Environmental Assessment: Reducing Bird Damage Through an Integrated Wildlife Damage Management Program in Pennsylvania

摘要

The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Animal and Plant HEalth Inspection Service (APHIS), Wildlife Services (WS) proposes to continue the current damage management program that responds to bird damage throughout the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. An Integrated Wildlife Damage Management (IWDM) approach would be implemented to reduce bird damage to property, aquaculture, agricultural resources (including livestock), natural resources, and human health and safety. Damage management would be conducted on public and private property in Pennsylvania when the resource owner (property owner) or manager requests assistance. An IWDM strategy would be recommended and used, encompassing the use of practical and effective methods of preventing or reducing damage while minimizing harmful effects of damage management measures on humans, target and non-target species, and the environment. Under this action, WS could provide technical assistance and direct operational damage management, including non-lethal and lethal management methods by applying the WS Decision Model.