The 29th Vertebrate Pest Conference was held March 2-5, 2020, in Santa Barbara, California. Papers describe and report on research, management, or philosophy regarding human-wildlife conflicts (also referred to as "wildlife damage management") involving a wide variety of species, primarily birds and mammals. While emphasis is on human-wildlife conflict in North America, papers and participants deal with such conflicts on a world-wide basis. Included are papers from a symposium on "Island Invaders" that describe methods and case histories of ridding islands of non-native rodents and other introduced species, for the purpose of protecting native flora and fauna and restoring healthy ecosystems.

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Understanding and Preventing Bird Damage on Dairies, Amber Adams-Progar, Karen Steensma, Stephanie A. Shwiff, Julie L. Elser, Susan Kerr, and Tyler P. Caskin

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The Pocatello Supply Depot: A History and Update, Patrick A. Darrow

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Feasibility of a Successful Rat Eradication on Wake Atoll Following Initial Partial Failure: Potential Causes, Remedial Actions, and Remaining Knowledge Gaps, Chad Hanson, Kristen Rex, Peter J. Kappes, and Shane R. Siers

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If at First You Don’t Eradicate: Remediating Rat Eradication Failure on Wake Atoll, Peter J. Kappes, Shane R. Siers, Kristen Rex, and Chad Hanson

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Placebo Bait Uptake Trial to Test Feasibility of Polynesian Rat (Rattus exulans) Eradication on Wake Atoll, Chris N. Niebuhr, Israel Leinbach, Thomas W. McAuliffe, Dean K. Foster, and Shane R. Siers

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Assessing Beaver Occupancy and Dam Building Potential: A Case Study in the Umpqua Watershed of Southwestern Oregon, Vanessa M. Petro, John Stevenson, and Jimmy Taylor

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Island Rodent Eradications: Little Things Make Big Things Happen, Araceli Samaniego-Herrera, Peter J. Kappes, and Shane R. Siers

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Automated Aerial Baiting for Invasive Brown Treesnake Control: System Overview and Program Status, Shane R. Siers, John D. Eisemann, William C. Pitt, Larry Clark, Scott M. Goetz, Robert J. Gosnell, Aaron F. Collins, Eric T. Hileman, Melia G. Nafus, Amy A. Yackel Adams, Michael C. Messaros, and William G.N. Coon

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Laboratory Evaluation of the Effectiveness of the Fertility Control Bait ContraPest® on Wild-Captured Black Rats (Rattus rattus), Shane Siers, Robert T. Sugihara, Israel Leinbach, Brandy R. Pyzyna, and Gary Witmer

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Development and Testing of a Matrix for Mongoose Toxic Bait: Nontoxic Bait Acceptance Cage Trials, Shane Siers, Robert T. Sugihara, Israel Leinbach, Daniel Sedgwick, Chris N. Niebuhr, and Emily W. Ruell

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A Preliminary Field Evaluation of Candidate Repellents to Reduce Black Bear Damage to Western Larch Trees, G. W. Witmer and Michael Pipas