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Preliminary Program Pre-Registration and Hotel Information
27th VERTEBRATE PEST CONFERENCE
March 7-10, 2016 Newport Beach, California
Revision - 8 Jan 2016
Includes special symposia:
Urban Coyotes Bird Management Wild Pig Management
Sponsored by:
The Vertebrate Pest Council
27th VERTEBRATE PEST CONFERENCE March 7-10, 2016
Newport Beach, California
The 27th Vertebrate Pest Conference will be held Monday, March 7 through
Thursday, March 10 in Newport Beach, California. It features an optional full-day
field trip (Monday, Mar. 7) and three days of presentations (Tuesday through
Thursday, Mar. 8-10) covering many aspects of human-wildlife conflict.
Who Should Attend The Conference significantly contributes to understanding and resolving
undesirable wildlife-human interactions and wildlife damage problems, promoting
better management methodology, and minimizing adverse environmental and
ecological effects. Vertebrate pest management is applied ecology with improved
agriculture, public health, and conservation of natural and human-made resources
as the primary goals. The Conference is a forum for exchanging knowledge,
information and experiences among researchers, administrators, regulators,
extension personnel, practitioners, and students. Participants have various
professional backgrounds, but all have one common interest – managing human-
wildlife conflicts. The following represents previous attendee affiliations:
· Wildlife control and animal control officials and personnel
· Wildlife managers employed by federal, state, and regional agencies
· Health department officials and employees
· Pest control advisors (PCAs) and others involved in pesticide use and pesticide
regulation
· Agricultural producers, both using conventional and organic methods
· Consultants in vertebrate pest problems
· Manufacturers and suppliers of vertebrate pest materials
· Extension Specialists, Advisors, and Agents
· Foresters
· Administrators and staff of federal and state agriculture departments,
environmental protection agencies, and other regulatory agencies
· Sanitarians
· Food processing and warehouse managers
· Educators teaching integrated pest management and agricultural topics
· Researchers (public agencies and private sector)
· Natural resource managers (conservationists) in public agencies and NGOs
Continuing Education Credits
California Continuing Education (CE) credits for pest control professionals (PCA,
QAC, etc.) and Vector Control personnel are to be determined. Past Conferences
have provided 18 - 22 DPR credit hours, plus CE credits from CDPH; credits are
based on final program content. For updates, see www.vpconference.org. 1
CONFERENCE REGISTRATION
Pre-registration is highly recommended and can be accomplished online via the
Internet, using a credit card (Visa, MasterCard, American Express, or Discover), by
going to https://papaseminars.eventsair.com/27th-annual-vertebrate-pest-
conference/vpcportal. To obtain the discounted pre-registration rate, be sure to
complete your registration by February 8, 2016. Registration after February 8 or
at the Conference will include an additional $50 surcharge.
Registration Options are as follows:
Discounted Pre-Registration Complete Conference (Mar. 8-10)* $375.00
Per-Day [ ] Mar. 8 [ ] Mar. 9 [ ] Mar. 10 $150.00
Retiree, Complete Conference (Mar. 8-10)* $175.00
Student Pre-Registration
Complete Conference – Student (Mar. 8-10)** $ 75.00
Per-Day [ ] Mar. 8 [ ] Mar. 9 [ ] Mar. 10 $ 30.00
Commercial Exhibitor
Complete Conference – Exhibitor $800.00 (includes 1 person registration with 1 exhibit table)
Optional Events
Field Trip (full day Mar. 7, includes lunch) $ 80.00
Field Trip – Guest (full day Mar. 7, includes lunch) $ 80.00
Additional Options (available at Conference)
Printed copy of Conference Proceedings†
(includes handling & shipping to U.S. addresses) $ 35.00
(includes handling & shipping to non-U.S. addresses) $ 60.00
Conference Proceedings on USB drive††
(includes handling & shipping to U.S. addresses) $ 20.00
(includes handling & shipping to non-U.S. addresses) $ 30.00
* Includes printed copy of Proceedings to U.S. addresses, or Proceedings on USB
drive to non-U.S. addresses
** Includes copy of Proceedings on USB drive
† Printed Proceedings are automatically included in non-student Complete Conference
registration to U.S. addresses and on USB drive to non-U.S. addresses
†† Proceedings on USB drive are automatically included in Complete Conference–
Student registration
Pre-registration fees will be refunded minus a 20% administrative fee if the request
for refund is made to Conference Registration Coordinators Judy Letterman or 2
Stephanie Souza (phone: 831-442-3536) by February 17, 2016. No refunds will
be granted after this date. Pre-registration fees can be transferred to another
individual, to permit their attendance in your place, if the request is made by
February 17.
