Wildlife Damage Management Technical Series
The Wildlife Damage Management Technical Series highlights wildlife species that cause damage to agriculture, property, and natural resources, and/or impact human health and safety. It also includes topics, such as bird dispersal techniques, wildlife hazards at airports, and pesticide registration. Articles discuss basic biology and ecology, specific damage issues and conflicts, and current damage management tools and techniques to prevent and resolve conflicts.
Search by species or topic listed below. New topics are added continually. Send questions or comments to nwrc@usda.gov or see Guide to Authors (235.42 KB).
Birds
- American White Pelicans (2.55 MB)
- Bird Dispersal Techniques (1.13 MB)
- Blackbirds
- Cedar Waxwings (1.15 MB)
- Common Ravens (2.32 MB)
- Double-crested Cormorants (1.53 MB)
- European Starlings (2.17 MB)
- Geese, Ducks and Coots (2.38 MB)
- Grackles (2.15 MB)
- Gulls (2.17 MB)
- Hawks and Owls (3.76 MB)
- Herons and Egrets (2.02 MB)
- Monk Parakeets (1.72 MB)
- Mute Swans (1.25 MB)
- Rose-ringed Parakeets (1.94 MB)
- Sandhill and Whooping Cranes (1.85 MB)
- Vultures (2.07 MB)
- Wild Turkeys (2.04 MB)
Mammals
- Beavers (3.19 MB)
- Black Bears (1.43 MB)
- Coyotes (5.79 MB)
- Feral Swine (8.46 MB)
- Free-ranging and Feral Cats (4.32 MB)
- Gray Wolves (4.41 MB)
- Muskrats (1.5 MB)
- Prairie Dogs (3.83 MB)
Other
- Information Resources for Animal Control and Wildlife Damage Management (663.17 KB)
- Monitoring for Wolves (4.71 MB)
- Safety (1.89 MB)
- Wildlife at Airports (722.88 KB)
- Wildlife Carcass Disposal (1.21 MB)
- Wildlife Translocation (1.42 MB)
Citing Articles
Articles are written by USDA-APHIS Wildlife Services experts and university, Federal, State, non-governmental, and industry partners. For citation purposes, please list:
- Authors’ last name
- Initials
- Year
- Title
- Wildlife Damage Management Technical Series
- USDA, APHIS, WS National Wildlife Research Center. Ft. Collins, Colorado
- Number of pages
Example: Dolbeer, R.A. and G.M. Linz. 2016. Blackbirds. Wildlife Damage Management Technical Series. USDA, APHIS, WS National Wildlife Research Center. Ft. Collins, Colorado. 16 p.