Center, Internet, Wildlife Damage Management
Human–Wildlife Interactions
In the News
Date of this Version
Spring 2016
Document Type
Article
Citation
Human–Wildlife Interactions (Spring 2016) 10(1): article 1
doi: 10.26077/q4x6-mb66
Special topic: Wildlife and wind energy: Are they compatible?
Abstract
Owl causes crash
During the end of 2015, a police officer in Louisiana was accosted by a barred owl (Strix varia) while driving his cruiser, CNN reported.
Hunting for pythons
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) announced the 2016 Python Challenge to help raise awareness of growing populations of Burmese pythons (Python molurus; Figure 1) in the state.
Vultures eat rubber
Officials from the Army Corps of Engineers at the Bull Shoals Dam in Arkansas experienced problems with black vultures (Coragyps atratus) again during winter 2015, the Springfield News-Leader reported.
Monkey seeks joy ride
In late December 2015, an unknown species of monkey in northern India commandeered a parked bus while the driver slept in the back, the Daily Mail reported.
EMS hits bear
Wildlife officials were forced to euthanize a black bear (Ursus americanus) after a collision with an Emergency Medical Services truck near Naples, Florida, a local news station reported.
Australian government declares war on cats to save native wildlife
In July 2015, The Guardian reported that the Australian government planned to cull 2 million cats to preserve native wildlife species in risk of extinction.
Alligator apprehends burglary suspect
According to USA Today (December 8, 2015), Brevard County deputies in Melbourne, Florida responded on November 13 to a report of two men dressed in black, walking behind homes.