POPULATION REDUCTION AS A FACTOR IN THE CONTROL OF SKUNK RABIES IN ALBERTA
- 1 October 1986
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wildlife Disease Association in Journal of Wildlife Diseases
- Vol. 22 (4) , 459-467
- https://doi.org/10.7589/0090-3558-22.4.459
Abstract
Population reduction is being used currently to combat skunks rabies in Alberta. A total of 2,398 striped skunks (Mephitis mephitis) were removed from three counties of southern Alberta during 1980-1983 in an effort to combat rabies outbreaks in those areas. The methods employed included trapping, poisoning, and shooting. Skunks in Forty Mile County have been rabies-free for 4 yr and the outbreaks in Newell and Warner counties appear to be under control. The data suggest that population reduction has been effective in controlling rabies in those areas.This publication has 0 references indexed in Scilit: