Managing Vertebrate Invasive Species
Gary W. Witmer, William C. Pitt,
and Kathleen A. Fagerstone
Editors
PROCEEDINGS OF AN INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM
Fort Collins, Colorado
August 7-9, 2007
On August 7-9, 2007, the National Wildlife Research Center (NWRC) hosted an international symposium on managing invasive birds, mammals, reptiles, and amphibians. About 160 people attended. The goal of the symposium was to highlight research, management, and public education campaigns associated with invasive wildlife. Speakers at the plenary sessions provided national and international perspectives and summaries of invasive species problems. More than 50 additional speakers, from the United States and eight foreign countries, presented information on economic and other impacts of invasive species; the regulatory environment; the need for coordination of efforts among agencies and nations; pathways and means-of-entry for invasives; and detection, prevention, eradication and monitoring of individual species.
CONTENTS
Title Page/Acknowledgements/How to Order
Foreword
PLENARY SESSION
1 Opening Comments — Richard L. Bruggers 15K
2 Environmental and Economic Costs of Vertebrate Species Invasions into the United States — David Pimentel 61K
9 Invasive Species: A National Perspective and the Need for a Coordinated Response — Lori Williams 28K
12 International Perspective on Programmes of Invasive Vertebrate Species — Greg Sherley 120K
29 A “Community” Approach to Invasive Species Management: Some Pacific Case Studies — Alan Saunders, Henri Blaffart, Craig Morley. Joape Kuruyawa, Vilikesa Masibalavu, and Elenoa Seniloli 41K
INITIATIVES, PUBLIC EDUCATION AND ECONOMICS
34 Global Harmonisation in the Field of Invasive Species Management Product Development — Steven Lapidge, Simon Humphrys, and David Dall 66K
43 Managing Non-native Wildlife in Florida: State Perspective, Policy and Practice — Scott Hardin 79K
53 Custom Trucks, Radio Snake Jingles, and Temporary Tattoos: An Overview of a Successful Public Awareness Campaign Related to Brown Treesnakes in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands — Nathaniel B. Hawley 34K
57 Promoting Awareness, Knowledge and Good Intentions — Christy Martin 54K
63 HabitattitudeTM: Getting a Backbone About the Pet Release Pathway — Jamie K. Reaser and N. Marshall Meyers 302K
72 Considering Control of Invasive Barred Owls to Benefit California Spotted Owls: Possible Justification and Draft Methods — Kent B. Livezey, Richard M. Engeman, Dennis F. Rock, and Donald A. Yasuda 317K
PREVENTION
82 Prioritization of action on non-native species – Progress in Great Britain — Niall Moore 27K
85 The Failed Regulatory System for Animal Imports into the United States--and How to Fix It — Peter T. Jenkins 34K
90 Monitoring the Sale and Trafficking of Invasive Vertebrate Species Using Automated Internet Search and Surveillance Tools — Karl Suiter and Sandra Sferrazza 128K
94 Using Pathway Analysis to Inform Prevention Strategies for Alien Reptiles and Amphibians — Fred Kraus 184K
104 Island Biosecurity as a Pest Management Tactic in New Zealand — Keith Broome 130K
108 Invasive Species Management and Research Using GIS — Tracy Holcombe, Thomas J. Stohlgren, and Catherine Jarnevich 741K
115 Pest Eradication Technology – The Critical Partner to Pest Exclusion Technology: The Maungatautari Experience — Cam Speedy, Tim Day, and John Innes 152K
127 Management of Invasive Vertebrates in the United States: An Overview — Gary W. Witmer, Patrick W. Burke, William C. Pitt, and Michael L. Avery 81K
REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS
138 Climate Matching as a Tool for Predicting Potential North American Spread of Brown Treesnakes — Gordon H. Rodda, Robert N. Reed, and Catherine S. Jarnevich 152K
146 The Role of Early Detection and Rapid Response in Thwarting Amphibian and Reptile Introductions in Florida — Todd S. Campbell 81K
157 Coqui Frog Research and Management Efforts in Hawai‘i — Hans Sin and Adam Radford 332K
168 Impacts of Introduced Species on an Island Ecosystem: Non-native Reptiles and Amphibians in the U.S. Virgin Islands — Renata J. Platenberg 57K
175 The Brown Treesnake Rapid Response Team — James W. Stanford and Gordon H. Rodda 376K
218 Flotation Materials for Aerial Delivery of Acetaminophen Toxic Baits to Brown Treesnakes — Peter J. Savarie, Tom C. Mathies, and Kathleen A. Fagerstone 47K
224 An Evaluation of Passive Thermal Fumigation for Brown Treesnake Control in Surface Transportation from Guam — Gad Perry and Daniel S. Vice 228K
