INVESTIGADORES
TRAVAINI Alejandro
artículos
Título:
Selection of odor attractants and meat delivery methods to control Culpeo foxes (Pseudalopex culpaeus) in Patagonia
Autor/es:
ALEJANDRO TRAVAINI; ROLANDO MARTÍNEZ-PECK; SONIA CRISTINA ZAPATA
Revista:
WILDLIFE SOCIETY BULLETIN
Editorial:
The Wildlife Society
Referencias:
Año: 2001 vol. 29 p. 1089 - 1096
ISSN:
0091-7648
Resumen:
Predation by Culpeo foxes (Pseudalopex culpaeus) on newborn or young lambs is an old problem for Patagonian livestock producers and a major cause of decline in sheep ranching in the region. Use of strychnine poison, offered in chicken eggs and pieces of meat but more often in sheep and wildlife carcasses, is the most widespread fox control method. However, the technique may potentially kill nontarget species, particularly scavenger birds and mammals. A desirable predator control method should present few or no hazards to nontarget animals.
