Urban Coyote Management Workshop

Urban Coyote Management Workshop will be held in Nebraska City, NE on April 20-21, 2011.

Coyotes (Canis latrans) have been increasing in numbers and range in the U.S. Individuals and agencies interested in learning how to manage human-coyote conflicts in urban settings would do well to attend this workshop.

Wednesday (April 20, 2011) begins at noon with lectures on coyote related issues. Thursday (April 21, 2011) participants will learn the fundamentals of shooting, snaring, cable-restraints, trapping, site selection and public relations.

To learn more about this workshop and the 14th Wildlife Damage Management Conference, visit http://wildlifedamagegroup.unl.edu/meetings.html

14th Wildlife Damage Management Conference

April 18-21, 2011

Lied Lodge & Conference Center
Nebraska City, NE
http://www.liedlodge.org

Sponsored by the Wildlife Damage Management Working Group of the Wildlife Society

Invitation to Attend and Participate

Please let us extend to you a cordial invitation to attend and participate in the 14^th Wildlife Damage Management Conference in beautiful Nebraska City, NE.

This conference, now guided by The Wildlife Society, is the descendant of the former Great Plains Wildlife Damage Control Workshop (1973) and the Eastern Wildlife Damage Management Conference (1983) and will be held in the spring of odd-numbered years.

Who Should Attend?

In the past, conference participants have varied greatly in both experiences and professions. Different as they may seem, they all are brought together for a common goal of finding solutions to human-wildlife conflicts.

Past participants have included….

Animal Control Personnel

Extension Specialists and Agents

Natural Resource Managers

Public Health Biologists

Researchers

State and Federal Wildlife Mangers

Structural Pest Control Operators

Students

Wildlife Control Operators

Topic sessions will include the following subjects…

Human Dimensions of Wildlife Damage Management
Feral Swine
Large Carnivores
Wildlife Diseases
Invasive Diseases
Bird Airstrikes
Urban Coyotes

The Wildlife Society is also offering certification credits for attendees, and many techniques and research results will be presented.

Call for Abstracts

We hope to have a record-setting WDM Conference this year, but we need your help!

Manuscripts or posters are not limited to the subjects listed above. Other submissions on contemporary wildlife damage management topics will be gladly accepted and reviewed also.

Abstract Guidelines

On a single page, submit a presentation title, author’s name(s), and affiliation(s) followed by a single-paragraph Abstract/Summary . Following the abstract, identify the contact person by name, mailing address, telephone, and email address. Please indicate if this is a student presentation. Your presentation may describe work currently in progress.

Format the page as follows:

Software: MS Word
Margins: 1” all around
Font: Times New Roman, 12 pt.
Spacing: Single
Justification: Left
Word Limit: 300

Please email your submission to the address below as an attachment to an email message. The subject line should read, “2011 WDM Abstract.”

Email Abstract to:

Robert Pierce
Univ. of Missouri
Phone (573) 882-4337
PierceR@missouri.edu

You will be asked to submit a manuscript for the Conference Proceedings, and your presentation should not have been published elsewhere.

Poster Presentations

Poster presentations are encouraged, particularly from graduate and undergraduate students. If you wish to submit a poster for the Conference, please submit an Abstract/Summary as indicated previously and request the guidelines for poster preparation.

A limited number of scholarships will be available for students and agency employees.

For details contact:

Scott Hygnstrom Shygnstrom1@unl.edu

Commercial Exhibits

Space will be available at the Conference site for the exhibition of commercial producs and services. If you are a potential exhibitor and wish for more information, contact:

Stephen Vantassel
Univ. of Nebraska-Lincoln
414 Hardin Hall
Lincoln, NE 68583-0974
phone: 402-472-8961
svantassel2@unl.edu

Field Trip

We’ll be taking an all-day field trip to the Offutt Air Force Base, Fontenelle Forest & Henry Doorly Zoo to see and discuss issues of wildlife damage management on Monday the 18^th. Limit 50.

Registration Deadline Date April 3, 2011: A background check will be required. Contact shygnstrom1@unl.edu for details.

Conference Schedule

Monday: April 18, 2011

Morning: Field Trip

Evening: Welcome Reception

Tuesday, April 19, 2011

Morning: Opening Plenary Session

Afternoon: Special Topics

Wednesday, April 20, 2011

Morning: Concurrent Sessions

Afternoon: Urban Coyotes

Evening: Conference Banquet and Speaker

Thursday, April 21, 2011

Urban Coyote Damage Management Workshop

Workshop-Urban Coyote Management

We will host an all-day workshop that addresses hands-on techniques for dealing with urban coyotes, including habitat modification, trapping, shooting, public relations , and the press.

Limit: 40 People.

Contact svantassel2@unl.edu for details.

Important Dates:

Abstracts due February 15, 2011

Paper acceptance notice on or around February 28, 2011

Hotel Registrations due March 28, 2011. Hotel 800-546-5433 “Wildlife Damage Management Working Group.”

Conference registration Deadline April 3, 2011.

Conference Registration Online 402-472-3471 MC/Visa accepted.

Student and one-day registrations available.

ADDITIONAL INFO

For more information visit our website. Registration details will be available soon.

http://wildlifedamagegroup.unl.edu/meetings.html

http://joomla.wildlife.org/WildlifeDamage/

http://www.liedlodge.org/