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Wildlife Services Program

How Many Animals Does the Wildlife Services Program Kill?

Number of animals killed and methods used by Wildlife Services in Fiscal Year 1999:
(From FY 1999 annual tables provided by Wildlife Services)

Black bears - 347 total

Badgers - 601 total

Bobcats - 2435 total

Coyotes - 85, 938 total
Leghold - 7806 - 9%
Aerial gunning - 30,875 - 36%
Neck Snare - 12,949 - 15%
Den - 2,155
M44 - 18,159 - 21%

Foxes (all) - 6154 total

Red foxes - 3,518
Leghold - 840
Neck Snare - 792
M44 - 922

Gray foxes - 2245
Leghold - 942
Neck Snare - 418
M44-471

Swift fox - 17

Arctic fox - 361

Channel Island Fox - 13

Total Predators Killed: 96,00
Leghold - 11,359 -- 12%
Aerial gunning - 31,499 -- 33%
Neck Snare - 15, 034 - 16%
M44 - 19,593 - 20%

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How Many Animals Die?

Dangerous to More Than Just Predators

Environmental Problems

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