Comparison of Injuries to Coyote From 3 Types of Cable Foot-Restraints |
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| Authors: | PATRICK A. DARROW RAMONA T. SKIRPSTUNAS S. WADE CARLSON JOHN A. SHIVIK |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Department of Animal, Dairy, and Veterinary Sciences, Utah State University, 5700 Old Main Hill, Logan, UT 84322-5700, USA;2. United States Department of Agriculture, Wildlife Services, 5151 Pentecost Drive Suite No. H, Modesto, CA 95356, USA;3. United States Department of Agriculture, Wildlife Services, National Wildlife Research Center, Department of Wildland Resources, Utah State University, Predator Ecology, BNR Room 163, Logan, UT 84322-5295, USA |
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| Abstract: | ABSTRACT We compared injury rates among captured coyotes (Canis latrans) to determine if modifications to cable foot-restraints would decrease resulting injuries. Mean International Standardization Organization's injury scores of coyotes caught in 3 types of cable foot-restraints were 22.2, 37.9, and 60.4 (F2,41 = 4.63, P = 0.015) for a chain-loop, standard cable, and sleeved cable, respectively. These results may be important for trappers and researchers to consider when using a cable foot-restraint device to capture wildlife. |
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| Keywords: | cable foot-restraint Canis latrans capture device coyote foot snare injury score |
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