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

LiCL save tne longes; dversicn :ine, an av2r3ge o? L.3 days be?ore
the coyo ies agai n began eazi ng 5ai ts .
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134. In a second group <strong>of</strong> tests, eighz coyotes <strong>of</strong> approximat2ly the
same age wer. divided into two grcrups. One group (experimental ) *as
fed jackr~bbi t Dair containins LjCL far three consecutive cays, wni 1 e '
the orher (control) was f2d jackrzbbi t bait wichou~ LiCL. 3n the
fgurth day sach grgup was given ;he choic? o= 3 live chicksn or 2
1 i ve jackrabbi t, che theory beinq chat ;he experinentai sroba ,vcul a
eat more chicksn and 125s jackrabbi;. Yr. Connolly t2stified that
there was no aiff2r2nc2 as each grcup kiiled :he same number sf
jackrabbi cs and chic!,e tat: as 3 fai 1 ure,
asserzing ;ha< they have since l2arned that there is no dosage a?
LiCL suiTicient to effect coyote behavior that cannot be dirxrek
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by them. These were all laboratory or pen tests, na field tests
having been conducted.
135. Dr. Carl Gustavson, a Research Psychologist, Associate Pr<strong>of</strong>essor <strong>of</strong>
Psychoiogy at North Dakota Scate University and a witness for
Defenders, cited he results <strong>of</strong> a szudy he ~artic'pated in on the
3,000-acre Honn Ranch in Washington State as demonstrating that
aversive conditioning using LiCL laced baits could be effective in
reducing predation. The study, begun in January 1975, involved the
placing <strong>of</strong> 12 bait stations using two types <strong>of</strong> baits: one <strong>of</strong> dog
food laced with LiCL and wrapped in a sheep hide, and the second,
la/ . This conclusion was based on research conducted by Dr. St~lart
~llinsjfindlng i38, infraj.