Eastern Wildlife Damage Control Conferences
Date of this Version
October 1997
Abstract
Proceedings edited by James A. Parkhurst
Held October 16-19, 1997, Roanoke, Virginia
Contents
Historical Forces Shaping Americans’ Perceptions of Wildlife and Human-Wildlife Conflicts — Denise O. Conover and Michael R. Conover
Do You Have Your Skates On? — Gary San Julian
TECHNICAL SESSION #1 The Mass Media and Stakeholders’ Beliefs About Suburban Wildlife — Cynthia A. Loker, James Shanahan, and Daniel J. Decker
Aldo Leopold’s Land Ethic: Implications for Predator Management (abstract only) — Johnny Stowe
Private Nuisance Wildlife Control: Is There a Future in Kansas? (abstract only) — Charles Lee
Vertebrate Damage Management: The Future of an Evolving Profession — Robert H. Giles, Jr.
Development of the Virginia Cooperative Coyote Control Program to Protect Livestock — Martin Lowney, John Houben, and Phil Eggborn
TECHNICAL SESSION #2 Birds: Effects on Aquaculture
Wildlife-Caused Losses for Catfish Producers in 1996 (abstract only) — Alice Wywialoski
Double-Crested Cormorant and Ring-Billed Gull Damage Management on Lake Champlain: Are Basin-wide Objectives Achievable? (abstract only) — Richard Chipman and Dennis Slate
Nesting Populations of Double-Crested Cormorants, Great Blue Herons, and Great Egrets in the United States and Canada: Implications for Management — Jerrold L. Belant and Laura A. Tyson
Development of a Double-Crested Cormorant Damage Management Plan for the Southeastern United States (abstract only) — Keith J. Andrews, Pete Poulos, Charles (Bo) Sloan, Jerrold L. Belant, Paige G. Ross, and Paul DeBow
Electic Fencing Reduces Heron Predation at Northeastern Trout Hatcheries — Mark E. Tobin, James F. Glahn, and Erica S. Rasmussen
TECHNICAL SESSION #3 Deer: Defining and Assessing the Problem
The Legal Roles and Responsibilities of a Community Concerning Crop Depredation by White-Tailed Deer — Eric G. Darracq
Wildlife Damage to Agriculture in Pennsylvania: The Farmers’ Perspective — Margaret C. Brittingham, Walter M. Tzilkowski, James M. Zeidler, and Matthew J. Lovallo
Deer Damage Incurred by Homeowners During 1995 in Virginia Tech (abstract only) — Ben C. West and James A. Parkhurst
Developing Urban Deer Management Plans: The Need for Public Education — Deborah Green
The Use of GIS to Delineate Potential Urban Deer Habitat — David M. Kocka and Frederick M. Garst
An Evaluation of Farmer Applications of Deer Damage Controls — Peter A. Fritzell, Jr.
TECHNICAL SESSION #4 Miscellaneous Papers
Characteristics of Gray Squirrel Release Sites Selected by Kentucky Nuisance Wildlife Control Operators — Sara Steen-Ash, Thomas Barnes, Jeff T. Hitchinson, Jeffrey L. Larkin, Brian E. Washburn, Jason L. Weese, and Henry F. Yacek, Jr.
Conservation of a Dinosaur in Modern Times: South Carolina’s Alligator Management Program — Walter E. Rhodes .
The Press and Citizen Participation: A Content Analysis — Lisa Pelstring, James Shanahan, and Ben Perry
TECHNICAL SESSION #5 Birds: Miscellaneous Topics
Bird Abundance at Accomack County Southern Landfill, Melfa, Virginia, in Relation to Various Management Activities — Laura Francoeur and Martin Lowney
Attempted Relocation of a Ring-Billed Gull Roost at Washington National Airport — Jessica Dewey and Martin Lowney
Controlling Great-Tailed Grackle Damage to citrus in the Lower Rio Grande Valley, Texas — James F. Glahn, Jose D. Palacios, and Melvin V. Garrison
Development of an Integrated Canada Goose Management Program in Virginia — Martin Lowney, Phil Eggborn, Gary Costanzo, and Don Patterson
TECHNICAL SESSION #6 Deer: Managing the Problem
Efficacy of Deer Stopper Repellent for Reducing White-Tailed Deer Damage to Ornamental Plantings — James B. Armstrong, M. Keith Causey, and John T. Owen
Enhancement of Deer Repellent Efficacy with Visual Cues (abstract only) — Milo E. Richmond and James Messina
Cost Comparisons for White-Tailed Deer Live Capture Techniques — Robert L. Pooler, Paul D. Curtis, and Milo E. Richmond
CLOSING REMARKS: What Have We Learned? Where Do We Go From Here? — Jim Miller
List of Attendees/Participants
Comments
Published in Proceedings of the Eighth Eastern Wildlife Damage Management Conference, Roanoke, Virginia, October 16–19, 1997, edited by James A. Parkhurst. Copyright © 1997 by the authors.