Center, Internet, Wildlife Damage Management
Human–Wildlife Interactions
In the News
Date of this Version
Fall 2015
Document Type
Article
Citation
Human–Wildlife Interactions (Fall 2015) 9(2): article 1
doi: 10.26077/7nja-7r19
Special topic: Connections between IPM and WDM
Abstract
Grizzly attacks hiker
After a hiker was found dead in Yellowstone National Park, park officials captured a female grizzly bear (Ursus arctos) suspected of the attack, according to the National Park Service (NPS).
Turkeys chase golfers: no birdies today
A pair of young, male eastern wild turkeys (Meleagris gallopavo silvestris) have been causing problems for King’s Forest Golf Course in Ontario, Canada, The Hamilton Spectator reported.
Deer break into flower shop
As the owners of a flower shop in Luzern County, Pennsylvania, locked up their store and headed home for the evening, 2 white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) smashed through the front window and trashed the shop’s back room and showroom, according to the local Times Leader (2015).
Rabid raccoon attacks woman
While a woman in Maryland was cleaning her car, a raccoon (Procyon lotor; Figure 1) jumped from nearby bushes and bit her several times, The Star reported.
Love is in the air … and on the ground
Students taking summer classes at the New Mexico State University had to pay attention to more than just their studies, recently. A breeding pair of Swainson’s hawks (Buteo swainsoni; Figure 2) took up residence on the campus during the summer and acted aggressively toward students walking past their nest, according to Las Cruces Sun-News (2015).
Eagle attacks drone
An Australian man’s unmanned aerial vehicle (drone) was damaged when it was swatted out of the sky by a wedge-tailed eagle (Aquila audax) as the man guided the machine over a wooded area near his home in Melbourne, Australia, The Guardian reported.
Hogs tear up football field
Players of a Houston, Texas, high school football team got a surprise when they showed up for practice, only to find their field destroyed by overnight rooting of wild hogs (Sus scrofa; Figure 4).