Effectiveness of a motion-activated laser hazing system for repelling captive Canada geese

Wildlife Society Bulletin

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 2-7

  Werner, Scott J ^a   Clark, Larry ^a,b  

^a NATIONAL WILDLIFE RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b National Wildlife Research Center ^*

Author keywords

Behavioral extinction; Branta canadensis; Canada geese; Doppler radar motion detector; Habituation; Human wildlife conflicts; Nonlethal dispersal; Repellent system; Wildlife damage management

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; LASER; WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT;

ANSER; ANSER SP.; BRANTA CANADENSIS;

EID: 33646587677     PISSN: 00917648     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2193/0091-7648(2006)34[2:EOAMLH]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Review

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