Effectiveness and efficiency of chlorophacinone poisoning for the control of muskrat (ondatra zibethicus) populations

摘要: Abstract A muskrat‐poisoning campaign, using carrot baits containing the first generation anticoagulant chlorophacinone, was carried out by professional governmental trappers in a study area Flanders (North Belgium). single poisoning campaign one half of (2.07 km2) between 17 and 19 April 2000, while similar second (2.66 fortnight later. The survival rate radio‐tagged muskrats compared treatment group consisting animals that were known to have been potentially exposed poison (because they resident inside either during, at least 5 days after, campaign), non‐treatment had clearly not baits. rates did differ prior campaigns. After campaigns, however, th...