Urban Wildlife Conflict Abstracts
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Out of Control Wildlife Control: More Humane & Effective Approaches John Griffin, The Humane Society of the United States, MD Watch Video (Login required) Full Abstract
The wildlife control industry in the US has come a long way from its origins in recreational trappers helping overburdened wildlife agencies with wildlife control requests. Now a multibillion- dollar industry, the methods of control have not come as far as the market has. Advancements in understanding conficts with wildlife and improved use of existing tools increases both effectiveness and humaneness, reduces the number of animals killed, and resolves conficts for longer times. Employing these tools and methods in the context of 'nuisance' wildlife control services represents an opportunity for significant progress that can help millions of animals each year, and the communities experiencing conficts and looking for resolution. This presentation reviews animal damage management in the context of the call to establish humane and effective standards by animal protection and welfare agencies around the world, the public, and increasingly by the scientific community. This presentation also provides an overview of the state of humane wildlife control today and serves as an introduction to the related talks in the session. |
Resolve Wildlife Conflicts Over the Phone & Prevent Unnecessary Orphaning!
Laura Simon, Connecticut Wildlife Rehabilitators Association, CT Watch Video (Login required) Full Abstract
This presentation demonstrates how timely and properly diagnosed phone advice can help resolve caller's wildlife dilemmas in a matter of minutes-and prevent many wild animals from becoming orphaned and filling your facility to capacity. Many people think wildlife confict calls need to be referred to 'nuisance wildlife control operators,' with the result all too often being the death of the parent(s) and orphaning of the young. We show how the majority of those 'nuisance' calls can be resolved with some simple step-by-step advice, which preserves the family unit but also resolves the caller's problem-and teaches them how to coexist with wildlife in the process. A phone advice manual is given to lecture attendees. |
Teach the Tormentor to Be Tolerant: Humane Harassment in Outreach Jill Argall, Humane Animal Rescue Wildlife Center, PA Watch Video (Login required) Full Abstract
There is a groundhog eating my garden, how do I kill it? I have a raccoon in my trash, can you trap it? Rehabilitators are overwhelmed with animals in care and forget we also can help those that never need darken our doorstep. Studies have proven that trapping/relocating does not work and lethal options are often inhumane. By teaching simple techniques, lives can be spared and intake numbers decreased. A humane harassment program can be as simple as having tips posted by the phone or as elaborate as offering public programming. This presentation goes over implementation of a humane harassment program, where to find good tips, and what the public has responded to at our center. |
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Urban Wildlife Conflict
Panel Discussion: John Griffin, The Humane Society of the United States, MD Laura Simon, Connecticut Wildlife Rehabilitators Association, CT Jill Argall, Humane Animal Rescue Wildlife Center, PA Rebecca Dmytryk, Wildlife Emergency Services, CA Watch Video (Login required) Full Abstract
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