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

I;lhetiler av:i 1 aal? ddla denons:ra~2 in$< ?rec!az;cn oss rases
nav5 increases sl nc2 1972:
(a) for sheep
(b) for cattle
(c) for goats
Whether current losses to credation account for a greaEer
~ercentage <strong>of</strong> total losszs than before 1972:
(a) for sh~eo
(b) for cattle
(c) for goats
Yhether coyotes, foxes, and/ar feral dogs are i!gnificanr causes
<strong>of</strong> predation.
-. 7 Efficacy I
Whetner use <strong>of</strong> lC8O in coxic callars, single-lethal dose ka? ts,
and/or 1 arge-baic i~3ii<strong>of</strong>is is 1 : kei y to rnduce preda-ign :
(a) in open -range grazing <strong>of</strong> 1 ivestocx
(b) in fenced pasiuro grazing <strong>of</strong> livestock
1 f use af 1380 is 1 i he I y to reduce ?reda~i cn , by LOW much?
3. ,A7 cerna t i ves
Nhether non-chemical methods <strong>of</strong> predatar control, e.g., denning,
shooting, trapping, and snaring, are general ly effective in reducing
predacon.
Whether the M-44 device using sodium cyanide is generally sn effective
alzrnacive to the use <strong>of</strong> 1960.
Whether non-lethal chemical methods <strong>of</strong> predator control, e.g., taste
aversion chemicals, reproduction inhibitors, and repel ldnts, are
effective.
whether husbandry practices, e.g., use <strong>of</strong> guard dogs, shed lambing, and
additional herders, are general ly effecti ve in reducing predati on .