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Determining the
Effectiveness of Shock Collars as a Non-Lethal Control for
Site-Aversive Conditioning of Wild Wolves in Wisconsin
2004-2007
Graduate Student: Shawn Rossler
Email: rossl1st@cmich.edu
Shock
collars have rarely been tested on wild wolves using an experimental
design. Our study is a continuation of work that we started in
Wisconsin in 2003. We are running experimental field tests on
wild wolves to determine the effectiveness of shock collars.
We also are testing collars on working cattle farms. Results of this research will provide important baseline data
on wolf ecology in agricultural lands, and it will lead to important guidelines
for implementing non-lethal control measures in areas wolves have recolonized
and/or where wolves are being reintroduced.
This research was conducted in cooperation with WDNR. This study was
funded by CMU and WDNR.
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Shawn
Rossler with captured wolf in Wisconsin.
Shawn is
currently employed as a Wildlife Technician with the U.S. Forest
Service.
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