DISTRIBUTION AND MAGNITUDE OF EAGLE/LIVESTOCK CONFLICTS IN THE WESTERN UNITED STATES
ABSTRACT: Problems with golden eagle (Aquila chrysaetos) and bald eagle (Haliaetus leucocephalus) depredation on livestock in western United States were investigated by surveying Animal Damage Control field personnel. One hundred forty-three individuals from 14 states identified areas where they had...
Main Authors: | , |
---|---|
Format: | Text |
Language: | unknown |
Published: |
DigitalCommons@University of Nebraska - Lincoln
1988
|
Subjects: | |
Online Access: | https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/vpcthirteen/49 https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/context/vpcthirteen/article/1048/viewcontent/auto_convert.pdf |
id |
ftunivnebraskali:oai:digitalcommons.unl.edu:vpcthirteen-1048 |
---|---|
record_format |
openpolar |
spelling |
ftunivnebraskali:oai:digitalcommons.unl.edu:vpcthirteen-1048 2023-11-12T04:28:11+01:00 DISTRIBUTION AND MAGNITUDE OF EAGLE/LIVESTOCK CONFLICTS IN THE WESTERN UNITED STATES Phillips, Robert L. Blom, F. Sheridan 1988-03-01T08:00:00Z application/pdf https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/vpcthirteen/49 https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/context/vpcthirteen/article/1048/viewcontent/auto_convert.pdf unknown DigitalCommons@University of Nebraska - Lincoln https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/vpcthirteen/49 https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/context/vpcthirteen/article/1048/viewcontent/auto_convert.pdf Proceedings of the Thirteenth Vertebrate Pest Conference (1988) Environmental Health and Protection text 1988 ftunivnebraskali 2023-10-30T09:34:04Z ABSTRACT: Problems with golden eagle (Aquila chrysaetos) and bald eagle (Haliaetus leucocephalus) depredation on livestock in western United States were investigated by surveying Animal Damage Control field personnel. One hundred forty-three individuals from 14 states identified areas where they had observed eagle damage to livestock in the past 10 years. Most field personnel believed golden eagles (both residents and migrants) were the most important species causing livestock depredations. The highest livestock losses to eagles were associated with open range lambing operations. Eagle numbers were reported to be increasing throughout the West, but livestock losses to eagles were staying at about the same level. Text Aquila chrysaetos golden eagle University of Nebraska-Lincoln: DigitalCommons@UNL |
institution |
Open Polar |
collection |
University of Nebraska-Lincoln: DigitalCommons@UNL |
op_collection_id |
ftunivnebraskali |
language |
unknown |
topic |
Environmental Health and Protection |
spellingShingle |
Environmental Health and Protection Phillips, Robert L. Blom, F. Sheridan DISTRIBUTION AND MAGNITUDE OF EAGLE/LIVESTOCK CONFLICTS IN THE WESTERN UNITED STATES |
topic_facet |
Environmental Health and Protection |
description |
ABSTRACT: Problems with golden eagle (Aquila chrysaetos) and bald eagle (Haliaetus leucocephalus) depredation on livestock in western United States were investigated by surveying Animal Damage Control field personnel. One hundred forty-three individuals from 14 states identified areas where they had observed eagle damage to livestock in the past 10 years. Most field personnel believed golden eagles (both residents and migrants) were the most important species causing livestock depredations. The highest livestock losses to eagles were associated with open range lambing operations. Eagle numbers were reported to be increasing throughout the West, but livestock losses to eagles were staying at about the same level. |
format |
Text |
author |
Phillips, Robert L. Blom, F. Sheridan |
author_facet |
Phillips, Robert L. Blom, F. Sheridan |
author_sort |
Phillips, Robert L. |
title |
DISTRIBUTION AND MAGNITUDE OF EAGLE/LIVESTOCK CONFLICTS IN THE WESTERN UNITED STATES |
title_short |
DISTRIBUTION AND MAGNITUDE OF EAGLE/LIVESTOCK CONFLICTS IN THE WESTERN UNITED STATES |
title_full |
DISTRIBUTION AND MAGNITUDE OF EAGLE/LIVESTOCK CONFLICTS IN THE WESTERN UNITED STATES |
title_fullStr |
DISTRIBUTION AND MAGNITUDE OF EAGLE/LIVESTOCK CONFLICTS IN THE WESTERN UNITED STATES |
title_full_unstemmed |
DISTRIBUTION AND MAGNITUDE OF EAGLE/LIVESTOCK CONFLICTS IN THE WESTERN UNITED STATES |
title_sort |
distribution and magnitude of eagle/livestock conflicts in the western united states |
publisher |
DigitalCommons@University of Nebraska - Lincoln |
publishDate |
1988 |
url |
https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/vpcthirteen/49 https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/context/vpcthirteen/article/1048/viewcontent/auto_convert.pdf |
genre |
Aquila chrysaetos golden eagle |
genre_facet |
Aquila chrysaetos golden eagle |
op_source |
Proceedings of the Thirteenth Vertebrate Pest Conference (1988) |
op_relation |
https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/vpcthirteen/49 https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/context/vpcthirteen/article/1048/viewcontent/auto_convert.pdf |
_version_ |
1782341479620935680 |