Rodent control

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Paul L. Hegdal worked as a wildlife biologist at the Denver Wildlife Research Center from the 1959 to 1991. This group of records contains materials related to studies on hazards to nontarget wildlife associated with the use of rodenticides, rodent resistant cable materials, and rodent problems in Latin America.

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Weldon Robinson reminisces about his career as a wildlife research biologist working for the U.S. Forest Service, Biological Survey, Denver Wildlife Research Center (DWRC), and USDA's, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS), Wildlife Services. He discusses his work in wildlife damage control where he worked to control coyotes and rats by using trapping and toxicants. Robinson talks about field research, his work overseas, and his dislike of toxicant research.

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Sam Linhart worked as a biologist in the predator control research section at the Denver Wildlife Research Center from 1964 to 1990. This collection contains materials from his studies related to predator control. Research records on electric fencing, leghold traps, the electronic guard, the 1080 toxic collar, livestock protection dogs, the M-44, and tranquilizer tabs for wild carnivore traps are included. This collection also contains images related to Linhart’s research.

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Series I contains annual reports, work plans, research data, correspondence, memorandum, and news clippings. Topics covered in this series include control of rodents in sugarcane and macadamia orchards and control of coqui frogs and feral swine. Also included are rodent control reports from the BBS, as well as reports from the Hawaiian Sugar Planters’ Association.

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Series II contains slides and photographs from the Hawaii Field Station. Topics covered include control of the Brown Tree Snake on Guam, rodent control in sugarcane and macadamia orchards, and field and lab work.

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Series III contains historical informationa about wildlife control in Nevada and New Mexico, and a file about women scientists in the federal service

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Series III consists of two boxes of records relating to rat barriers and rodent repellents, including studies, reports and correspondence. All of the research represented in this series was conducted either with or for outside organizations, U.S. Army Quartermaster Corps or private companies.

Abstract The Wildlife Services Wyoming State Office Records document activities at the State Office in Casper from the early 1900s through 2003. The Wyoming WS program's mission is to protect domestic livestock from predators such as coyotes, red fox, mountain lions, black bears, and threatened or endangered species, such as grizzly bears and wolves. The Wyoming Wildlife Services office works with a diverse set of cooperators, including airports, businesses, cities, counties, and individuals to...

Scope and Contents This collection includes five series and consists of eleven boxes of materials, including documents, slides, photographs, and artifacts that document the history of bird, predator, and rodent control in the state of Idaho from 1915 to 1990. Materials from several federal agencies and programs such as the BBS, WPA, CCC, USFWS, ADC, USDA, USDI, and Wildlife Services are included. Series I of this collection includes 75 years (1915-1990) of annual reports highlighting predator and...

Abstract The WS Nevada State Records document the history of the Nevada branch of Predatory Animal and Rodent Control from its beginnings in 1915 to works conducted through 1978. Included in the collection are the developmental processes of the Nevada state legislature regarding wildlife management. The collection contains various correspondence, images, and reports regarding the disease, rodent, and predatory animal control practices necessary to protect the health and safety of Nevada's...