROGRESS REPORT, J.S. Coleman and S.A. Temple

WILDLIFE DAMAGE TO CROPS: PERCEPTIONS OF AGRICULTURAL AND WILDLIFE PROFESSIONALS IN 1957 AND 1987, Michael R. Conover and Daniel J. Decker

CONTROLLING ROOSTING STARLINGS IN INDUSTRIAL FACILITIES BY BAITING, Bernice U. Constantin and James F. Glahn

FARMER ATTITUDES TOWARD WILD TURKEYS IN SOUTHWESTERN WISCONSIN, Scott R. Craven

BEAVER AND BEAVER DAM REMOVAL IN WISCONSIN TROUT STREAMS, Larry Dickerson

LAUGHING GULLS AT JFK AIRPORT: SAFETY HAZARD OR WILDLIFE RESOURCE?, R.A. Dolbeer, M. Chevalier, P.P. Woronecki, and E.B. Butler

GIS: A Tool for Analyzing and Managing Deer Damage To Crops, Glenn R. Dudderar, Jonathan B. Haufler, Scott R. Winterstein, and Petrus Gunarso

THE EFFECTIVENESS OF ORCO MOLE BAIT IN CONTROLLING MOLE DAMAGE, Dale K. Elshoff and Glenn R. Dudderar

Wildlife Damage in Electric Substations in New York, Jody W. Enck

A FENCING TECHNIQUE TO REDUCE RACCOON FEEDING DAMAGE TO SUGARCANE RESEARCH PLOTS, Hugh P. Fanguy and Dwight LeBlanc

IMPACT OF WOLVES ON WHITE-TAILED DEER IN NORTH-CENTRAL MINNESOTA, Todd K. Fuller

DONKEYS FOR PREDATION CONTROL, Jeffrey S. Green

EVALUATION OF A CANADA GOOSE CALL-ACTIVATED SWITCH FOR CROP DAMAGE ABATEMENT, James W. Heinrich and Scott R. Craven

ZINC PHOSPHIDE RODENTICIDE REDUCES COTTON RAT POPULATIONS IN FLORIDA SUGARCANE, Nicholas R. Holler and David G. Decker

DEPREDATION PERMITS FOR MIGRATORY BIRDS, Larry L. Hood

ECONOMIC IMPACT AND CONTROL OF WADING BIRDS AT ARKANSAS MINNOW PONDS, Michael D. Hoy, Jeffrey W. Jones, and Albert E. Bivings

GOPHER: A Computerized Cost/Benefit Analysis, Scott E. Hygnstrom and Ronald M. Case

FACTORS AFFECTING DEER USE OF HYBRID CORN IN WINTER, David K. Ingebrigtsen and Jay B. McAninch

EPA UPDATE ON VERTEBRATE PESTICIDES, William W. Jacobs

FLORIDA'S NUISANCE ALLIGATOR CONTROL PROGRAM, Michael L. Jennings, Allan R. Woodward, and Dennis N. David

AN INVESTIGATION OF ANIMAL DAMAGE ASSOCIATED WITH MAPLE SYRUP PRODUCTION, J. Allan May and Dennis Slate

POPULATION DYNAMICS AND MANAGEMENT OF DEER IN WISCONSIN, Keith R. McCaffery

WOLF DEPREDATION ON LIVESTOCK IN MINNESOTA ANNUAL UPDATE OF STATISTICS - 1988, William J. Paul

POPULATION DYNAMICS AND HARVEST RESPONSE OF BEAVER, Neil F. Payne

AN AUTOMATIC TRIGGER FOR BIRD FRIGHTENING DEVICES, Steve Price and John Adams

ECOLOGICALLY SENSITIVE MANAGEMENT OPTIONS FOR BATS, Paul B. Robertson

ANIMAL DAMAGE CONTROL AND THE WILDLIFE PROFESSION, Gary J. San Julian

EXTENT AND NATURE OF DEER DAMAGE TO COMMERCIAL NURSERIES IN NEW YORK, Roger W. Sayre and Daniel J. Decker

FERTILITY CONTROL AS A TOOL FOR REGULATION OF WILDLIFE POPULATIONS, U.S. Seal

Wildlife Disease Concerns in Animal Damage Control, Sarah Shapiro Hurley

DEMONSTRATION ELECTRIC FENCES TO CONTROL BLACK BEAR DAMAGE TO APIARIES IN NEW YORK STATE, Janet L. Sillings, Thomas N. Tomas Jr., and James E. Forbes

SURVEY OF MISSISSIPPI CATFISH FARMERS ON MEANS, EFFORT, AND COSTS TO REPEL FISH-EATING BIRDS FROM PONDS, A.R. Stickley and K.J. Andrews

COYOTE DEPREDATION CONTROL IN NEW YORK - AN INTEGRATED APPROACH, Thomas N. Tomsa and James E. Forbes

BLACK BEAR DAMAGE IN VIRGINIA, Michael R. Vaughan, Patrick F. Scanlon, Sue Evelyn P. Mersmann, and Dennis D. Martin

USE OF DONKEYS TO GUARD SHEEP AND GOATS IN TEXAS, Murray T. Walton and C. Andy Feild

ELK AND CROP DAMAGE IN PENNSYLVANIA, Gary W. Witmer and Rawland Cogan

FARMLAND HABITAT USE BY WILD TURKEYS IN WISCONSIN, R.G. Wright, R.N. Paisley, and J.F. Kubisiak