The Cooperative Extension Service was established by the Smith-Lever Act in 1914. It was designed to improve the lives of people, through education in: agriculture, natural resources, home economics and community development. Its audiences include both adult and youth. 4-H is the primary youth audience. The Cooperative Extension Service is an  extension  of the Land Grant university in each state. Its employees include university faculty (specialists) and professional agents in every county, in every state in the country. Extension\u27s primary mission is to conduct an educational program, using research-based information. Research results are condensed into a form that the average person can understand

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University of Nebraska - Lincoln DigitalCommons@University of Nebraska - Lincoln 2 - Second Eastern Wildlife Damage Control Conference (1985) Eastern Wildlife Damage Control Conferences September 1985 ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF STATE COOPERATIVE EXTENSION SERVICES FOR WILDLIFE DAMAGE CONTROL James L. Byford University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/ewdcc2  Part of the Environmental Health and Protection Commons Byford, James L., "ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF STATE COOPERATIVE EXTENSION SERVICES FOR WILDLIFE DAMAGE CONTROL" (1985). 2 - Second Eastern Wildlife Damage Control Conference (1985). 9. https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/ewdcc2/9 This Article is brought to you for free and open access by the Eastern Wildlife Damage Control Conferences at DigitalCommons@University of Nebraska - Lincoln. It has been accepted for inclusion in 2 - Second Eastern Wildlife Damage Control Conference (1985) by an authorized administrator of DigitalCommons@University of Nebraska - Lincoln. ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF STATE COOPERATIVE EXTENSION SERVICESFOR WILDLIFE DAMAGE CONTROLJames L. Byford*The Cooperative Extension Servicewas established by the Smith-Lever Actin 1914. It was designed to improvethe lives of people, through educationin: agriculture, natural resources,home economics and community develop-ment. Its audiences include both adultand youth. 4-H is the primary youthaudience. The Cooperative ExtensionService is an "extension" of the LandGrant university in each state. Itsemployees include university faculty(specialists) and professional agentsin every county, in every state inthe country. Extension's primarymission is to conduct an educationalprogram, using research-based infor-mation. Research results are con-densed into a form that the averageperson can understand. The role of theCooperative Extension Service in wild-life damage control is encompassed inthe following:(1) Extension's mission is educa-tion through the news media,publications, electronicmedia, audio/visual media,demonstrations, personalcontact and public meetings,(2) Extension personnel have arapport with their audiences.The public recognizes Exten-sion as educational only and,therefore, helpful to them.Since Extension has no regu-latory responsibilities, thepublic doesn't feel thatExtension threatens them inany way.(3) Extension's educational respon-sibilities include:a. Teaching environmentally-safe, target-specific wild-life damage control methodsto landowners, homeowners,and commerical applicators,b. Teaching about laws affect-ing wildlife damage controlo(4) Extension is not in the ser-vice business. Any wildlifedamage control help (other thaneducation) needed by clienteleshould be referred to commercialapplicators.(5) Extension should maintain coop-erative relationships with thestate game and fish agency,the U.S.Fish and WildlifeService and the U.S. Environ-mental Protection Agency.These are the three primaryagencies with regulatory re-sponsibilities in wildlifedamage control. Extensionshould be careful not toteach any methods which con-flict with regulations ofany of these agencies.(6) Because Extension is willingto help landowners and home-owners with wildlife damageproblems, it has gained theconfidence of these clientele.This has often been the entreeto work with these same in-dividuals to attract wildlife,or otherwise enhance wild-life habitat on private lands.(7) In many cases, wildlife damagecontrol involves nothing morethan educating landowners/homeowners that the speciesthey are concerned aboutcauses no problems at all.*Professor and Associate Head, Dept.Forestry, Wildlife & Fisheries, Uni-versity of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN253

ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF STATE COOPERATIVE EXTENSION SERVICES FOR WILDLIFE DAMAGE CONTROL

The Cooperative Extension Service was established by the Smith-Lever Act in 1914. It was designed to improve the lives of people, through education in: agriculture, natural resources, home economics and community development. Its audiences include both adult and youth. 4-H is the primary youth audience. The Cooperative Extension Service is an  extension  of the Land employees include university faculty (specialists) and professional agents in every county, in every state in the country. Extension\u27s primary mission is to conduct an educational program, using research-based information. Research results are condensed into a form that the average person can understand. The role of the Cooperative Extension Service in wildlife damage control is encompassed in the following

