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

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43. ~ ~ Y S ~ 3f J - I Soor' Cisherits and Nild7if2 golicy, ?rior to he suspension
xas rhax fha mi nizun n~~ker nec2s;ary tz acP,< 2 ~ aff 2 3c~:~i? csyot?
management was 10 be placed. This was general ly incerprzred as
requiring or germicting the placement <strong>of</strong> not mcre than one station per
township. The guide1 inzs issued by the Burgau further sta~zd zhax ~ k e
use <strong>of</strong> 1080 large-baits was a t~chnique- res2rq/ed for arias where ctl:?r
contrgl methods had not been effective 7 n raduci ng coyot2 po~ul3cion
z3 a desired level 2nd wher? such use would have z minimum 2ffect on
non-target wildlife and domestic aninals. Although it is clear chat
the total number <strong>of</strong> baits plac2d declined in the years imiiiediat~ly
pressding the suspension <strong>of</strong> Compound 1080 in 1972, -here is evidenc2
that the number <strong>of</strong> bzi t stations pi;c@d in aar~icuiar 1 ocal i Li3s zzcn
year did not vary signifieanrly ,and tnai: ",he stations aere ?lac?d
in more or less 3-12 sane locations s2ch year. ?laci?g cox nor2
than one large-baic station per cownship I,vas on ;he theory that
coyotes, being nore nooi le and having larger home rancj?s, kouli be
more apt to cone in contact wit^ and feed on the stdsion wnile
snal ler, less mobi,le animals 1+1i th smzl ler i~crne ranses, would be
less likely to be exposed to the bait. it is clear, ncweker, that
there are no significant areas which may be said to be populated
solely by coyotes. Moreover, raptors and other birds, which depend
primarily on sight for the location <strong>of</strong> food sources, are more
likely to be exposed to 1080 bait stations.