Zinc Phosphide

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Craig A. Ramey worked as Research Wildlife Biologist with Center from 1989-2017, where he investigated canine rabies, gas cartridges, and pesticide impacts on birds and skunks. He was also instrumental in setting up the Center’s Registration Unit, where he developed and maintained the pesticide registration database for monitoring the progress of data collection for pesticide registration with the EPA.

Scope and Contents The Fresno Field Station Records consists of five boxes of records arranged into three series based on record type. The majority of records in this collection are dated late-1960s through late-1970s. Series I includes one box of administrative records including reports, correspondence, memorandums, interagency agreements, and information bulletins. Series II includes three boxes of records related to research conducted by staff at the Fresno Field Station. Much of the...

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George Matschke worked as researcher at the Wildlife Research Center from 1968 until his retirement in 1999. This collection contains records (dated 1955-1999) that were collected by Matschke. Included are administrative records, Bird Unit work reports, research records mostly pertaining to rodent control, as well as numerous images of research projects conducted by Matschke and other scientists at the Center.

Scope and Contents The Hawaii Field Station Records consists of three boxes of materials dated from the mid-1930s through early 2000s. Materials in this collection document many of the research activities at the station including rodent control efforts and efforts to control invasive species such as coqui frogs and brown tree snakes. In addition to documents, this collection also includes hundreds of slides and photographs of personnel conducting lab and field work in Hawaii and Guam. Series I...

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...

Abstract Kathy Fagerstone began her career with the Center in 1971, becoming the first female physical science technician at the Research Center. During her 40 year career with the Center, Kathy advanced from a technician, to a wildlife biologist, to a research wildlife biologist, to project leader, and finally to a program manager. Her research interests included risk assessment and small mammal ecology of prairie dogs, ground squirrels and black-footed ferrets. However, the focus of her work...

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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.

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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.

Scope and Contents The Philippines Field Station Records contains documents dated 1968-1980. This collection consists primarily of research records pertaining to rodent control efforts in the Philippines. These records are related to the International Programs Research Unit (IPRU) of the DWRC (predecessor to the NWRC) who worked cooperatively with the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) during the late 1960s through the mid-1990s. Included in this collection are study plans, raw data,...

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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