National Wildlife Research Program (NWRC)

Agriculture and Resource Protection Research focuses on reducing bird damage to forest and agricultural crops and aquaculture facilities; reducing bird–aircraft collisions; developing new bird repellents; and reducing livestock predation losses.

Invasive Species and Technology Development Research encompasses studies supporting pesticide registration, formulation chemistry, chemical analysis, benefit–cost analysis, population analysis, and wildlife contraceptive development. Additional research focuses on invasive vertebrate species.

Wildlife Disease Research explores ways to reduce the spread and transmission of diseases from wildlife to humans and domestic animals; monitors wildlife for pathogens; provides risk assessments for agriculture and human health and safety; and assists WS Operations in surveillance and monitoring efforts.

Research Areas

Aquaculture Damage
NWRC Research Project—Starkville, MS

Impacts on Forest Resources
NWRC Research Project—Corvallis, OR

Managing Invasive Species in Hawaiian Agriculture
NWRC Research Project—Hilo, HI

Invasive Mammalian Species
NWRC Research Project—Fort Collins, CO

Brown Treesnake Management
NWRC Research Project—Fort Collins, CO

Reproductive Control
NWRC Research Project—Fort Collins, CO

Economics
NWRC Research Project—Fort Collins, CO

Avian and Invasive Species Populations
NWRC Research Project—Gainesville, FL

Product Registration
Providing tools for Wildlife Services, Fort Collins, CO

Ungulate Diseases (CWD, Bovine TB)
NWRC Research Project—Fort Collins, CO .

Feral Hogs and Pseudorabies
NWRC Research Project—Gainesville, FL

Rabies
NWRC Research Project—Fort Collins, CO

Ecology of Emerging Viral and Bacterial Diseases in Wildlife
NWRC Research Project—Fort Collins, CO