234 Spotting Cryptic Animals in the Dark: What Light Properties Should a Good Headlamp Have? — Bjorn Lardner, Julie A. Savidge, and Gordon H. Rodda 96K
246 Can Temperature be Used as a Tool for Limiting Brown Treesnake Invasion via Transportation Pathways? — Michelle T. Christy, Julie A. Savidge, Richard Bischof, and Gordon H. Rodda 99K
257 Size-based Trends and Management Implications of Microhabitat Utilization by Brown Treesnakes, with an Emphasis on Juvenile Snakes — Gordon H. Rodda and Robert N. Reed 230K
RODENTS
268 Early Detection and Eradication of Invading Rats — James C. Russell, Mick N. Clout, and David R. Towns 281K
273 Tree Squirrels as Invasive Species: Conservation and Management Implications — Geoffrey H. Palmer, John L. Koprowski, and Tony Pernas 75K
283 Invasive Rats and Bubonic Plague in Northwest Uganda — Jeff N. Borchert, Jeff J. Mach, Timothy J. Linder, Asaph Ogen-Odoi, and Santos Angualia 112K
294 Eradicating House Mice from Islands: Successes, Failures and the Way Forward — Jamie W. B. MacKay, James C. Russell, and Elaine C. Murphy 86K
305 The Path to Eradication of the Gambian Giant Pouched Rat in Florida — Richard M. Engeman, Gary W. Witmer, Jean B. Bourassa, John W. Woolard, Bernice Constantin, Parker T. Hall, Scott Hardin, and Neil D. Perry 58K
312 Research and Development of a New Rodenticide for Nutria — Jeff J. Mach and Richard M. Poché 46K
318 Genetic Options for the Control of Invasive Vertebrate Pests: Prospects and Constraints — Ronald E. Thresher 140K
332 Alaska's Rat Spill Response Program — Steven M. Ebbert, Arthur L. Sowls, and G. Vernon Byrd 43K
BIRDS AND MULTIPLE SPECIES
338 Population Ecology and Some Potential Impacts of Emerging Populations of Exotic Parrots — Douglas E. Runde, William C. Pitt, and J. T. Foster 273K
361 Managing Starlings in Australis – Can DRC-1339 Be the Answer? — Tina Bentz, Steven Lapidge, David Dall, and Ronald G. Sinclair 53K
365 Florida's Non-native Avifauna — Michael L. Avery and Michael P. Moulton 142K
378 European Starlings: A Review of an Invasive Species with Far-reaching Impacts — George M. Linz, H. Jeffrey Homan, Shannon M. Gaukler, Linda B. Penry, and William J. Bleier 65K
387 Control and Eradication of the North American Ruddy Duck in Europe — Iain Henderson and Pete Robertson 49K
393 Probabilistic Bioenergetic/Toxicity Modeling Approach for Estimating Toxicant Induced Mortality to Target Invasive Species and Non-target Wildlife — John J. Johnston, Randal S. Stahl, H. Jefferey Homan, George M. Linz, and William C. Pitt 79K
398 Reducing Risk and Enhancing Efficiency in Non-native Vertebrate Removal Efforts on Islands: a 25-Year Multi-taxa Retrospective from Santa Cruz Island, California — Scott A. Morrison 2,543K
410 Developing Strategy and Tools for the Local Elimination of Multiple Pest Species — Graham Nugent, David R. Morgan, Peter Sweetapple, and Bruce Warburton 285K
418 Multiple-Species Exclusion Fencing and Technology for Mainland Sites — Tim Day and Roger MacGibbon 122K
434 Wildlife Contraception: Targeting the Oocyte — Richard E. Mauldin and Lowell A. Miller 113K
MAMMALS
445 Methods and Strategies for Managing Feral Hog Damage in Grain Production Areas in Central Texas — T. J. Muir and Gary McEwen 48K
451 Landscape Genetics of Feral Swine and Implications for Management — Johanna Delgado-Acevedo, Randy W. DeYoung, and Tyler A. Campbell 26K
454 DNA Detection of Foxes to Prevent Establishment in Tasmania — Stephen D. Sarre, Rachel Walsh, Niccy Aitken, Alison Foster, and Nick Mooney 102K
460 Ecology of an Invasive Predator in Hawai`i — Steven C. Hess, Heidi Hansen, and Paul C. Banko 1,877K
469 Developing a New Toxin for Potential Control of Feral Cats, Stoats, and Wild Dogs in New Zealand — Elaine C. Murphy, Charles T. Eason, Steve Hix, and Duncan B. MacMorran 36K
474 Developing a Decision Support System for Improving Possum Control Planning — Bruce Warburton, Jim D. Coleman, Mark Fuglestad, and Jens Dietrich 23K
476 The Political, Economic and Management History of a Successful Exotic Eradication: the Case of Black-tailed Jackrabbits in One Part of Florida — Richard M. Engeman, Bernice Constantin, and Jeffrey Bunting 30K
479 Vertebrate Invasions in Chile: An Invitation to Collaboration — Fabian M. Jaksic 198K
Citation:
WITMER, G. W., W. C. PITT, AND K. A. FAGERSTONE, editors. 2007. Managing vertebrate invasive species: proceedings of an international symposium. USDA/APHIS Wildlife Services, National Wildlife Research
Center, Fort Collins, Colorado, USA.
