Overabundant deer: Better management through research

01 May 2013 | Conference Proceedings | Contributor(s): Dwayne R. Etter, Timothy R. Van Deelen, Daniel R. Ludwig, Karmen M. Hollis, James E. Chelsvig

Overabundance of white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) continues to challenge wildlife professionals nationwide, especially in urban settings. Moreover, wildlife managers often lack general …

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Monitoring and predicting traffic induced vertebrate mortality near wetlands

01 May 2013 | Reports | Contributor(s): J. Andrew DeWoody, Jamie M. Nogle, Melissa Hoover, Barny Dunning

Animal-vehicle collisions are undesirable to the general public, to drivers, to insurance providers, to biologists, and presumably to the animals themselves. However, traffic-induced mortality …

http://habricentral.org/resources/2326

Endangered Species Bulletin, December 2004

16 Apr 2013 | Reports

In this issue: 4 The Prairie Wetlands Learning Center 6 Reaching Out to “Save our Snakes” 8 Eider Journey 10 Slowing the Flow 12 Creative Partners, Creative Solutions 14 Teaching the …

http://habricentral.org/resources/2291

Tracking large carnivore dispersal using isotopic clues in claws: An application to cougars across the Great Plains

10 Apr 2013 | Journal Articles | Contributor(s): Viviane Hénaux, Larkin A. Powell, Keith A. Hobson, Clayton Kent Nielsen, Michelle A. LaRue

1. Cougar (Puma concolor) populations, like other large carnivores, have increased during recent decades and may be recolonizing their former ranges in Midwestern North America. The dispersal routes …

http://habricentral.org/resources/2261

Winter Ridge HA Wild Horse Gather and Removal Plan

09 Apr 2013 | Reports

The Winter Ridge HA encompasses approximately 46,500 acres of public and private land, within Grand and Uintah Counties in Utah. The HA is approximately 90 miles south of Vernal, Utah. The BLM has …

http://habricentral.org/resources/2255

Role of near-miss bird strikes in assessing hazards

04 Apr 2013 | Journal Articles | Contributor(s): Matthew W. Klope, Robert C. Beason, Timothy J. Nohara, Michael J. Begier

Management of problem wildlife within the airfield environment is a difficult job. Today’s Bird–Animal Aircraft Strike Hazard (BASH) program managers require as much information as possible to …

http://habricentral.org/resources/2246

Eastern bluebirds eject brown-headed cowbird eggs

04 Apr 2013 | Journal Articles | Contributor(s): Brian D . Peer, Lyndon R. Hawkins, Edwin P. Steinke, Patricia Blair Bollinger, Eric K. Bollinger

The relationship between the Brownheaded Cowbird (Molothrus ater) and its cavitynesting hosts has received little attention because of the assumption that cowbirds rarely parasitize these hosts. We …

http://habricentral.org/resources/2243

2000 Nebraska Beef Cattle Report

03 Apr 2013 | Reports

Cow/Calf Age of Calf at Weaning of Spring-Calving Beef Cows and the Effect on Production Economics Supplementing Metabolizable Protein to Yearling Heifers Grazing Winter Range Refinement of the …

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Home range, habitat use, and food habits of the black bear in southcentral Florida

03 Apr 2013 | Theses | Contributor(s): Wade Allen Ulrey

I studied a small, enigmatic, and imperiled black bear population in south-central Florida from 2004 - 2006. Annual home ranges of males (96.0 km2) were larger than those of females (32.2 km2). …

http://habricentral.org/resources/2204

The mechanical control of bushpig, Potamochoerus porcus, in Zimbabwe

03 Apr 2013 | Conference Proceedings | Contributor(s): Michael La Grange

Bushpig, Potamocheorus porcus, occurring naturally in the high rainfall areas of Zimbabwe, have become a major threat to maize producers in the country. Traditional means of control including hunting …

http://habricentral.org/resources/2201

Endocrine correlates of social and reproductive behaviours in a group-living Australian Passerine, the White-Browed Babbler

02 Apr 2013 | Theses | Contributor(s): Suzanne Oppenheimer

To investigate the evolutionary rationale for the seemingly altruistic behaviours commonly seen in cooperatively breeding Australian passerines, I examined alloparental behaviour in the White-browed …

http://habricentral.org/resources/2195

Roof rat invasion of an urban desert island

02 Apr 2013 | Journal Articles | Contributor(s): Dale Nolte, David Bergman, John Townsend

Roof rats have invaded the Phoenix metropolitan area. Although the desert surrounding Phoenix is formidacie to roof rats, residential and urban development has probably sufficiently altered habitat …

http://habricentral.org/resources/2183

Developing a strategy of predator control for the protection of the California least tern: a case history

28 Mar 2013 | Conference Proceedings | Contributor(s): Peter H. Butchko, Maynard A. Small

In recent years, predation has been determined to be a seriously limiting factor in the reproduction of the endangered California least tern (Sterna antillarum browni) at many of its nesting …

http://habricentral.org/resources/2167

Field Manual of Wildlife Diseases: General Field Procedures and Diseases of Birds

27 Mar 2013 | Books | Contributor(s): Milton Friend (editor), J. Christian Franson (editor)

The “Field Manual of Wildlife Diseases: General Field Procedures and Diseases of Birds” presents practical, current information and insights about wild bird illnesses and the procedures to follow …

http://habricentral.org/resources/2127

Vampire bat control: a review and proposed research programme for Latin America

27 Mar 2013 | Conference Proceedings | Contributor(s): Arthur M. Greenhall

In Latin America paralytic rabies transmitted by vampire bats is a major cause of death in cattle. This problem becomes more acute as countries attempt to increase livestock production to feed …

http://habricentral.org/resources/2121

A candidate gene association study of cryptorchidism and scrotal hernia using canine and porcine models

27 Mar 2013 | Theses | Contributor(s): Xia Zhao, Max Rothschild (adviser)

Cryptorchidism and scrotal hernia, both being sex-limited complex defects, are the most common congenital defects observed in humans, dogs and pigs. It is believed that these two defects are …

http://habricentral.org/resources/2118

From pasture to plate: A study of the rituals, ecology and economics of sheep in the context of Aid Al Adha in Morocco

27 Mar 2013 | Theses | Contributor(s): Carrisa Sue Pritchard, Mokhtar Harras (adviser)

This project addresses the ecological and economic roles that sheep play in Morocco in the context of Aid Al Adha celebration. It specifically examines the methods of sacrificing, butchering and …

http://habricentral.org/resources/2115

Should pets inherit?

26 Mar 2013 | Journal Articles | Contributor(s): Frances H. Foster

On August 20, 2007, billionaire hotelier Leona Helmsley died, survived by her brother, four grandchildren, twelve great-grandchildren, and her beloved companion of eight years, a white Maltese dog …

http://habricentral.org/resources/2112

Phylogeny, convergence, and snake behavior

26 Mar 2013 | Theses | Contributor(s): Megan Kendall, Harry Walter Greene

Comparative studies of snake behavior were used to confront three related conceptual issues in ethology: (i) Can behavior evolve? (ii) If so, how can the origins of similarities and differences in …

http://habricentral.org/resources/2106

Investigating the role of an understudied North Atlantic right whale habitat: right whale movement, ecology, and distribution in Jeffreys Ledge

21 Mar 2013 | Theses | Contributor(s): Kathryn Longley

The critically endangered North Atlantic right whale (Eubalaena glacialis) consistently visits five major habitats throughout the year; however, they are known to visit additional habitats. This …

http://habricentral.org/resources/2094