Wildlife Services: Guam & the Pacific Theater Rob “goose” Gosnell State Director
Wildlife Services – Guam & the Pacific Theater Brown Treesnake Control/Interdiction Wildlife Hazard Management Ungulate Control Wildlife Hazard Assessments Rodent Control / Eradication Avian Control Threatened & Endangered Species Conservation Disease Testing and Monitoring
Wildlife Services – Guam and the Pacific Theater ~40 million sq/mi South Korea Okinawa Guam Diego Garcia Fiji
Primary Brown Treesnake Control Methods 1 st Integrated Wildlife Damage Management BTS Trapping and 2 nd toxicant tubes Nocturnal Operations 3 rd Canine Detection Teams
Interdiction Focal Points Commercial Port Guam International Andersen AFB Navy Base Guam
Natural Resources Conservation Service
Wildlife Services Canine Teams
Aerial Delivery System (ADS)
Feral Swine Control “Outside the Fence” • Partners with • Southern Guam Soil & Water Board • Southern Guam mayors
Feral Ungulate Removal Soil and crop damage Diseases Browsing causes forest degradation Human safety 397 removed in FY18 702 removed in FY18 Natural Resources Conservation Service
Future Projects Guam Operational ADS Feral Dog Control for Gov Guam Various Helo Ops on Guam/CNMI Japan, USAF Airfield Hazard Management South Korea, USAF Airfield Hazard Management Marshall Islands, USAF Airfield Hazard Management Fiji Green Iguana Eradication
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