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Dave's Favorite VERTEBRATE MANAGEMENT LINKS
04/21/08
This page contains links outside Washington State University
which provide an option for finding further information.
No endorsement of products or information at these sites is implied.
Regulations vary from State to State.
Check with your County Extension office for local pesticide and/or
trapping recommendations.
Internet Center for Wildlife Damage Management
http://icwdm.org - Contains the "Prevention
and Control of Wildlife Damage" handbook, links to many university
fact sheets, a list of agencies that can help with wildlife problems,
and much more.
The
Wildlife Management Web Site
http://www.wildlifemanagement.info/home.htm - Contains a
large number of links to all
sorts of vertebrate pest management information
Living
with Washington's Wildlife -Washington
State Dept. of Fish and Wildlife. Includes information on dealing
with many of Washington's common pest
species.
http://wdfw.wa.gov/wlm/living/index.htm
Includes:
Trapping
Nuisance Wildlife
http://wdfw.wa.gov/wlm/living/trapping.htm
Hiring a Wildlife Damage Control Company
http://wdfw.wa.gov/wlm/living/hiring.htm
Evicting Animals from Buildings
http://wdfw.wa.gov/wlm/living/evicting.htm
And much more......
How
to Avoid Conflicts with Wildlife-- (Oregon State Fish and
Wildlife) Information on prevention and management of a variety of NW
Wildlife problems. Includes opossum, raccoon, nutria and woodpecker
in addition to the more common problem species.
http://www.dfw.state.or.us/springfield/wildlifeandpeople.html
University
of Nebraska Wildlife Management Publications
http://www.ianrpubs.unl.edu/ - Click "Wildlife Damage
Control "
Includes:
Controlling
Vole Damage
http://www.ianrpubs.unl.edu/epublic/pages/publicationD.jsp?publicationId=100
Controlling
House Mice - U. of Nebraska Cooperative Extension
http://www.ianrpubs.unl.edu/epublic/live/g1105/build/g1105.pdf
Bait
Stations for Controlling Rats and Mice - U. of Nebraska
Cooperative Extension
http://www.ianrpubs.unl.edu/epublic/pages/publicationD.jsp?publicationId=633
Removing
Skunk Odor - U. of Nebraska Cooperative Extension
http://www.ianrpubs.unl.edu/epublic/live/nf646/build/nf646.pdf
Moles
and Their Control (U. of Nebraska -1. provides information
on the EASTERN mole. Note that all body-gripping/piercing mole traps
are illegal for catching animals in Washington as of Dec. 7, 2000
2. "Mole-Med" has not been proven on Western moles)
http://www.ianrpubs.unl.edu/epublic/pages/publicationD.jsp?publicationId=92
And More......
Skunks
and their Control - U. of California Davis)
http://ucce.ucdavis.edu/files/filelibrary/1808/47.PDF
Roof
Rat Control around Homes and Other Structures (Arizona Cooperative
Extension - PDF)
http://ag.arizona.edu/pubs/insects/az1280.pdf
Rodent-Proof Construction and Exclusion Methods - From "Prevention
and Control of Wildlife Damage"
http://www.ces.ncsu.edu/nreos/wild/pdf/wildlife/RODENT_PROOF_CONSTRUCT.PDF
Rodenticides
for Control of Norway Rats, etc. - U.C. Davis Cooperative
Extension
http://animalscience.ucdavis.edu/Avian/pfs23.htm
Rodent
Control in Swine Operations - U.C. Davis Cooperative
Extension - Includes some great slides and film clips
http://www.ianr.unl.edu/rodent.swine/index.html
Controlling Rats and Mice Around Your Home - ANR-0688; Alabama Cooperative Extension
http://www.aces.edu/pubs/docs/A/ANR-0688/ANR-0688.pdf
Animals In The Garden - University of Delaware Extension. Good
general overview of vertebrate pests around garden areas. Note that
several chemical recommendations are not legal to use in Washington
State (read and follow the label!). Also, relocation of animals is
not legal in Washington without a permit from Washington Dept. of
Fish and Wildlife.
http://ag.udel.edu/extension/horticulture/pdf/hyg/hyg-63.pdf
Gardening
in Western Washington Library
http://gardening.wsu.edu/text/libr.htm
Includes:
WSU
- House Bats
http://gardening.wsu.edu/library/comm003/comm003.htm
WSU-Rats
and Mice
http://gardening.wsu.edu/library/comm001/comm001.htm
WSU-Moles
http://gardening.wsu.edu/library/lawn001/lawn001.htm
And much more!
