Trends and Management of Wolf-Livestock Conflicts in Minnesota
Acknowledgments
This project was supported by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the U.S.
Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service. The authors
are grateful for the help of the following persons who assisted in investigating
complaints and conducting control activities: S. C. Berens, D. K. Boyd, J. W.
Burch, D. P. Burns, K. C. Carr, O. E. Corr, R. K. Field, W. H. Hexum, R. L.
Himes (deceased), S. T. Knick, D. W. Kuehn, B. Mandernack, T. J. Meier, M. E.
Nelson, L. G. Peterson, J. J. Renneberg, G. A. Riley, J. D. Smith, T. J. Wallace,
G. S. Warren, and J. J. Watson. Several personnel of the Minnesota Department
of Natural Resources were of special assistance and support, including W. E.
Berg, A. Cornish, T. K. Fuller, P. D. Karns, G. Spaulding, L. Steen, and P.
G. Watt. The Minnesota Department of Agriculture provided information from its
compensation program and assistance in converting data on livestock abundance
to the summer period. Special administrative support was provided by H. R. Perry,
D. L Trauger, and R. S. Wetzel. The U.S. Department of Agriculture North Central
Forest Experiment Station provided logistical support. Assistance in statistical
analysis and manuscript preparation was provided by J. Hatfield, M. D. Jimenez,
S. L. MacPherson, G. W. Pendleton, and R. R. Ream. Helpful manuscript review
was provided by R. R. Bjorge, R. M. Engeman, M. W. Fall, J. R. Gunson, and R.
R. Ream.
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