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Urban wildlife damage: A complex problem
| Author: |
Mapston, Mark E. |
| Date: |
1989 |
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In: Ninth Great Plains Wildlife Damage Control Workshop; 1989 April 17-20; Fort Collins, Co. |
| Abstract: |
Wildlife can create problems when they conflict with man's health or economic interests, or when their presence is a nuisance. Animals have had to adapt to a variety of environmental alterations thrust upon them by land development and urbanization. This has caused a closer association of some wildlife species with man. What were once mainly rural occurrences can now be found taking place more and more in urban and suburban environments. An increasing amount of native and introduced wildlife species are coming into conflict with man --- not just limited to the typically thought of "urbanized" animals such as commensal rodents, squirrels, raccoons, opossums, and skunks. We now also have problems with larger predators, larger rodents, and others. In order to effectively deal with these newer and increased number of wildlife damage concerns, it will take the combined efforts of civic, private, and state entities as well as the local wildlife damage control agency. Control efforts are largely dependent upon the particular animals involved and the complaint situation and locale. |
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