Notice of Hearing on the Application to Use Sodium Fluoroacetate ...

the sane and char zrianprs xs sappress ccyo~ popularians over ,qide
areas are cauntzr?roduc~ive and aoomed ~3 Tailure. Opponents <strong>of</strong>
1080 a7 so contmd that there is no demonstrat2d relaiionshi p beween
coyote ?apulations and livestock predation. The coyot~ tak~n ;er-
nan-years-<strong>of</strong>-2fi3rt index develcped by 3r. 'dagner and his csnclusisn
chdt 332 <strong>of</strong> 7C80 apoo3rad co suoprss coyote ~oouiar'cns in s?e
early period <strong>of</strong> its use in ine Scares <strong>of</strong> Icaho, Yontana, iyaning and
Ucah has previously been aentioned (finding ICS). Dr. Wagnsr no~2c
that the sopulation reducrion did not 3pcear to be lasting and thac
there was no corresponding reduction in ~rzdacion. it snoui d :e
noted , however, chat Dr. 'blagner acknowl edged : " 2 ~ appl i casi on 9T
intensive ?reciacar control techniques in zrz?s
I czuld degress csyoce
popuiations and reducs ?redation 1 osses . Dr. Grand. ( findi n~ 31 )
impliedly recognized this fact when he excused the heavy precarion
losses on the Cook Ranch in Montana as a "no cantrol" study.
121. As evidence that coyotes can be removed from a l3rge area, the
Edwards Plzteau area <strong>of</strong> Texas, which was litsraily coyote fr2e during
the period 1930-70, is frequently cited. Coyotes were reportedly
removed from the area by the use <strong>of</strong> stzel traqs, strychnine, and
hunting, aided by fences constructed for livestock control. It is
not clear, however, whether this was an area <strong>of</strong> historically large
coyote populations or whether the principal predator removed was not
the red wolf, an animal less adaptable and more easily extirpated
than the coyote.