"VERTEBRATE PESTS OF AGRICULTURE, FORESTRY AND PUBLIC LANDS" 1999 ANNUAL MEETING

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Date of this Version

1999

Document Type

Article

Citation

Annual Meeting WCC-95

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Reno. NV. November 16-18. 1999

Abstract

Table of Contents . . i

1999 Officers. . .1

Minutes . . 2

Number and Title of the Regional Project . . 2

Location and Dates of the Meeting. . 2

Participants/Attendees . . 2

Adopted Agenda . .2

Convening of Sessions (Tuesday 16 November). .3

Prairie Dog Forum4

1999 Business Meeting (Wednesday 17 November) . .5

Presentations (Wednesday 17 November) . .10

Continued Presentations, Special Discussions and Individual Updates. . 12

(Thursday 18 November).

Completion of Sessions (Thursday 18 November). . 15

Participants/ Attendees names and addresses. .16

Abstracts . .20

S. Miller Prairie dogs: the case for listing . .20

P. Worthing Process of the US Fish and Wildlife Service in response . . 21

to a petition to list the black-tailed prairie dog

M. Sullins Montana: A state ag perspective . . 22

D. Virchow Evidence and beliefs regarding prairie dogs in the . .23

19th and 20th Centuries

G. Witmer Factors in prairie dog management . .24

J. Miller A history of wildlife damage management . .25

J. Eisemann USDA/ APHIS products for the new millennium . .26

K. Fagerstone & L. Miller Contraception research and status . .27

L Sullivan Invisinet-a new wildlife exclusion/containment material . .28

L. Askham Efficacy of the aerial application of methyl anthranilate in

reducing blackbird damage to sweet corn, sunflowers, and cherries. . .29

C. Rameyet al. Survival of wild, relocated and pen-reared ring-necked

pheasants in California Agricultural Areas . .30

G. Witmer Update on rodent IPM research . .31

D. Nolte Dispersal of fumigants through pocket gopher burrows . .32

R. Sterner et al. Capsaicin as a model soil repellent for pocket gophers:

penetration, persistence and effectiveness . .33

K. Fagerstone et al. Status of zinc phosphide . .34

G. McCann Chlorophacinone and diphacinone: Standard anticoagulant

Laboratory tests on rats and mice . .35

1. Baroch Secondary and non-target hazards of warfarin. . .36

OR. Baker Aluminum phosphide RED . .37

R. Timm & J. Miller The future of wildlife damage conferences: Recent

Discussion -- an update . .38

D. Whisson et al. Anticoagulant baitmg strategies for California

Ground Squirrels . .39

Supplementary Materials . .40

Proposed Agenda . .40

Wildlife Damage Conferences: When, Where and Why? . .42

NWRC Phone List . .45