Nonlethal Capture Techniques

They only used this time frame to try and see how impactful the new endangered species act was in regards to the manatee population in South Florida. Fifty-seven manatee carcasses were reported and of these seven of them were found in the Broward County area (Odell et al 1979). The main causes of death in these areas were from boating accidents or flood and lock gates. The flood and lock gates being the main focus in this article hypothesizing that manatees tend to swim upstream and because of this are more likely to get stuck in the gates. In these cases only external examinations were held and witness reports due to lack of evidence when decomposition began to occur from the animals. No other causes were found in these animals within the Broward County area and showed that despite the newly implemented act, they would still have some challenges on finding a way to better protect the

The Hawaiian Duck is blessed with one of the best habitats in the world. It resides in the beautiful islands and the epitome of all beautiful islands known as Hawaii. They are mostly found in lowland wetlands, river valleys, and mountain streams. This works to this bird’s advantages. They mostly try to stay away from the more urban parts of Hawaii and stick to their usual wetland setting. However, there not much of these habitats around on the virtually miniature island of Hawaii, which makes this bird’s effort of trying to stick around, just that much harder. Its endangerment has a large part to do with the fact that you cannot find all of these elements in many places on the island of Hawaii. The Hawaiian duck’s habitat is a huge part of what this bird is and how it functions through its

The Columbia River Limpet, otherwise known as the Short-faced Lanx, is endangered due to human causes. This species is endangered due to population fragmentation and isolation, dam-building, and many other human causes. In addition, habitat loss is one of the biggest problems because this organism has such specific habitat requirements. This species lives in a freshwater ecosystem and now, large populations can only be found in 4 streams. On the other hand, these human-induced problems can be remedied with a few restrictions, support, and a little effort.

In Canada, we have wonderful, diverse wildlife but a number of endangered species. Many of these are protected both by law and by designated parks and sanctuaries. Of these species, the whooping crane is well known as a magnificent bird with their large size and loud whooping call. Unfortunately, this incredible species is classified as endangered, meaning that whooping cranes are at risk of going extinct. Whooping cranes nearly went extinct in the 1940s, when the known living population dropped into the teens. Since then, conservation efforts across Canada and the United States have taken place to re-establish the whooping crane population. Successful conservation attempts have the species well on the way to recovery. Although the whooping

Greater Scaup (Aythya marila) and Lesser Scaup (Aythya affinis) populations have been steadily declining in the last decade. This has raised concerns among wildlife biologists as to what is the driving force behind these declines. The United States Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) is the main managing agency of waterfowl in the United States. The USFWS has decided to lower hunting bag limits in effort to decrease the population decline. In this report, I have reported the life history of the scaup, background to the population decline, current regulations, and other material dealing with the scaup population decline. I have created a proposed management plan to improve scaup habitat and compensate for the population decline.

The Northern harrier is endangered because of survival problems. The harrier lives in grasslands and marshlands. There is also destruction of their habitat that is why they are struggling to survive. There is also more usage of pesticides in the years to get rid of pests and rodents. Because of the reason of pesticides the rodent and pests population is going down so the harrier doesn’t have any food to eat because they eat small rodents. In order to survive they need food such as small rodents, small

Turtle River State Park is a park manage by the North Dakota Parks and Recreation Department. The mission of the North Dakota Parks and Recreation Department is to provide and enhance outdoor recreation opportunities through diverse parks and programs that conserve the state's natural diversity (ND Parks and Recreation). The area we chosen to manage is a small parcel within the park which includes a small prairie, an oak stand and a small pound. The prairie was just given to the park a couple of years ago before that it was a hay field. This paper will discuss how we will manage this small parcel for Muskrats (Ondatra zibethicus), Eastern Bluebird (Sialia sialis), Gray Fox (Urocyon cinereoargenteus), Plains Garter snake (Thamnophis radix)

The National Wildlife Institute has published “Conservation Under the Endangered Species Act: A Promise Broken”. Their critique of the Act includes questioning the programs undertaken as a result of the Act have played sufficient roles in the recovery of species that were delisted, as well as questioning the allocation of funding to programs intended to aid listed species.

Living life every day risking life and limb is something that some raptors have chosen due to their innate ability to out-match its prey with extreme speed and ultimate agility. These raptors mainly belong to the family of buteo or hawks; such as the sharp-shinned hawk, Swainson’s hawk, and Cooper’s Hawk. They are small, long-tailed hawks with short, rounded wings. “They have small heads that in flight do not always project beyond the “wrists” of the wings” (allaboutbirds.org). Most of these species migrate south out of Canada and remain in North America for most of the year,

Morley Nelson, with the help of many others, compromised with the government to grant the Snake River Birds of Prey National Conservation Area permanent protection, and saved thousands of birds from being hunted. Growing up on a farm and being involved in World War ll are two factors that had a tremendous effect on Nelson’s ambition to help birds of prey. While herding cattle on his farm in North Dakota, he observed a falcon prey on a duck. That rare

According to Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission’s (FWC) Preliminary Manatee Mortality Report, 2016 resulted in the greatest number of manatee mortalities due to watercraft collisions . Watercraft collisions are the greatest threat to the Florida manatee (Trichechus manatus). In January of 2015, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) purposed to downlist manatees from endangered to threatened under the Endangered Species Act. However, downlisting is only permissible if the threats to an endangered species survival have been mitigated. Given the preliminary 2016 manatee mortality data, the major threat to manatees has been increasing not decreasing.

Northern Harriers usually fly slowly and low over the ground, their wings held in a V-shape as they glide. Most males have either one mate or two mates at a time, but some have up to five mates when food is abundant. Each male courts females and advertises his territory by performing sky-dancing displays: undulating, rollercoaster-like flights up to 1,000 feet off the ground, sometimes covering more than half a mile. Although they don’t protect large territories, both males and females vigorously defend the nest itself. Nesting females usually chase away other females, and males chase other males. Females incubate eggs and brood chicks, while males provide most of the food for the females and nestlings. Nest predators include coyotes, feral

A major threat to the swift parrot population is the loss of habitat through habitat clearing. This habitat loss is caused specifically by the loss and alteration of foraging and nesting habitat through forestry activities, including firewood harvesting, and residential, industrial and agricultural development.The clearing of foraging and nesting habitat has been extensive for the past few years, which has overall reduced the available habitat for nesting and foraging for the Swift Parrot.

Abstract: Fishing for Goliath grouper (Epinephelus itajara) was banned in United States waters in 1990 after a noted dramatic decline in population numbers. After eighteen years of protection, the species is reportedly showing signs of recovery along the west coast of Florida, with increasing accounts of underwater sightings and capture on hook and line. These sightings have increased a desire to reopen the Goliath grouper harvesting ban. These species are commercially valuable and are historically and currently overfished by both recreational and commercial fishers, whether intentionally or as bycatch. They are also vulnerable to habitat loss. The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) characterizes grouper as a particularly vulnerable group of fishes for extinction.

Have you recently been subject to unwanted birds flocking around your home or lawn? Stubborn birds like pigeons can be incredibly burdening, as they leave feces and feathers everywhere they go. Also, wild birds are known for carrying serious diseases affecting pets and humans alike. Our team of experts can provide you with pigeon baiting and trapping, to remove them from your home; we will also remove their nest to prevent them from roosting. Other options we can provide you with include spikes and netting which will stop them from nesting on your property