Information about the ADC Livestock Guarding Dog program 
was presented at seven district sheep schools held 
throughout Kansas during February. About 185 farmers, 
ranchers, and lamb feeders attended the sessions, which 
were sponsored by the Kansas State University Cooperative 
Extension Service. In addition, the ADC Livestock Guarding 
Specialist made visits to farms and ranches where 
managers requested personalized assistance on ways to 
use dogs to reduce predation problems. 
DWRC/NWRC Activities 
Throughout 1996, staff at the Denver Wildlife Research 
Center (DWRC) continued to work on the design and 
building plans for the NWRC, located on the foothills 
research campus of Colorado State University in Ft. Collins. 
When completed, the state-of-the-art NWRC facility will 
include offices, laboratories, a conference and technology- 
transfer center, maintenance shops, and outdoor animai- 
holding and research facilities for a variety of mammal and 
bird species. About 35 employees now occupy temporary 
office and laboratory space at the Ft. Collins facility, and 
indoor animal research is being conducted in the animai 
research building, which was completed in 1995. When the 
new NWRC headquarters and laboratory facilities are 
completed in 1998, operations at DWRC will officially cease. 
During the year, ADC entered into several new cooperative 
research agreements: 
« An agreement with the U.S. Air Force/Elmendorf Air Base 
to enhance research efforts to determine the effects of 
hazing and habitat modifications on Canada geese. This 
information will be used to develop and implement 
management practices and technologies to reduce the 
potential of bird/aircraft strikes. 
¢ An agreement with the Texas Sheep and Goat Raisers 
Association to study the immunological and behavioral 
effects of immunocontraceptive technology on coyotes in 
facilities at Utah State University. 
¢ An agreement with the University of Wyoming to plan 
research to examine candidate chemosterilants for coyotes. 
« An agreement with the States of Washington and Oregon 
and the USDA’s Forest Service to better understand the 
reasons behind bear damage to the timber industry and 
identify ways to reduce this damage. 
6/ADC Program Highlights, 1996 
¢ An agreement with the California Department of Food and 
Agriculture to develop new chemical methods for rodent 
control. 
¢ An agreement with the University of California to 
determine whether pasture characteristics and the 
availability of alternative prey for coyotes influence the 
effectiveness of llamas as guard animals. 
ADC received authorization from the Food and Drug 
Administration for experimental use of propiopromazine—a 
drug suitable for use in calming coyotes and other trapped 
animals. Previous testing of this product has been done by 
DWRC personnel. ADC is currently determining how to 
make this material available and developing guidelines for 
operational use in trapping programs. 