HOTEL RESERVATIONS To make your hotel reservation at the Fairmont Newport Beach, direct your web
browser to https://resweb.passkey.com/go/vpconf2016. If you prefer, you can call
the Fairmont toll-free reservation line at 1-800-257-7544. Be sure to ask for the
Vertebrate Pest Conference room rate. Regardless of how reservations are made,
Reservation Requests must be made by February 12, 2016 in order to qualify
for the group rate. Complimentary high-speed internet access will be provided by
the hotel if you sign up for the Fairmont President’s Club membership
(https://www.fairmont.com/fpc/). The membership is free.
Fairmont Newport Beach, 4500 MacArthur Blvd., Newport Beach, CA 92660
TRANSPORTATION
Airports: The Fairmont Newport Beach is an approximate 5-minute drive from
the Orange County/John Wayne Airport.
Ground Transportation: A complementary shuttle service runs from the
airport to the hotel. Once you have collected your luggage, proceed outside of
Terminal B to the second island that is posted “Hotel Courtesy Shuttles, Taxi”.
Once there, call the Fairmont Valet desk at 949-476-2001. Wait time is
approximately 10-15 minutes. Numerous vehicle rental options are also
available from the airport. 3
Parking: Guests can conveniently Valet at The Fairmont Newport Beach
Hotel; overnight valet parking is available for $30.00. Self-Parking is available
to conference attendees for $10/day. Valet parking for Hybrid vehicles is half
price.
DRIVING DIRECTIONS Traveling from the Orange County/John Wayne Airport: Use airport exit
instructions to MacArthur Intersection. Once arriving at airport exit, turn right
onto MacArthur Blvd. (south). Drive 3 signal lights further and make your first
left into The Fairmont Newport Beach Hotel. Your destination is on the left
hand side located at 4500 MacArthur Blvd., Newport Beach, CA 92660.
Traveling from the north or south: From I-405, exit MacArthur Blvd. Turn left
onto MacArthur. Pass through the light at Birch Street and make an immediate
left turn into The Fairmont Newport Beach driveway. The hotel is located on
MacArthur Blvd. between Birch Street and Von Karman Ave.
Traveling from the east: Follow Highway 91 (Riverside Fwy.) west to Highway
55 (Costa Mesa Fwy.) south to I-405 south. Exit MacArthur Blvd. Turn left
onto MacArthur. Pass through the light at Birch Street and make an immediate
left turn into The Fairmont Newport Beach driveway. The hotel is located on
MacArthur Blvd. between Birch Street and Von Karman Avenue.
COMMERCIAL DISPLAYS The Conference will have commercial exhibit displays. Space is available for
exhibiting commercial products and services. The exhibition fee is $800, which
includes one full conference registration. Complimentary hors d’oeuvres and a no-
host bar will be available Wednesday evening in conjunction with the displays,
poster exhibits, and a vendors’ forum. For further information, contact Ashley
Freeman at 916-445-4239 or email: Ashley.freeman@cdpr.ca.gov.
FIELD TRIP (Monday, March 7, 2016) The conference begins with an optional all-day field trip on Monday, March 7.
The field trip departs from the Fairmont Newport Beach Hotel at 7:30 AM,
traveling by bus throughout the Orange County region. Orange County is the
second most densely populated county in California, while its ideal climate and
many tourist attractions make it an inviting place to live and visit. Rapid
population growth has also made it an area of high human-wildlife interaction.
A tour guide will accompany each bus to provide local insights of human-
wildlife interactions and vertebrate pest control. Stops will feature
demonstrations and mini-lectures about bird abatement using non-lethal
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approaches, ground squirrel control on flood channels, vector control for
protection of public health, and wildlife corridors, fencing, and underpasses. A
catered lunch will be provided (included in cost). Buses will return to the
Fairmont Newport Beach Hotel by approximately 5:00 PM.
