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Title

KEYNOTE ADDRESS—THE ROLE OF EDUCATION IN VERTEBRATE PEST CONTROL

Authors

Gustav A. Swanson, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado

Document Type

Article

Date of this Version

March 1976

Lack of adequate information is emphasized as a major problem in attaining effective control of damage by vertebrate pests, and it is stressed that the problem is widespread in all elements of the public, including those directly involved, like producers and government officials, as well as those only indirectly involved, like the average citizen. A number of specific examples are cited to illustrate the problems of uninformed or inadequately informed publics.