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

i , The Ca: n Cornmi i ~ee, her2inaiter iai n or Cal n, ei a1 . , :./nose reocrz
was ihe primary basis for the 1372 order suspending and cancelling
registrations o? Compouna lO8O for tne control <strong>of</strong> predators, referred
to a study conducted by. Utah State Ilni:ler;icy, hereinai~sr'the
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Niel sen-Curie study, on 3 23 Fsrcen: sdrno! n <strong>of</strong> &;ah 's shees ranchers.
The ranchers were asked t3 ?stiqa;s tkir i3~ai losses 3ur:ng 122
Fiscal Year 1963-69 and ta repor- ihe ounaer 3f shes? iasi ;3
predators. The result showed an 3verage ?redator loss <strong>of</strong> 61
iwes and lambs per i;000 ewes, ' <strong>of</strong> which dpnroxi~ateiy ?/I :verz co
1 ambs. Oa~a on he 1 amb crop per 1 ,CCO swes :.ier- no, ita:ed, b ~ i
de~ending on t!?at la~a, jredator lssies Ners 2 Terceni <strong>of</strong> ;ne ewes,
4 to 5 percrnr <strong>of</strong> the 'anbs and ~er~ass 3 serceni sf the btal
flocks. Coyotes were reporteo 2s aeing rhe m;or cius2 oi pr?ditsr
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2. Cain, et al. also referred to estimates compiled by izhe Oirector <strong>of</strong>
the Division <strong>of</strong> Wildlife Servic2s for the State <strong>of</strong> Utah during the
period <strong>of</strong> the sarly 1040's to 1965, rlferred to as the Owen Xorse
estimates. These estimates were cornpi 1 ed from yearly reports
furnished by a leading sheep rancher in each ccunty, who in turn
contacted sheepmen in his county for data on sheep losses. Cata
reported were in terns <strong>of</strong> actual numbers <strong>of</strong> sheep lost and not
- 1/ Pursuant to a motion filed by counsel for EPA, which vas not
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