The information contained
in this section is NOT fictional!
All statistics and figures
are as reported by ADC to the General Accounting Office
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The following figures are for
fiscal year 1997, totalled in the following states:
Arizona, California, Colorado,
Idaho, Kansas, Montana, Nebraska,
Nevada, New Mexico, North Dakota,
Oklahoma, Oregon, South Dakota,
Texas, Utah, Washington, Wyoming
These figures do NOT reflect
the number of Non-Target animals killed.
Non-Target = Animals unintentionally
killed by ADC.
TOTAL NUMBER OF WILDLIFE
KILLED
In all states above combined
Coyote - 82,142
Fox - 5,539
Bobcat - 1,841
Badger - 654
Bear - 318
Mountain Lion - 320
"Coyotes are Wildlife Services'
target of choice, and most of them
are killed by Aerial Gunning
and M-44's. Aerial Gunning, or shooting from aircraft, is frequently used
for "preventative" coyote control, whereby WS
agents kill as many as they
can prior
to livestock entering an area
(not
just presumed guilty before proven innocent, but presumed guilty and promptly
shot!).
Despite Wildlife Services' claims
that the program only targets depredating
animals, it does the majority
of it's killing using these two methods, which do not descriminate between
depredating individuals and all other predators on the landscape."
Source : Predator
Project's annual report on the USDA's predator control program released
January 28, 1999
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To say that ADC agents get a
report from someone regarding coyotes
being a nuisance, then get on
a plane, go out and randomly shoot ANY
coyotes in the area is an accurate statement.
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Methods used and number of deaths by ADC in Fiscal year 1997
Aerial Gunning - 33,179
M-44 - 19,580
Neck - 10,917
Leghold - 12,911
Call - 6,357
Shot - 3,531
Denning - 2,141
Leg/Foot - 218
Kill - 36
Cage - 202
Spot - 56
Other - 2,269
Total
- 91,397
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Click HERE , or below,
for a tableized breakdown of the number of
target AND non-target animals killed by ADC over a
four year period (1988-1991).
Target = Those animals which ADC intended to kill
Non-Target = Those which were unintentionally killed
** Due to the fact that
only a small portion of kills are actually ever reported by ADC, the figures
can be, at times, significantly higher.
For example, many traps often go unchecked and are
therefore not reported.