The U.S. Department of Agriculture 

 (USDA) prohibits discrimination in all its 

 programs and activities on the basis of 

 race, color, national origin, gender, 

 religion, age, disability, political beliefs, 

 sexual orientation, or marital or family 

 status. (Not all prohibited bases apply to 

 all programs.) Persons with disabilities 

 who require alternative means for 

 communication of program information 

 (Braille, large print, audiotape, etc.) 

 should contact USDA's TARGET Center 

 at (202) 720-2600 (voice and TDD). 



To file a complaint of discrimination, write 

 USDA, Director, Office of Civil Rights, 

 Room 326-W, Whitten Building, 14th and 

 Independence Avenue, SW, Washington, 

 DC 20250-9410 or call (202) 720-5964 

 (voice and TDD). USDA is an equal 

 opportunity provider and employer. 



This publication supersedes Miscella- 

 neous Publication No. 1500, Managing 

 Wildlife Damage: The Mission of APHIS' 

 Animal Damage Control Program. 



Issued October 1997 

 Slightly revised July 1999 



