United States Department of Agriculture
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
Ranking of Species and Species Groups
WS 2011 Research Needs Assessment
Ranking of Species/Species Groups
Eighty-six federal employees specified a species or species group in their written descriptions of their top three research needs. Feral swine and coyotes/canids by far were the species most frequently mentioned, followed by beavers and blackbirds/starlings. Feral swine and coyotes/canids also topped the written list of problems specified by state and private respondents, followed by bears, deer, and cormorants.
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Species/Species Group |
No. of Respondents |
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Feral swine |
24 |
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Coyotes/canids |
23 |
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Beavers/nutria |
13 |
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Blackbirds/starlings |
10 |
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Crows/ravens |
6 |
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Geese |
6 |
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Birds (misc.) |
5 |
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Vultures |
5 |
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Snakes/herps |
5 |
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Bears |
3 |
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Raptors |
3 |
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Deer |
2 |
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Cormorants |
2 |
*Pigeons, ravens, sage grouse, amphibians, big game (general), canines (general), carnivores (general), corvids (general), feral cats, gulls, mesocarnivores, mountain lions, piping plover, prairie dogs, raccoons, rodents (general), salmonids, sandhill cranes, skunks, sparrows, ungulates (general), and woodpeckers were each mentioned by one respondent.
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Species/Species Group |
No. of Respondents |
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Feral swine |
4 |
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Coyotes/canids |
4 |
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Bears |
2 |
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Deer |
2 |
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Cormorants |
2 |
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Beaver |
1 |
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Blackbirds |
1 |
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Moose |
1 |
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Rabbits |
1 |
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Rodents |
1 |
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Skunks |
1 |
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