USDA National Wildlife Research Center Symposia
Title
WELCOME AND OPENING REMARKS
Document Type
Article
Date of this Version
August 2007
Greetings and welcome to Fort Collins. We at
the National Wildlife Research Center (NWRC)
have had the privilege of organizing and hosting
four international symposia since 1993. The first
three were on the topics of contraception and
wildlife, repellents in wildlife management, and the
economics of wildlife damage management.
Today, it is my pleasure to welcome you to our
fourth symposium: the International Symposium on
Managing Vertebrate Invasive Species. I know our
Symposium’s organizing committee has strived to
bring you a diverse group of international
speakers….all of whom are working on the cutting
edge of invasive species research, management, and
eradication. More specifically, much work is being
done in the areas of early detection, rapid response,
biological and economic impacts, prevention and
control, resource recovery, public education and
support, and global initiatives.
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Published in: Witmer, G. W., W. C. Pitt, and K. A. Fagerstone, editors. 2007. Managing vertebrate invasive species: proceedings of an international symposium. USDA/APHIS Wildlife Services, National Wildlife Research Center, Fort Collins, Colorado, USA. Also available online at http://www.aphis.usda.gov/wildlife_damage/nwrc/symposia/invasive_symposium/nwrc_TOC_index.shtml