CONFERENCE PROGRAM (Tuesday - Thursday, March 8-10) Conference presentations will begin at 9:00 AM on Tuesday, March 8, with a
single plenary session, led off by a keynote address. Concurrent sessions will occur
from Tuesday afternoon through Thursday afternoon, offering participants a choice
of topical sessions and special symposia. Morning and afternoon refreshment
breaks, as well as evening social activities on Tuesday and Wednesday, will permit
ample time for meeting speakers and conference participants to engage in informal
discussions.
The final program, containing exact times and assignments of concurrent sessions
and individual presentations, will be provided at the time of the Conference.
Updates on program details will be posted on the Conference’s web site
(http://www.vpconference.org) when they become available.
KEYNOTE SPEAKER The Keynote Address will be given by Dr. Valerius Geist, Professor Emeritus of
Environmental Science, Faculty of Environmental Design, University of
Calgary. He is a specialist on the biology, behavior, and social dynamics of
large North American mammals. Born in Nikolajew, Ukraine, USSR and raised
in Germany and Austria, he now resides on Vancouver Island, B.C. He is the
author and/or editor of 17 books and has written 7 documentary films. His
work has been published in Nature, Ethology, Behaviour, Evolution, Natural
History, Harrowsmith, Outdoor Life, and Field and Stream, as well as
Grzimek's, The New Canadian Encyclopedia, and Encyclopædia Britannica.
Dr. Geist will discuss the habituation of wildlife and how this creates a need for
management at the urban-wildland interface in North America.
POSTER SESSION A special Poster Session will be available for informal viewing from Tuesday
afternoon (March 8) through Thursday morning (March 10). Posters are still being
accepted for the Conference and can present either practical or technical aspects of
managing human-wildlife conflicts, or summarize research related to wildlife
damage management or work currently in progress. Easels and poster boards will
be provided to display posters, so posters should not be larger than 36 inches ×
36 inches. For further details, see the Conference’s web site or contact Kathy
Fagerstone by email at kathy.fagerstone@gmail.com.
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Conference At-A-Glance: Tentative Schedule
Monday, March 7 Optional Field Trip, 7:30 AM - 5 PM
Tuesday, March 8
Opening Plenary
Session
9:00 – 11:50 AM
Lunch (on your own) Posters and Commercial Exhibits open – 1:15
Symposium
Bird Management
1:20 – 5:00 PM
Symposium
Wild Pig
Management
1:20 – 5:00 PM
Concurrent
Session
Vertebrate Pesticides
1:20 – 5:00 PM
5:30 No-Host Welcoming Social
Wednesday, March 9
Concurrent Session:
Vertebrate Management Tools and
Disease
8:10 AM – 11:50 PM
Symposium:
Urban Coyotes
8:10 AM – 11:50 PM
Lunch (on your own)
Concurrent
Session:
Vertebrate Management Tools
and Disease
1:20 – 5:00 PM
Symposium:
Urban Coyotes
1:20 –5:00 PM
6:00 PM: Hors d’oeuvres, Poster Session, and Vendors’ Forum
Thursday, March 10
Concurrent Session:
Non-lethal Vertebrate Control
8:10 AM – 11:50 PM
Symposium:
Bird Management
8:10 AM – 11:50 PM
Lunch (on your own) Posters and Commercial Exhibits conclude
Concurrent Session:
Field Rodents / Closing Remarks
1:20 – 4:00 PM
Symposium:
Wild Pig Management / Closing
Remarks
1:20 – 4:00 PM
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TENTATIVE PROGRAM – TOPICS AND SPEAKERS
Special Symposium:
Bird Management
The Efficacy of OvoControl (0.5% nicarbazin) in the Management of Feral
Pigeons (Columba livia).
Erick Wolf, Innolytics, LLC., San Clemente, CA
Use of Falconry as Deterrent of Nuisance Birds in Leafy Greens Fields in
Northern California.
Nora Navarro-Gonzalez, Western Center for Food Safety, University of California,
Davis, CA
Pathogen Risks Related to the Movement of Birds Frequenting Livestock and
Fresh Produce Growing Areas.
Paula Rivadeneira, University of Arizona, Yuma, AZ.