WSU
Extension Publications
http://pubs.wsu.edu/cgi-bin/pubs/index.html
Includes:
Moles - (Update underway 01/07. Note: all body-gripping/piercing mole traps
are illegal for catching animals in Washington as of Dec. 7, 2000)
http://cru.cahe.wsu.edu/CEPublications/eb1028/eb1028.html
Ultrasonic
and Subsonic Pest Control Devices
http://cru.cahe.wsu.edu/CEPublications/eb1663/eb1663.html
Attracting
Birds of Prey
http://cru.cahe.wsu.edu/CEPublications/eb1602/eb1602.html
Animal
Warning Devices
http://cru.cahe.wsu.edu/CEPublications/eb1677/eb1677.html
Protecting
Strawberries From Birds with Netting and Mylar Tape
http://cru.cahe.wsu.edu/CEPublications/eb1641/eb1641.html
And More........
Mountain
Beaver chapter from "Prevention and Control of Wildlife Damage
http://www.icwdm.org/handbook/rodents/ro_b53.pdf
Mountain Beaver -
WDFW "Living With Wildlife" series
http://wdfw.wa.gov/wlm/living/mtn_beavers.htm
The
Mountain Beaver - great photos!
http://dirttime.ws/Notebook/Aplodontia.htm
Mountain
Beaver - Biological and Natural history info. - ( U.
of Michigan)
http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/accounts/aplodontia/a._rufa.html
Mountain Beaver
Journal - Dale Steele, CA. Great info and photos.
http://infowright.com/mtbeaver/
Controlling
Deer Damage to Landscape Plants - A "ProIPM" fact sheet
http://www.cfr.washington.edu/Classes.ESC.250/Deer_damage.pdf
Vole
Management in Western Washington
http://gardening.wsu.edu/library/tree012/tree012.htm
Controlling
Vole Damage to Conifer Seedlings - Oregon State U. (PDF)
http://extension.oregonstate.edu/catalog/pdf/ec/ec1256.pdf
Starlings
and Their Control (Alberta, CA. Ag.)
http://www1.agric.gov.ab.ca/$department/deptdocs.nsf/all/agdex729/$file/685-6.pdf?OpenElement
Starling
Management in Agriculture-Nebraska Cooperative Extension NCR 451
http://www.oznet.ksu.edu/library/wldlf2/ncr451.pdf
Keeping
Wildlife at a Safe Distance
http://cc.usu.edu/~rschmidt/welcome.html
Human/Wildlife
Conflicts - Russell Link, DFW, for Greenbelt Consulting.
ID and management of vertebrate-caused damage. Good list of resources
http://www.greenbeltconsulting.com/ctp/humanwildlifeconfilicts.html
USDA APHIS
Wildlife Services
http://www.aphis.usda.gov/ws/info.html
How
to Manage Pests in Landscapes, Gardens, and Turf-
University of California. Good vertebrate
section.
http://www.ipm.ucdavis.edu/PMG/selectnewpest.landscape.html
--Includes --
"Rats"- Covers both of
our common species very well!
http://www.ipm.ucdavis.edu/PMG/PESTNOTES/pn74106.htmll
Non-Chemical
Rodent Control - U. of Florida
http://schoolipm.ifas.ufl.edu/tp9.htm
Pest
Control on Poultry Farms - Texas A&M
http://gallus.tamu.edu/Extension%20publications/l-1351.pdf
Wild
Bird Control in the Poultry House - Oklahoma State
http://osuextra.okstate.edu/pdfs/F-8209web.pdf
Woodpecker and Sapsucker Management
http://www.oznet.ksu.edu/library/wldlf2/L866.pdf
Preventing Woodpecker Damage
http://www.ext.colostate.edu/pubs/natres/06516.html
Utah
Vertebrate Animal Pest Control - Utah Dept. of Agriculture,
97 pp. Large file!
http://extension.usu.edu/files/natrpubs/pest3.pdf
The Veterinarian's
Guide to Managing Poisoning by Anticoagulant Rodenticides
http://www.liphatech.com/vetguide.html
Potential Risks
of Nine Rodenticides to Birds and Nontarget Mammals: a Comparative Approach
-E.P.A. report, 2002
http://www.steenuilgroningen.nl/pdf/rodentassessment.pdf
Primarily Predators
(Be advised that use
of body, foot or leg-gripping traps/snares
is NOT legal in WA.)
