Wildlife damage

Abstract The Jackrabbit Research Station opened in 1963 in Twin Falls, Idaho. In 1972 the station’s research moved to predators, which remained the station’s main focus until it closed in 1992. The records in this collection were not all created at the Jackrabbit Research Station, but the records were maintained by scientists working at the site. For example, records pertaining to nutria were created during research in Houma, Louisiana by scientists who later transferred to the Jackrabbit...

Scope and Contents

Series I is comprised of nine boxes of material pertaining to black-tailed jackrabbit research conducted in Twin Falls, ID. It includes jackrabbit autopsy cards, damage surveys, studies with chemicals such as Di-Syston, strychnine, zinc phosphide, and other experimental chemicals. Also included are documents related to the study of rabbit mortality, non-lethal control methods, and telemetry

Abstract

This collection was donated by the Wildlife Services Nevada state office. These records were created when Wildlife Services was part of the United States Department of Interior Fish and Wildlife Service.