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

that reduciflg coyoc2 gr?d?z~on ~QSS?S xo 4.3 serc2nc N C L ~ ~ incr?as?
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lamb production by 107,lCO head and gross revenue f3 ike? prgducers
by $2. I mi i 7 ion. Reducing 1 mb 1 asses tc~ 3.5 percent jxou1 a increase
production by 760,650 head and gross,incorne "L U.S. sheep clr3clucers
by 54.1 mi 11 ion. A r'urTher reduction -,o 1 .5 ?ercsnt IHGU?~ increiss
iamb ?roduczfon by 267,750 heau and Sross iqcome zo ?reducers 5y
$6.5 million. Dr. Schaub indicared Enat accsmpanylng ,d~cre2s2d
losses to coyotes would be moaest decr~asss in prices wnich wobld
benefit consumers. A rzduct'on in coyots predation from 6.5 perZen,
to 1.3 Fercenr would be 3 reduction <strong>of</strong> apprcxina~ely 77 perr2nt,
which is unl i keiy even under tile must octimi s tic asscmpticns 2s La
che eff~ctiveness <strong>of</strong> 1080. Or. Jchaub asser~S, however, xna? zayotzs
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prey not only on lambs, but Jn caives, godts, swine 2nd 7cui try 2nd
thae these estimates should be regarded as a lower bound <strong>of</strong> potenrial
gain from rlduced predation. Such reductions in coyot~ pr2darion
xould hardly be costless and thesz cost: should be deductzd in
considering overall benefits.
178. Dr. Schaub used sheep production budgets prepared by the Cooperative
Extension Service, Colorado State University, in 2stinzting inpacts
<strong>of</strong> the use <strong>of</strong> 1080 on individual producers. He indicated hat ic
was unlikely that fan flock operators would benefit to any appreciable