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

sheep kill; shan cgyot2s 5n sne <strong>of</strong> the herds.
139. Aizhougn Dr. Ellin; ccnc2d2b ;ha; :he prcper csncmtr?cion <strong>of</strong>
LiCL was critical in that the aversion develcped might be to LiCL
rather than to the prey (sheep), he was unable to say precis211
what level <strong>of</strong> LiCL was nectssary to develop an aversio~ in :oyo:2s
to ;beep. He ackncw1~Q;cd that che cacczpc <strong>of</strong> avgrsive cznoi zioning
was based on the assumpt'on ?I:srna:s faod SCIU~C~S for cgyc~?s we?'
availablz, that no att~npr was rnade ~o ?valuate these factors in
Antelope \/allay, cnac tnere was not a clos2 corres?oncenc2 be~crzen
;he tiine the ii CL Sai ts \were 71 aced and a decreas2 i n ki 1 ; s , chat i c
was assumed tha: ather coyote control measures (trapai ng , dznni ng
and shooting) renained canstzni and that :hero nigh; be other more
suitable, less saline or strong tasting chemicals rhan iiCL.
Although four ranchers prticipating in the project signed statements
to the effxt that they considered the taste aversion program to 5e
a useful method <strong>of</strong> controlling coyotes and reducing ?reda:ign, tney
reius2d to continue the crogra;n on their own oRce the study .,vas
corcpl eted .
140. Testimony as to the ne~rological Sasis for flavor or tasc2 aversive
conditioning was given by Dr. John Garcia, Pr<strong>of</strong>essor <strong>of</strong> Psychology
and Psychiatry at the University <strong>of</strong> California, 10s Angeles and a
witness for 3efenders. Dr. Garcia has conducted extensive research