The USDA/APHIS/WS Unified Model for Estimating DRC-1339 Bait Application
Take Estimates: Past, Present, Future.
Randal S. Stahl, USDA Wildlife Services, Nat. Wildlife Res. Center, Fort Collins, CO.
Insect Pest Control and Bird Damage as a Function of Distance from Riparian
Habitat in a California Vineyard.
Sara Kross, Department of Wildlife, Fish and Conservation Biology, University of
California, Davis, CA
Gopherbusters? A review of the Candidacy of Barn Owls as the Ultimate Natural
Pest Control Option.
Sara Kross, Department of Wildlife, Fish and Conservation Biology, University of
California, Davis, CA
Non-lethal Management of American Kestrels: A Case Study at the Los Angeles
International Airport.
Todd J. Pitlik, USDA Wildlife Services, Los Angeles, CA
Female Blackbirds’ Response to Stress during Breeding: Possible Implications for
Future Management.
Jessica Mahoney, Biological Sciences Department, North Dakota State University,
Fargo, ND
Managing Raptor-aircraft Collisions on a Grand Scale: Summary of a Wildlife
Services Raptor Relocation Program.
Laurence M. Schafer, USDA Wildlife Services, Olympia, WA
Bird Damage to Fruit Crops: A North American Overview.
Karen Steensma, Trinity Western University, Lynden, WA
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Prey Consumption by a Large Aggregation of Barn Owls in an Agricultural
Setting.
Mark Browning, Barn Owl/Rodent Project, Pittsburgh, PA
West Nile Virus Activity in a Winter Roost of American Crows (Corvus
brachyrhynchos).
Mitchell G. Hinton, University of California, Davis, CA
Depredation of the California Ridgway’s Rail: Causes and Distribution.
Cory Overton, U.S. Geological Survey, Dixon, CA.
Predator Management Techniques for the Protection of Federally Listed Beach
Nesting Species.
Jake Manley, Institute for Wildlife Studies, San Diego, CA
Improving Bullfrog Capture Methods to Benefit Endangered Birds.
Jared Grant Underwood, US Fish and Wildlife Service, Honolulu, HI
Population Dynamics of the Feral Pigeon in the Heart of Butte America.
Cody Richardson, Montana Tech of the University of Montana, Butte, MT
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Special Symposium:
Wild Pig Management
Development of a Self-contained Carbon Dioxide Euthanasia Trailer for Large
Scale Euthanasia of Feral Pigs.
John C. Kinsey, Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, Hunt, TX
An Overview of San Diego County’s Ongoing Feral Pig Eradication Project.
Ryan McCreary, USDA-Wildlife Services, El Cajon, CA
Land Management and Land Cover Influence the Emergence of Pseudorabies in
Feral Swine in Florida.
Samantha Wisely, Department. of Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, University of
Florida, Gainesville, FL
Bait Preference for Delivering Pesticide to Feral Swine.
Nathan P. Snow, Texas A&M University-Kingsville, TX and USDA Nat. Wildlife Res.
Center, Fort Collins, CO
Wild Pig Damage Abatement in Texas: A Comprehensive Ten-Year Case History
of Educational Impacts.
Billy Higginbotham, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX
A Survey of Feral Swine Damage in California.
Aaron Anderson, USDA Wildlife Services, Nat. Wildlife Res. Center, Fort Collins, CO
The Value of Reducing Uncertainty about Feral Swine Population.
Chris Slootmaker, USDA Wildlife Services, Nat. Wildlife Res. Center, Fort Collins,
CO
Evaluating Feral Pig Management Strategies at Tejon Ranch, California.
Michael D. White, Tejon Ranch Conservancy, Frazier Park, CA
Estimating Feral Pig Abundance and Damage at Tejon Ranch, California.
Ben Teton, Tejon Ranch Conservancy, Frazier Park, CA.
An Overview on Feral Hog Management in Brazil after Two Years of Control
Regulation.
Marcelo Osório Wallau, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegro,
Brazil
Landowner Opinions Regarding Wild Pigs in Georgia, USA.
Michael T. Mengak, Warnell School of Forestry & Natural Resources - University of
Georgia.
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Challenges and Lessons Learned from Feral Swine Elimination Efforts in New
York.