Coyotes
- W.D.F.W. publication
http://wdfw.wa.gov/wlm/living/coyotes.htm
Urban
and Suburban Coyotes - USDA APHIS
http://www.aphis.usda.gov/lpa/pubs/fsheet_faq_notice/fs_wscoyote.pdf
Procedures
for Evaluating Predation on Livestock and Wildlife
(Texas A&M)
http://texnat.tamu.edu/ranchref/predator/pred.htm. Includes
a photo
series of predation damage to livestock.
Predator
FAQ by Ronald Florence
http://www.sheepscreek.com/rural/predator.html
Predator
Control for Sustainable & Organic Livestock Production -
an ATTRA publication. Great links!
http://attra.ncat.org/attra-pub/predator.html
Coping
With Coyotes - Texas A&M
http://texnat.tamu.edu/publications/B-1664/index.htm
Livestock Guard Dogs, Llamas and Donkeys - Colorado State
University
http://www.ext.colostate.edu/pubs/livestk/01218.html
Guidelines
for Using Donkeys as Guard Animals with Sheep -Ontario
Ministry of Ag
http://www.omafra.gov.on.ca/english/livestock/sheep/facts/donkey2.htm
Maryland
Small Ruminant Page - Predator & Wildlife Management
One of the BEST collections of links for predators, anti-predator
fencing, guard animals, etc.
http://www.sheepandgoat.com/predator.html
Coyotes
in the Southwest (proceedings from a symposium,Texas
A&M)
http://texnat.tamu.edu/symposia/coyote/index.htm
Trapping
Depredating Coyotes (Colorado State U.) (Check the
laws of your state before trapping any animals)
PDF
here
http://www.cdc.gov/nasd/docs/d000101-d000200/d000130/d000130.html
Building
an Electric Antipredator Fence - PNW 225
http://extension.oregonstate.edu/catalog/html/pnw/pnw225/
USDA APHIS Wildlife Services Publications.
Includes "Livestock Guarding Dogs" (text or PDF), "Livestock Protection
Collar" (text or pdf), "A Producers Guide to Preventing Predation
on Livestock" (PDF) and many more.
http://www.aphis.usda.gov/lpa/pubs/fsheet_faq_notice/fsfaqnot_wildlifemgmt.html
Vertebrate Vectored Diseases and Their
Management
National Center
for Infectious Diseases - Info. on Hanta Virus, Rabies,
Plague, Lyme Disease, etc. ALL the info you would ever want to know
about this stuff!
http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/diseases/
Hantavirus
- Washington State Department of Health Public Health Fact
Sheet. Contains links to local Health Districts and has a good picture
of a deer mouse.
http://www.doh.wa.gov/ehsphl/factsheet/hanta.htm
Histoplasmosis
(a NIOSH pub.)- Much more than you'd ever want to know (http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/hi97146.html).
Includes a link to a
much shorter Fact
Sheet (http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/97146eng.html).
EPM/Sarcocystis
neuorna - USDA Ag Research Service
http://www.ars.usda.gov/Main/docs.htm?docid=11028
EPM Articles - American Association of Equine Practitioners
http://www.xcodesign.com/aaep/displayArticles.cfm?cat=EPM
Equine Protozoal
Myeloencephalitis - Purdue University
http://www.vet.purdue.edu/horses/EPM.html
EPM:
A Debilitating Disease of Horses - College of Veterinary
Medicine University of Illinois
http://www.cvm.uiuc.edu/petcolumns/showarticle.cfm?id=24
E.P.M.
Home Page by Dr. Clara Fenger
http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/drfenger/homepage.htm
(Some information in these links may not be suitable for
Western Washington. Check with your local WSU Extension office if
you have any questions.)
compiled by:
Dave Pehling
Snohomish County Extension Analyst (link update
04/21/08)
Back to: http://snohomish.wsu.edu/garden.htm
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