Environmental Assessment: An Integrated Wildlife Damage Management Approach for the Management of Pigeon, Starling, and Sparrow Damage in the State of Michigan as Conducted by USDA-Wildlife Services

摘要

Across the United States, wildlife habitat has been substantially changed as human populations expand and land is used for human needs. These human uses and needs often compete with wildlife which increases the potential for conflicting human/wildlife interactions. In addition, segments of the public desire protection for all wildlife; this protection can create localized conflicts between human and wildlife activities. This environmental assessment (EA) documents the analysis of the potential environmental effects of a proposed feral pigeon (Columbia livia), European starling (Sturnus vulgaris), and English sparrow (Passer domesticus) bird damage management (BDM) program to alleviate damage to agriculture, property, livestock, natural resources and human health and safety. This analysis relies mainly on existing data contained in published documents (Appendix A), including the Animal Damage Control Program Final Environmental Impact Statement (USDA 1997) to which this EA is tiered.