عنوان

Eradication of feral goats and sheep from island ecosystems

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LA55g5c5k4

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انگلیسی

Title Proper

Eradication of feral goats and sheep from island ecosystems

General Material Designation

[Article]

First Statement of Responsibility

Van Vuren, Dirk

Text of Note

Feral goats (Capra hircus) and feral sheep (Ovis aries) occur on numerous islands throughout the world and cause severe damage to island resources. Damage includes large-scale alteration of plant communities, negative impacts on insular endemic species of plants and animals, and damage to soils and cultural resources. Complete eradication is the best solution to the problem. Proposed control techniques include poisons, predators, diseases, sterilization, trapping, and shooting from the air, but experience shows that shooting from the ground, combined with the use of dogs, Judas goats, and perhaps fencing, is the best approach in most cases. Successful control programs have recently been completed or are nearly completed on the islands of Hawaii, San Clemente, and Santa Cruz.

Date of Publication

1992

Title

Proceedings of the Vertebrate Pest Conference

Volume Number

15

Entry Element

Van Vuren, Dirk

Electronic name

[Article]

275578

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