Coyote Control: A Simulation of Evaluation of Alternative Strategies

Russell L. Gum, Louise M. Arthur and Richard S. Magleby

No 307686, Agricultural Economic Reports from United States Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service

Abstract: Current and alternative coyote control strategies in the Western United States are evaluated via a computerized simulation model which predicts the economic and socio-environmental impacts of each strategy. A gradual decrease in lamb losses and an increase in net economic benefits are predicted if the 1974 level of coyote control, $7 million, is increased to $20 million. Socio-environmental benefits did not change significantly under that simulation. Beyond the $20 million level of expenditures, net economic benefits are predicted to decline slightly and socio-environmental benefits decline rapidly. At expenditures below 1974 levels, both economic and socio-environmental benefits decline substantially. Changes in mixes of control methods are discovered which permit both economic and socio-environmental benefits to increase. These alternatives include increased use of the M-44 and aerial gunning and decreased use of traps.

Keywords: Environmental Economics and Policy; Livestock Production/Industries; Research Methods/Statistical Methods (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 55
Date: 1978-07
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DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.307686

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