"VERTEBRATE PESTS OF AGRICULTURE, FORESTRY AND PUBLIC LANDS" 2001 ANNUAL MEETING

Authors

Date of this Version

2001

Document Type

Article

Citation

Annual Meeting WCC-95

Comments

Reno, NV November 13-15, 2001

Abstract

Table of Contents

2001 Officers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

Minutes ................................................................ 2

Number and Title of the Regional Project ................................ 2

Location and Dates of the Meeting ................................... 2

Participants ................ , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . 2

Attendees . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . 3

Adopted Agenda ................................................... 4

Convening of Sessions (Tuesday 13 November) ............................ 4

Forum: Working with the Media . ...................................... 4

2001 Business Meeting (Wednesday 14 November) ......................... 4

Presentations (Wednesday 14 November) ................................. 9

Continuance of Presentations (Thursday 15 November) . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Research Updates by Members ....................................... 11

Adjournment ..................................................... 14

Participants/ Attendees Names and Addresses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Abstracts .............................................................. 19

E. Foster - What Does the Media Want? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

T. Howes - Research Scientists and Public Affairs Specialists Working

Together: Why? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

R. Schmidt - Lessons from Discussion Concerning the Media and Pigs . 24

D. Virchow - Nebraska's Prairie Dog Task Force-Lessons Learned ..... 25

P. Nash - Progress Report on Two Methods of Contraception for

Population Control in Rodents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

C. Ramey - Marking Efficacy of DuPont Oil Blue A Dye on

Steam-rolled Oat Groat Baits for Pocket Gophers ........ 27

R. Baker - Phosphine Exposure to Applicators and Bystanders from

Rodent Burrow Treatment with Aluminum Phosphide ...... 28

K. Fagerstone Development of Chemical Tools for Brown Treesnake

Control ......................................... 30

L. Sullivan - Javelina Jassels-Living with Pesky Peccaries . . . . . . . . . . 31

D. Nolte - Rice Fields and Rats in Southeast Asia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

G. Zielgtrum - Legality of Mountain Beaver Damage Management in

Washington State ................................ 36

R. Schmidt - Impacts of Wolves in Utah: A Preliminary Assessment ..... 37

K. Wagner - Potential Secondary Toxicity Hazards from Underground

Strychnine Baiting to Reduce Pocket Gophers Populations . 38

L. Askham - Efficacy of Aerial and Hydrostatic Sprayer Application of

Methyl Anthranilate in Reducing Blackbird Damage to

Sweet Corn, Sunflowers, Cherries and Table Grapes ....... 39

D. Whisson - Identifying Predators of Cup-nesting Songbird Nests in

Riparian Valley Oak Forests of the Cosumnes River

Preserve, Sacramento County, California .............. 41