Mark Jackling, USDA-APHIS, Wildlife Services, Castleton, NY
Development of a National Wild Pig Task Force as a Focal Point for National
Leadership.
Mark D. Smith, School of Forestry and Wildlife Sciences, Auburn University, Auburn,
AL
Thinking Outside of the Box Trap.
Joshua A. Gaskamp. The Samuel Roberts Noble Foundation, Ardmore, OK
TBD.
Michael J. Bodenchuk, USDA Wildlife Services, San Antonia, TX
Special Symposium:
Urban Coyotes
Using Coyote Hazing at the Community Level to Change Behavior and Reduce
Human-coyote Conflict in Urban Areas.
Mary Ann Bonnell, Jefferson County Open Space, Golden, CO
How Human Predation Can Shape Coyote Temperament and Implications for
Management in Urban Environments.
Stewart Breck, USDA Wildlife Services, Nat. Wildlife Res. Center, Fort Collins, CO
Potential Increases in High Elevation Coyote Susceptibility to Neck Snaring
Efforts During Breeding.
Pat Jackson, Nevada Department of Wildlife, Reno, NV
Dealing with the Issues of the Urban Coyote – One County’s Experience.
Jim Hartman, Los Angeles County Agricultural Commissioner/Weights and Measures
Department, Arcadia, CA
Coyotes, Conflicts and Southern California.
Niamh Quinn, University of California, ANR, Irvine, CA
Food Habits of Coyotes (Canis latrans) along an Urban-rural Gradient in
Alabama.
Jim Armstrong, School of Forestry and Wildlife Sciences, Auburn University, Auburn,
AL
A National Coyote Database to Aid in Selective Management of Problem Animals. Rob Erickson, Scientific Wildlife Management, Cortland, IL
A Balanced Approach to the Adaptive Management of Urban Coyotes: Integrating
Geospecific Behavior Density with Human Dimensions for Establishing Targeted
Management Implementation Threshold Levels. Randy Farrar, USDA Wildlife
Services, Advance, MO
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Recent Developments in Coyote Management at Cape Breton National Park, Nova
Scotia.
Mike Boudreau, Dept. of Natural Resources, Nova Scotia, Canada
The Role of Previous Human-Coyote Interactions on Coyote Response to Hazing.
Julie Young, USDA Wildlife Services Nat. Wildlife Res. Center, Logan, UT
How Canids Target New Prey.
Valerius Geist, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
Formulating a Coyote Management Plan for a New York Municipality.
Eileen Gallagher, New Castle, NY
Coyotes in the City: Results from a Pilot Study of GPS-Collared Coyotes in
Downtown Los Angeles.
Justin L. Brown, National Park Service, Thousand Oaks, CA
Concurrent Sessions: Vertebrate Pesticides
EradiRat: an Eco-friendly, Natural, Palatable, and Effective Rodent Fertility Control
Bait.
Karen Chase, SenesTech, Inc., Flagstaff, AZ
Free-Ranging Wild-caught Norway Rats have Reduced Fecundity after Consuming
Liquid Oral Fertility Bait. Brandy Pyzyna, SenesTech, Inc., Flagstaff, AZ
Are Cholecalciferol and Anticoagulant Rodenticides a Viable Option for Field
Rodents? Roger A. Baldwin, Department of Wildlife, Fish, and Conservation Biology, University of
California, Davis, CA
Anticoagulant Poisoning of Non-target Species: Have Things Changed after
Implementation? Philippe J. Berny, USC1233-INRA-Vetagro Sup., Marcy l'étoile, France
Usefully Persistent? Anticoagulants as Quantitative Markers of Bait Uptake in
Brushtail Possums.
Penny Fisher, Landcare Research, Lincoln, New Zealand
The Other Rodenticide: Bromethalin Intoxication in Wildlife in California.
Stella McMillin, California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Rancho Cordova, CA
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The Ground View of Navigating FIFRA and the ESA: one Pesticide Registrant’s
Perspective.
Jeanette R. O’Hare, USDA Wildlife Services, Nat. Wildlife Res. Center, Fort Collins,
CO
The Use of Forced Gas Rodent Burrow Fumigation Systems and the Potential for Risk
to Humans.
