The tools and techniques of wildlife damage management—changing needs: an introduction

Fall, Michael W.; Jackson, William B.

doi:10.1016/s0964-8305(01)00107-x

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“…Fall and Jackson (2002) envisioned a strategy to deal with wildlife conflicts in which the first step involves assessing the animal, human, and environmental aspects of wildlife damage problems, followed by development of knowledgebased decision models, implementing management actions, and then monitoring outcomes to facilitate ongoing problem management. Multi-scale, multi-factor analyses should allow for more complex and competent management and better coordination of effort between agriculturalists, wildlife, land and public refuge managers, and managers of damage mitigation and compensation programs.…”

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The geography of conflict between elk and agricultural values in the Cypress Hills, Canada

Hegel¹,

Gates²,

Eslinger³

2009

Journal of Environmental Management

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The geography of conflict between elk and agricultural values in the Cypress Hills, Canada

Hegel¹,

Gates²,

Eslinger³

2009

Journal of Environmental Management

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“…Yet predator control is increasingly subject to public scrutiny, and there is the particular need to justify the benefits of killing animals vs the welfare implications associated with different practices (Fall and Jackson 2002). The primary consideration, however, is that lethal control is effective in achieving the objective(s) for which it is undertaken, i.e.…”

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confidence: 99%

Does culling reduce fox (Vulpes vulpes) density in commercial forests in Wales, UK?

Baker

Harris

2005

Eur J Wildl Res

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Forests within agricultural landscapes can act as safe harbourages for species that conflict with neighbouring landowners' interests, including mammalian predators. The agency responsible for the management of forests in upland Wales, UK, has permitted the killing of foxes (Vulpes vulpes) on their land as a "good neighbour policy" with the aim of reducing fox numbers. The principal method used was the use of dogs to drive foxes to a line of waiting shooters; a small number of foxes were also killed by shooting at night with a rifle. However, it has been postulated that recent restrictions on the use of dogs to kill foxes in Britain could lead to an increase in fox numbers in plantations. The aim of this study was to determine whether over-winter culling (i.e. driving foxes to guns using dogs and rifle shooting) in these forests acted to reduce fox density. Fox faecal density counts were conducted in commercial forests in Wales in autumn 2003 and spring 2004. Data were analysed from 29 sites (21 individual forests and 8 forest blocks, the latter consisting of pooled data from 20 individual forests). The over-winter change in faecal density was negatively related to the proportion of felled land and the proportion of land more than 400 m altitude, these associations probably reflecting reduced food availability. Over-winter change was positively associated with culling pressure (i.e. more foxes were killed where more foxes were present, or vice versa), but this was not significant. The number of foxes killed was large relative to the estimated resident population, but losses appeared to be negated (most likely) by immigration. Pre-breeding (spring) faecal density counts were significantly positively related to culling pressure, i.e. more foxes were killed with increased fox density or vice versa. Overall, there was no evidence to suggest that culling reduced fox numbers. Consequently, restrictions on the use of dogs to control foxes are unlikely to result in an increase in fox numbers in commercial forests.

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“…The number of cases reported about the conflicts to the Village Executive Officer increases each year from 2008 to 2012. In many situations, strategies or methods for addressing the human wildlife conflict issue are often constrained by local, national or international regulations, laws or treaties (Fall and Jackson, 2002). The ineffectiveness of some of the management practices is directly dependent on the establishment and application of policies and guidelines on a wide range of human activities.…”

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Human Wildlife Conflicts to communities surrounding Mikumi National Parks in Tanzania: A case of selected villages

Mayengo¹,

Bwagalilo²,

Kalumanga³

2017

IJEAB

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The tools and techniques of wildlife damage management—changing needs: an introduction

Cited by 36 publications

References 14 publications

The geography of conflict between elk and agricultural values in the Cypress Hills, Canada

The geography of conflict between elk and agricultural values in the Cypress Hills, Canada

Does culling reduce fox (Vulpes vulpes) density in commercial forests in Wales, UK?

Human Wildlife Conflicts to communities surrounding Mikumi National Parks in Tanzania: A case of selected villages

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