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Citation/References: |
Fall, Michael W. (2005). Oral history interview by Nancy A. Freeman. 29 June 2005. Transcript. NWRC 0005 Trapping Oral History Initiative Records, National Wildlife Research Center Archives, Fort Collins, CO. https://nwrc.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/p16473coll10/id/271/rec/15 |
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Summary, Etc. Note: |
Summary: Mike Fall reminisces about his career, from 1970-2001, with the Denver Wildlife Research Center(DWRC) (later renamed the National Wildlife Research Center), a facility within the USDA's, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS), Wildlife Services. Fall discusses his vertebrate pest control and trapping work in the Philippines and other foreign countries such as Nicaragua, Venezuela, and Bangladesh. He also talks about his work as head of an international program unit, working with foreign biologists and governments. Additional topics covered include Bowling Green University and Pennsylvania State University; rats and their damage to crops; various traps such as the engine and Korean rat traps; predator management, wildlife damage control and wildlife damage management; and the future of trapping and wildlife research and management. |