John D. Eisemann, USDA Wildlife Services, Nat. Wildlife Res. Center, Fort Collins,
CO
Efficacy of a commercially available para-aminopropiophenone formulation for
coyote control.
Julie K. Young, USDA Wildlife Services, Nat. Wildlife Res. Center, Logan, UT
Vertebrate Management Tools and Disease
Optimizing Landscape-scale Vertebrate Pest Management using Control and
Surveillance Data.
Dean Anderson, Landcare Research, Lincoln, New Zealand
A Decision Tool for Determining Federal Regulatory Authority over Products for
Vertebrate Wildlife.
Emily W. Ruell, USDA Wildlife Services, Nat. Wildlife Res. Center, Fort Collins, CO
“Achilles Heel” Approach for Vertebrate Pest Control.
Brian Hopkins, Landcare Research, Lincoln, New Zealand
Landscape Scale Wireless Technology for Vertebrate Pest Control.
Simon Croft, Encounter Solutions Ltd., Auckland, New Zealand
User-friendly Resource Design: Providing Accessible Ground Squirrel Extension for
the Web.
Monica Dimson, UC Cooperative Extension, Orange County, Irvine, CA
Self-resetting Traps provide Sustained Landscape Scale Control of Rat Plagues in
New Zealand.
Darren Peters, Department of Conservation, Wellington, New Zealand
The Development of Semiochemical Lures for Invasive Rats.
Michael Jackson, Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand
Decision Support Systems for Improving Invasive Rabbit Management in Australasia.
Bruce Warburton, Landcare Research, Lincoln, New Zealand
Aversive or Attractive: the Effects of Skunk Oil and Pelt Coloration on Carnivore
Behavior.
Holly Schiefelbein, Department of Biological Sciences, CSU Long Beach, CA
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A Contractor Industry that Underpins a National-scale Pest Control Programme.
Bruce Warburton, Landcare Research, Lincoln, New Zealand
Mountain Lions in Southern California: Interactions with People and the
Consequences for this Large Carnivore.
Winston Vickers, UC Davis Wildlife Health Center, CA
Identification of Zoonotic and Vector-borne Diseases associated with Opossums in
Orange County, CA.
Laura Krueger, Orange County Mosquito and Vector Control District, Garden Grove,
CA
Orange County Vector Control and the County’s Feral Cat TNR Program: Ne’er the
Twain shall Meet? Robert Cummings, Orange County Mosquito and Vector Control District, Garden
Grove, CA
Vector Control has a Role in Mitigating High Incidents of Flea-borne Typhus in Los
Angeles County.
J. Wakoli Wekesa, San Gabriel Valley Mosquito and Vector Control District, West
Covina, CA
Controlling Sympatric Pest Mammal Populations with Self-resetting, Toxin-free
Traps: an Opportunity.
Robert van Dam, Goodnature Ltd, Wellington, New Zealand
The Current Status of Feral Goat Eradications on the Island of Oahu, HI.
Christopher Miller, Hawaii Division of Forestry and Wildlife, Pearl City, HI
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Non-Lethal Vertebrate Management
Acceptable Management Practices for Bat Control Activities in Structures.
Alyssa Bennett, White-nose Syndrome Conservation and Recovery Working Group, Las
Lunas, NM
What if Everything You Thought You Knew About “Feral” Cats was Wrong?
Peter J. Wolf, Research analyst, Best Friends Animal Society, Kanab, UT
Making a Killing without Killing.
Rebecca Dmytryk, Humane Wildlife Control, Moss Landing, CA
The Need for Humane Wildlife Control Standards.
Sara Dubois, University of British Columbia and BC SPCA, Canada.
Coyotes in our Midst – Learning to Live with an Adaptable, Resilient and Intelligent
Native Carnivore.
Camilla H. Fox, Project Coyote, Larkspur, CA
Influence of Visual Input on Behavior of White-tailed Deer.
George R. Gallagher, Department of Animal Science, Berry College, Mount Berry, GA
Hazing and Deterrents – “Preventive Medicine” Deployed for Protection of
Wildlife in or near Oil Spills.
Winston Vickers, Oiled Wildlife Care Network, Wildlife Health Center, UC Davis, CA
Protecting Small Livestock and Predators Alike: Early Successes.
