INTERPRETING PHYSICAL EVIDENCE OF COYOTE PREDATION

There are situations where it is necessary to determine the cause of death of livestock, game animals, or other wildlife. Criteria used for recognizing predator kills are well known and scientifically documented. These criteria include the attack, killing and feeding behavior of predators as well as...

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Main Author: Bowns, James E.
Format: Text
Language:unknown
Published: DigitalCommons@University of Nebraska - Lincoln 1995
Subjects:
Environmental Health and Protection
Aquila chrysaetos
Lynx
Online Access:https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/coyotesw/39
https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/context/coyotesw/article/1038/viewcontent/Bowns.pdf
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Summary:There are situations where it is necessary to determine the cause of death of livestock, game animals, or other wildlife. Criteria used for recognizing predator kills are well known and scientifically documented. These criteria include the attack, killing and feeding behavior of predators as well as the characteristics of their tracks, droppings, and canine teeth size and spacing. Diagnostic criteria for recognizing coyote (Canis latrans), domestic dog, fox (Urocyon cinereoargenteus, Vulpes vulpes), cougar (Felis concolor) , bobcat (Lynx rufus), bear (Ursus spp ), and eagle (mostly Aquila chrysaetos) predation are presented in this paper.

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