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Location
Gulf Shores, Alabama
Start Date
18-10-1987 12:00 AM
Description
Controversies regarding wildlife damage control often result from incorrect perceptions by the general public or conservation groups. Such controversies can usually be settled to most people's satisfaction by indisputable data. In the past, however, data were often lacking. The ban, by Executive order in 1972, of chemical toxicants for predator control on federal lands and by federal agencies is a good case in point. Indisputable data were not available concerning the level of predation. The only data were derived from questionnaires filled out by livestock producers; Government officials and the public simply would not accept such data as unbiased.
Recommended Citation
O'Gara, B. W. (1987). Avoiding controversies that impede wildlife damage control. In Holler, N. R. (Ed.), The Third Eastern Wildlife Damage Control Conference (pp. 343). Gulf Shores, AL: Auburn University.
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Avoiding Controversies that Impede Wildlife Damage Control
Gulf Shores, Alabama
Controversies regarding wildlife damage control often result from incorrect perceptions by the general public or conservation groups. Such controversies can usually be settled to most people's satisfaction by indisputable data. In the past, however, data were often lacking. The ban, by Executive order in 1972, of chemical toxicants for predator control on federal lands and by federal agencies is a good case in point. Indisputable data were not available concerning the level of predation. The only data were derived from questionnaires filled out by livestock producers; Government officials and the public simply would not accept such data as unbiased.