The second developmental opportunity, the ADC Leadership 

 Excellence Progrann, is aimed at increasing the size of future 

 candidate pools for select management positions. This 

 comprehensive 18-month program includes leadership skills 

 assessment, group coursework and individually tailored 

 curricula, developmental assignments, leadership 

 interviews, team projects, interaction with the ADC 

 Management Team, and formal mentors. Ten individuals 

 targeting Management Team, State Director, and Research 

 Leader positions participated in the first session of this 

 program, which was held in September. 



Also during the year, the ADC Individual Development 

 Planning Guide was distributed to provide employees with a 

 tool to plan for their development for current and future 

 positions. Included in the guide were position overviews of 

 all ADC supervisory positions and the Management 

 Competency Framework, which identifies skills needed at all 

 levels of the organization. 



Brown Tree Snake (BIS) Control Program 



During FY 1995, the Department of Defense (DoD) allocated 

 $1 million to help fund the BTS program at nine military 

 locations in Guam and Hawaii. 



The discovery of a live BTS at Schofield Barracks on Oahu 

 in the State of Hawaii in late December 1994 generated 

 renewed concern within and beyond Hawaii. The snake was 

 captured in a warehouse and apparently arrived on the 

 island 9 days before in equipment returned to Hawaii from 

 Guam. This was the first BTS at the Schofield Barracks, but 

 six others have been documented at the shared facility of 

 the Honolulu International Airport/Hickman Air Force Base 

 since 1990. 



The control program includes the use of traps, glue boards, 

 fencing, electrical barriers, detection dogs, habitat 

 modification, and prey-base removal. Additionally, DoD 

 funded research conducted by scientists at the Denver 

 Wildlife Research Center (DWRC) to develop toxicants and 

 fumigants for BTS control. Several toxicants and fumigants 

 proved to be effective as potential control methods. 



Public Information 



ADC continued its "Living With Wildlife" public information 

 campaign in 1995. Teachers throughout the United States 

 received wildlife coloring and educational posters, "Both 

 Sides of the Coin" activity sheets, factsheets, brochures, 

 pens, pencils, rulers, and lesson plans. Additionally, articles 

 about the availability of ADC educational materials were 

 placed in Project WILD newsletters. 



In October 1994, ADC's public affairs specialist attended an 

 Ag in the Classroom conference in California and conducted 

 five focus groups with teachers in an effort to develop lesson 

 plans about conflicts between humans and wildlife. 



Throughout the year, items about wildlife management were 

 placed nationwide in a variety of media markets, including 

 the Kansas City Star, the Chicago Tribune, The Washington 

 Post, the Wall Street Journal, Smithsonian magazine, 

 Reader's Digest, CNN, ABC's 20\20, the Los Angeles 

 Times, National Public Radio, and several local newspapers 

 and television stations. 



ADC personnel set up exhibits at State fairs, agricultural 

 shows, conferences, and community celebrations. Public 

 affairs materials were distributed at the Minorities in 

 Agriculture and Natural Resources conference as well as the 

 annual Oshkosh Experimental Air Show. ADC also 

 completed a national "Living With Wildlife" traveling exhibit, 

 which was displayed at the Southeastern Wildlife 

 Conference, the American Society of Landscape Architects 

 Annual Meeting and Expo, and several other wildlife-related 

 events. 



Several informational materials were developed in 1995, 

 including the Animal Damage Control 1994 Highlights 

 Report and two new brochures. Animal Damage Control: 

 Mission and Strategy, and Animal Damage Control 

 Customer Service. New factsheets include "National Wildlife 

 Research Center," "Denver Wildlife Research Center," 

 "Living With Wildlife," "Careers in Animal Damage Control," 

 "ADC Assistance With Waterfowl," and "ADC Assistance at 

 Airports." 



The University of Nebraska Cooperative Extension Service, 

 the Great Plains Agricultural Council, and ADC edited and 

 published a new, expanded version of the Prevention and 

 Control of Wildlife Damage Handbook. This version 

 contains 65 chapters and is intended for nationwide use. 

 The handbook is also available on CD-ROM. 



DWRC hosted a symposium on repellants in wildlife 

 management in Denver, CO, August 8-10, 1995. The 

 symposium brought together leading experts, resource 

 managers, and others interested in repellants and their use 

 in wildlife management to exchange ideas, discuss research 

 findings, management approaches, and future research 

 plans. Over 100 participants attended the symposium 

 representing the United States and 7 other countries. The 

 proceedings of this symposium will be published 

 cooperatively by Colorado State University in 1996. 



DWRC Activities 



In December 1994, Richard Bruggers was selected as the 

 Assistant Director for the Denver Wildlife Research Center. 

 Dr. Bruggers was previously chief of DWRC's international 

 programs section. 



The Food and Drug Administration recently granted an 

 Investigational New Animal Drug application to ADC to use 

 propiopromazine hydrochloride in Tranquilizer Trap Devices 



6/ADC Program Highlights, 1995 



