WILDLIFE DAMAGE CONTROL/ FARM
STORAGE AND COMMODITY PEST/
What62is62the62objective62of62wildlife62damage62control62?62-62answer--
To62prevent62or62reduce62conflicts62caused62by62the62presence62of62wildlife62,62NOT62to6
2destroy62wildlife
Before62beginning62any62wildlife62damage62control62program62,62what62should62you62do6
2?62-62answer--
Check62on62the62legal62status62of62the62target62animal62and62current62laws62dealing62wit
h62wildlife62protection
Give62an62example62of62a62fish62that62may62cause62problems62at62certain62times62but62is
62also62aprotected62game62fish62.62-62answer--Largemouth62black62bass62.
Give62examples62of62nonchemical62methods62that62could62be62used62to62control62fish62.6
2-62answer--
Draining62ponds62and62using62physical62barriers62,62such62as62traps62,62nets62and62dam
s62.
What62is62a62nutria62?62-62answer--
A62large62rodent62that62can62be62a62valuable62fur62resource62.62It62also62has62denning62h
abits62that62can62damage62levies62and62dams62.
What62is62the62first62step62in62solving62a62wildlife62damage62problem62?62-62answer--
Identify62the62species62causing62the62problem
What62physical62evidence62contributes62to62proper62identification62of62wildlife62species62
?62What62would62you62look62for62if62you62suspected62roof62rats62?62-62answer--
Tracks62,62fecal62material62or62scats62,62rubs62,62hair62,62tooth62marks62,62feathers62,62etc
.62Roof62rats62are62indicated62by62dark62cresent62-
62shaped62markings62near62the62rafters62.
8.62What62constitutes62environmental62control62of62wildlife62?62-62answer--
Altering62environmental62sources62of62food62,62cover62,62water62or62space62so62an62area
STORAGE AND COMMODITY PEST/
What62is62the62objective62of62wildlife62damage62control62?62-62answer--
To62prevent62or62reduce62conflicts62caused62by62the62presence62of62wildlife62,62NOT62to6
2destroy62wildlife
Before62beginning62any62wildlife62damage62control62program62,62what62should62you62do6
2?62-62answer--
Check62on62the62legal62status62of62the62target62animal62and62current62laws62dealing62wit
h62wildlife62protection
Give62an62example62of62a62fish62that62may62cause62problems62at62certain62times62but62is
62also62aprotected62game62fish62.62-62answer--Largemouth62black62bass62.
Give62examples62of62nonchemical62methods62that62could62be62used62to62control62fish62.6
2-62answer--
Draining62ponds62and62using62physical62barriers62,62such62as62traps62,62nets62and62dam
s62.
What62is62a62nutria62?62-62answer--
A62large62rodent62that62can62be62a62valuable62fur62resource62.62It62also62has62denning62h
abits62that62can62damage62levies62and62dams62.
What62is62the62first62step62in62solving62a62wildlife62damage62problem62?62-62answer--
Identify62the62species62causing62the62problem
What62physical62evidence62contributes62to62proper62identification62of62wildlife62species62
?62What62would62you62look62for62if62you62suspected62roof62rats62?62-62answer--
Tracks62,62fecal62material62or62scats62,62rubs62,62hair62,62tooth62marks62,62feathers62,62etc
.62Roof62rats62are62indicated62by62dark62cresent62-
62shaped62markings62near62the62rafters62.
8.62What62constitutes62environmental62control62of62wildlife62?62-62answer--
Altering62environmental62sources62of62food62,62cover62,62water62or62space62so62an62area