عنوان

Vulture-Cattle Interactions A Survey of Florida Ranchers

شماره

LA7c56v4nq

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انگلیسی

عنوان اصلي

Vulture-Cattle Interactions A Survey of Florida Ranchers

نام عام مواد

[Article]

نام نخستين پديدآور

Milleson, Michael P.; Shwiff, Stephanie A.; Avery, Michael L.

متن يادداشت

Effective management of vertebrate pest populations is enhanced by greater understanding of stakeholder-pest interactions as well as stakeholder attitudes toward control of the problem species. It has long been reported that black vultures are responsible for depredation of livestock, especially newborns. To gain a better understanding of this phenomenon, we conducted a survey of 374 Florida cattle ranchers, representing roughly 2% of the total number of Florida cattle ranches. A 3-page questionnaire was used to gather information of ranch characteristics and whether or not the ranchers had experienced vulture attacks. In cases where vulture attacks were reported, respondents were asked to quantify the value of property lost to vultures and preventative measures taken to reduce vulture predation. All respondents were asked a similar set of questions regarding coyotes as well as a series of questions concerning their attitudes toward vulture control and regulations. The survey revealed that 38% of respondents had experienced vulture predation that, on average, resulted in over

تاريخ نشر

2006

عنوان

Proceedings of the Vertebrate Pest Conference

شماره جلد

22

عنصر شناسه اي

Milleson, Michael P.; Shwiff, Stephanie A.; Avery, Michael L.

نام الکترونيکي

نوع ماده

[Article]

کد کاربرگه

275578

سطح دسترسي

a

تكميل شده

Y