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13 Wildlife PoPulation Control Understanding both the habitat and wildlife found on airports is critical in effective integrated wildlife population management. Wildlife is present at airports because of the availability of food, water, and shelter.
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14 (see Figure 10)
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15 ping, especially with leg-hold traps and snares, requires a high degree of skill and experience. In addition, airports are advised that state and local regulations may restrict the use of some types of traps, as well as the ability to relocate livetrapped animals.
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16 is often not an effective method for lowering overall population numbers in the long term. Hygnstrom et al.
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17 "Integrating New Technology and Techniques and into Airport Wildlife Control" Chicago International Airport (ORD) We are conducting research on various problem bird species to learn more about their movement patterns and airport use, as well as evaluate the effectiveness and/or potential of new wildlife population control tools and techniques.
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18 to harassment, any nesting birds could be taken by lethal control or trapping (see Figure 18)
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19 live-ammunition Shooting Firearms are heavily restricted and are to be used only after all other wildlife control methods have failed to produce the required results, or in cases where immediate removal of persistent and problematic animals is necessary (see Figure 21)
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20 Cleary and Dolbeer (2005) suggest four cardinal rules when considering shooting problem birds: 1.
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21 mals, firearms may be required to deliver immobilizing drugs. This technique is particularly useful for removing problem bears, which are usually first snared or caught in culvert traps.
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22 3. Potential health hazards.
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23 The use of toxic baits to kill target birds without affecting nontarget species requires considerable skill and patience. Daily movement patterns of the target birds among feeding, loafing, and roosting sites must be determined so that attractive bait sites that are controlled to prevent public access (such as a roof top)
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24 FIGURE 25 Standing water and cattail growth along edge of airfield drainage ditch (Source: BASH Inc.)
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25 (2,263–14,866/year) , comprised of 88,009 Laughing Gulls and 13,823 other gulls.
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