Wolves
Subject
Subject Source: Library Of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 8 Collections and/or Records:
Animal Damage Control Annual Reports --
Collection
Identifier: NWRC 0011
Abstract
The Animal Damage Control Reports arereports detailing the expenditures, employee statistics, and wildlife control activities each fiscal year in every state starting in the early 1900s. They document the activities of the National Wildlife Research Center’s predecessor, the Animal Damage Control Program, and the evolution of wildlife management practices over the course of a century. The oldest Animal Damage Control Reports on record are from the year 1915, slightly after the Division of...
Dates:
1915-2018
Bureau of Biological Survey Field Reports and Maps ---
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: NWRC 0030
Abstract
The predecessor of the Bureau of Biological Survey (BBS) was established under the Department of Agriculture in 1885 to study the economic relation of birds to agriculture. The mission of the division evolved over the years to include the study of mammals, as well as to include predator and rodent control activities. In 1905, the division became known as the Bureau of Biological Survey. In 1940, the Bureau of Fisheries merged with the BBS to form the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service under...
Dates:
1900 - 1955; Majority of material found within 1912 - 1920
Donald Hawthorne Animal Damage Control History Collection --
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: NWRC 0033
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of documents and photographs dated 1884 to 2004, with the bulk falling from 1915 to 1995. Records in this collection were collected by Hawthorne and document the history of federally sponsored Animal Damage Control (ADC) programs in the United States. Working files related to Hawthorne’s work with the ADC program are minimal. This collection is arranged into two series based on material type.
Series I consists of two boxes of documents including...
Dates:
1884 - 2004; Majority of material found within 1915 - 1995
Follis, Buck (Walter W.), 2006 - 2010
Sub-Series — Box 1: [Barcode: NWRC0005-S1-001], Folder: 8
Abstract
Buck Follis reminisces about his current and past work for Wildlife Services, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS), United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). He talks about his experiences as a government trapper in predator control and research (primarily wolves and bears) and the different methods used including traps, snares, and lures. Follis speaks of his experiences with animals, various Wildlife Services, and livestock protection.
Dates:
2006 - 2010
Looney, Gary, 2005 - 2010
Sub-Series — Box 2: [Barcode: NWRC0005-S1-002], Folder: 3
Abstract
Gary Looney reminisces about his current and past work for Wildlife Services, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS), United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). He talks about his experiences as a government trapper in predator control (primarily coyotes, ravens and wolves) and the different methods used including DRC1339, traps, snares, game calling, hunting dogs, lures, M-44, and aerial gunning. Looney discusses the changes in attitudes in predator control and aerial...
Dates:
2005 - 2010
Plaggmeyer, John R., 2005 - 2010
Sub-Series — Box 3: [Barcode: NWRC0005-S1-003], Folder: 1
Abstract
John R. Plaggemeyer reminisces about his past work for Wildlife Services, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS), United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). He talks about his experiences as a wildlife specialist and government trapper in rodent, animal damage and predator control (primarily coyotes) and the different methods used including poisons, snares, traps, compound 1080, aerial gunning, game calling, coyote-getters, M-44, hazing, livestock protection collars and...
Dates:
2005 - 2010
Riley, Glynn A., 2006 - 2010
Sub-Series — Box 3: [Barcode: NWRC0005-S1-003], Folder: 2
Abstract
Glynn Riley reminisces about his current and past work for Wildlife Services, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS), United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). He speaks of his experiences as a government trapper in predator control and research (primarily coyotes and wolves). Riley talks about his experiences with animals, various Wildlife Services, and wildlife conservationists in Minnesota, Florida, and Texas.
Dates:
2006 - 2010
Series VIII: Images, VHS tapes, and Artifacts, 1965 - 2008
Series
Scope and Contents
Materials in series VIII include photos, slides, vhs tapes, and artifacts dated 1965 to 2008. One box of images (photos and slides) feature subjects such as telemetry studies, coyotes, wolves, sheep, staff and facilities in Millville, arson events, and the dedication of the coyote sculpture in 2000. One box of vhs tapes related to coyotes and research at the field station is also included. As well, this series includes two boxes of artifacts, one containing samples of coyote teeth at...
Dates:
1965 - 2008