Effectiveness of barriers, pyrotechnics, flashing lights, and Scarey Man® for deterring heron predation on fish

Wildlife Society Bulletin

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 686-694

  Andelt, William F ^a,c   Woolley, Timothy P ^a,b,d   Hopper, Stuart N ^a,e  

^a Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

^b WYOMING GAME AND FISH DEPARTMENT   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING   (United States)

^e Colorado Division of Wildlife ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Ardea herodias; Black crowned night herons; Colorado; Control; Frightening; Great blue herons; Hatchery; Nycticorax nycticorax; Wildlife damage

Indexed keywords

ARDEA HERODIAS; ARDEIDAE; NYCTICORAX NYCTICORAX;

EID: 0030732274     PISSN: 00917648     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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