Christy Wyckoff, Santa Lucia Conservancy, Carmel, CA
Field Rodents
Impact of Field Border Plantings on Rodents and Food Safety Concerns.
Laurel Sellers, University of California Cooperative Extension, Woodland, CA
Herbal Repellents against Agricultural Rodent Pest Species.
Sabine Hansen, Julius Kühn-Institut (JKI) Institute for Plant Protection in Horticulture
and Forests, Muenster, Germany
Managing Field Rodents in Idaho Crops and Landscapes.
Danielle Gunn, University of Idaho, Fort Hall, ID
Evaluation of Potential Repellents for Pocket Gophers (Thomomys bottae).
Gary Witmer, USDA Wildlife Services, Nat. Wildlife Res. Center, Fort Collins, CO
Evaluation of Forage Preferences and their Corresponding Nutritional Content of
Northern Pocket Gophers.
Gary Witmer, USDA Wildlife Services, Nat. Wildlife Res. Center, Fort Collins, CO
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Comparison of 3 Kill Traps to Manage Pocket Gophers in Alfalfa.
Nicole Frey, Utah State University Extension, Cedar City, UT
Poster Session
The Role of Feral Swine in the Emergence of Neglected Pathogens in Cattle in
Florida.
Mary M. Merrill, Department of Environmental and Global Health, University of
Florida, Gainesville, FL.
Behavioral Responses of Red-winged Blackbirds to Simulated Unmanned Aerial
System Scare Tactics.
Lucas Wandrie, Department of Biological Sciences, North Dakota State University,
Fargo, ND
Observations of Feral Hog Ecology in South and Southeast Brazil.
Marcelo Osorio Wallau, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre,
Brazil
Could Spectral Characteristics of Decayed Wood Signal Woodpeckers? Sean T. O'Daniels, Missouri Cooperative Research Unit, Department of Fisheries and
Wildlife Sciences, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO
Exploring Novel Tools for Island Conservation through the Mating of Wild and
Laboratory Mouse Strain.
Megan Serr, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC
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27th VERTEBRATE PEST CONFERENCE
CONFERENCE CHAIR:
Roger A. Baldwin, University of California, Davis
(530)752-4551; Email rabaldwin@ucdavis.edu
PROGRAM CHAIRS:
Stella McMillin, California Department of Fish and Wildlife
(916)358-2954; Email stella.mcmillin@wildlife.ca.gov
Marc Kenyon, California Department of Fish and Wildlife
(916)358-1356; Email marc.kenyon@wildlife.ca.gov
Dirk Van Vuren, University of California, Davis
(530)752-4181; Email dhvanvuren@ucdavis.edu
REGISTRATION:
Judy Letterman, Professional Association of Pesticide Applicators
(831)442-3536; Email judy@papaseminars.com
Stephanie Souza, Professional Association of Pesticide Applicators
(831)442-3536; Email Stephanie@papaseminars.com
LOCAL ARRANGEMENTS:
Charlie Crabb, Vertebrate Pest Council Business Manager
(805)704-4514; Email crabbster@me.com
PROCEEDINGS EDITOR:
Robert M. Timm, University of California - ANR
(707)744-1424 Ext. 103; Email rmtimm@ucanr.edu
FIELD TRIP:
Niamh Quinn, University of California – ANR
(949)653-1813; Email nmquinn@ucanr.edu
COMMERCIAL DISPLAYS:
Ashley Freeman, California Department of Pesticide Regulation
(916)445-4239; Email ashley.freeman@cdpr.ca.gov
POSTER AND STUDENT AWARD COORDINATOR: Kathy Fagerstone, USDA APHIS - Retired
(303)880-5066; Email kathy.fagerstone@gmail.com
CONTINUING EDUCATION:
Edmund Duarte, Alameda County Agricultural Commissioner’s Office
(926)245-0853; Email ed.duarte@acgov.org
David Kratville, California Department of Food and Agriculture
(916)262-1102; Email david.kratville@cdfa.ca.gov
Michelle Dennis, California Department of Food and Agriculture
(916)262-1102; Email michelle.dennis@cdfa.ca.gov
PUBLICITY:
Mike Taber, Wildlife Control Technology, Inc.
(559)490-2262; Email miket@wildlife-control.com
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