Knowlton, Frederick F.
Person
Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:
Knowlton, Fred (Frederick F.)
Sub-Series
Abstract
Fred Knowlton reminisces about his work for Wildlife Services, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS), United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). He speaks of his experiences as a wildlife biologist and researcher (primarily coyotes and jackrabbits). Knowlton worked out of the Logan, Utah Field Station but conducted research in several states. He generally focused on coyote depredation and livestock protection. He talks about his experiences with animal research, various...
Dates:
2008 - 2012
Mammal Damage Unit Records --
Collection
Identifier: NWRC 0034
Abstract
Over the years, the Mammal Damage Unit of the DWRC/NWRC conducted research on coyote predation on livestock; rodent damage to crops, rangeland, and buried cables; and damage to timber production and reforestation efforts caused by deer, bear, and rodents, particularly pocket gophers. The Unit also studied the use of pesticides as well as methods to identify and develop non-lethal or non-chemical alternative management methods for specific wildlife problems.
Dates:
1909 - 2002; Majority of material found within 1940 - 1990
Utah Field Station Records---
Collection
Identifier: NWRC 0045
Abstract
The Utah Field Station was established in in 1972, in collaboration with Utah State University, as a research facility dedicated to the study of captive coyotes with a focus towards developing methods to reduce predator depredation on sheep. Over the last fifty years, research at the station has focused on coyote ecology, population mechanics, behavioral patterns, and predator-prey interactions. The site has also served as a preliminary testing facility for developing and improving...
Dates:
1945 - 2008; Majority of material found within 1975 - 1995
Filtered By
- Subject: Coyotes X
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- Collection 2
- Archival Object 1
- Subject
- Compound 1080 2
- Jackrabbits 2
- Animal Damage Control Program (U.S.) 1
- Animal care 1
- Animal rights activists 1
- Bats 1
- Bears 1
- Beavers 1
- Biologists 1
- Bird strikes 1
- Birds 1
- Deer 1
- Depredation 1
- Fencing 1
- Ferrets 1
- Forest damage 1
- Foxes 1
- Lethal control 1
- Livestock guarding dogs 1
- Mammal damage 1
- Mink 1
- Nonlethal control 1
- Nutria 1
- Pesticide registration 1
- Pesticides 1
- Pocket gophers 1
- Population surveys 1
- Prairie dogs 1
- Predator management 1
- Predators 1
- Richardson's ground squirrels 1
- Rodenticides 1
- Rodents 1
- Skunks 1
- Telemetry 1
- Texas, USA 1
- Toxicants 1
- Trapping 1
- Utah, USA 1
- Voles 1
- Zinc Phosphide 1 + ∧ less
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