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ineffective a;ainst cats, not sufficiently effgctive acjainst dogs,
rqui red too much time to recri eve and resei and xas ex:rremely
dangercus to humans; and Comgound 1080 in large meat-bai;i placed
at garbage dumps was tried, but found wanting, because dogs were not
lured OUT <strong>of</strong> the villages and the baits spoiled rapidly in Guam's
cl imax.
90. A prcgram involving the us2 sf Cmyound iCaO in SLDs was inscitzred
in 0c;ober 1967. Each one-ounce bait concainea 3.4 mg. c i ICSO.
Baits were placed at nisht and on paper plats8 ac l2asc 2013 feet
aparx in order to minimize ihe possjbi l ixy <strong>of</strong> target saecies
ccnsumlng more :ban one bzit 3nd :o facil itat2 rscriev31. Al 1
uneaten baits werz removed on a daily basis (by 4 a.1.) in ~rder
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to minimize risks to humans and non-target soecies. I he prigram
continued for 15 months, with the period <strong>of</strong> most intmsive us?
October thrcugh Cecemcer 1967. Although only approxjnately one-
third <strong>of</strong> the aninals considered t3 have been ~oisoned by 1C80 during
this period were found, Dr. Glosier estimated the number <strong>of</strong> cats and
dogs destroyed by 1080 during the October - December 1967 period at
rougnly 6,000. O f 16,239 baits placed during the 15-month SLD program,
14,053 or 86.1 percent were taken. A total <strong>of</strong> 16,799 dogs and cacs were
destrayed by all means in 1967, declining to 3,035 in 1968. This