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Series II: Johnson Neff’s Letters as a Handbook on Bird Control, 1940 - 1964

 Series

Scope and Contents

This series consists of letters written by Johnson Neff that were compiled as a handbook on the control of many species of birds

Dates

  • 1940 - 1964

Creator

Biographical / Historical

Johnson A. Neff (1900-1972) began working for the Food Habits Division of the U.S. Bureau of Biological Survey in Washington, D.C., in 1930. He later transferred to California and then to Arizona where he worked on mitigation and prevention of bird damage to agriculture. In 1940, Johnson moved to the Denver Wildlife Research Center (DWRC) of the newly reorganized U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Bureau of Sport Fisheries and Wildlife. There he began studies of bird depredations in Arkansas rice fields and southern pine seedlings, and initiated the Bureau's development of nontoxic chemical bird repellents for seed protection. During two assignments on Midway Island, he studied methods of preventing bird-aircraft collisions without the necessity of drastic reductions in the nesting colonies of albatrosses and other sea birds. His more than ninety published papers cover the population dynamics, movements, food habits, and life histories of many bird species. Neff retired from the DWRC in 1964.

Extent

From the Collection: 7.5 linear feet

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Arrangement

Series II consists of one box of records and is arranged alphabetically by folder title.

Repository Details

Part of the National Wildlife Research Center Archives Repository

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