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ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF STATE COOPERATIVE EXTENSION SERVICES FOR WILDLIFE DAMAGE CONTROL James L. Byford* The Cooperative Extension Service was established by the Smith-Lever Act in 1914. It was designed to improve the lives of people, th~ough education in: agriculture, natural resources, home economics and community develop-ment. Its audiences include both adult and youth. 4-H is the primary youth audience. The Cooperative Extension Service is an "extension" of the Land Grant university in each state. Its employees include university faculty (specialists) and professional agents in every county, in every state in the country. Extension's primary mission is to conduct an educational program, using research-based infor-mation. Research results are con-densed into a form that the average person can understand. The role of the Cooperative Extension Service in wild-life damage control is encompassed in the following: (1) Extension's mission is educa-tion through the news media, publications, electronic media, audio/visual media, demonstrations, personal contact and public meetings. (2) Extension personnel have a rapport with their audiences. The public recognizes Exten-sion as educational only and, therefore, helpful to them. Since Extension has no regu-latory responsibilities, the public doesn't feel that Extension threatens them in any way. (3) Extension's educational respon-sibilities include: a. Teaching environmentally-*Professor and Associate Head, Dept. Forestry, Wildlife & Fisheries, Uni-versity of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN 253 safe, target-specific wild-life damage control methods to landowners, homeowners, and commerical applicators. b. Teaching about laws affect-ing wildlife damage control. (4) Extension is not in the ser-vice business. Any wildlife damage control help (other than education) needed by clientele should be referred to commercial applicators. (5) Extension should maintain coop-erative relationships with the state game and fish agency, the U.S.Fish and Wildlife Service and the U.S. Environ-mental Protection Agency. These are the three primary agencies with regulatory re-sponsibilities in wildlife damage control. Extension should be careful not to teach any methods which con-flict with reeulations of any of these agencies. (6) Because Extension is willing to help landowners and home-owners with wildlife damage problems, it has gained the confidence of these clientele. This has often been the entree to work with these same in-dividuals to attract wildlife, or otherwise enhance wild-life habitat on private lands. (7) In many cases, wildlife damage control involves nothing more than educating landowners/ homeowners that the species they are concerned about causes no problems at all. 

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Conference (1985) Eastern Wildlife Damage Control Conferences 
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ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF STATE COOPERATIVE 
EXTENSION SERVICES FOR WILDLIFE DAMAGE CONTROL 
James L. Byford 
University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN 
Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/ewdcc2 
 Part of the Environmental Health and Protection Commons 
Byford, James L., "ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF STATE COOPERATIVE EXTENSION SERVICES FOR 
WILDLIFE DAMAGE CONTROL" (1985). 2 - Second Eastern Wildlife Damage Control Conference (1985). 9. 
https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/ewdcc2/9 
This Article is brought to you for free and open access by the Eastern Wildlife Damage Control Conferences at 
DigitalCommons@University of Nebraska - Lincoln. It has been accepted for inclusion in 2 - Second Eastern Wildlife 
Damage Control Conference (1985) by an authorized administrator of DigitalCommons@University of Nebraska - 
Lincoln. 
ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF STATE COOPERATIVE EXTENSION SERVICES
FOR WILDLIFE DAMAGE CONTROL
James L. Byford*
The Cooperative Extension Service
was established by the Smith-Lever Act
in 1914. It was designed to improve
the lives of people, through education
in: agriculture, natural resources,
home economics and community develop-
ment. Its audiences include both adult
and youth. 4-H is the primary youth
audience. The Cooperative Extension
Service is an "extension" of the Land
Grant university in each state. Its
employees include university faculty
(specialists) and professional agents
in every county, in every state in
the country. Extension's primary
mission is to conduct an educational
program, using research-based infor-
mation. Research results are con-
densed into a form that the average
person can understand. The role of the
Cooperative Extension Service in wild-
life damage control is encompassed in
the following:
(1) Extension's mission is educa-
tion through the news media,
publications, electronic
media, audio/visual media,
demonstrations, personal
contact and public meetings,
(2) Extension personnel have a
rapport with their audiences.
The public recognizes Exten-
sion as educational only and,
therefore, helpful to them.
Since Extension has no regu-
latory responsibilities, the
public doesn't feel that
Extension threatens them in
any way.
(3) Extension's educational respon-
sibilities include:
a. Teaching environmentally-
safe, target-specific wild-
life damage control methods
to landowners, homeowners,
and commerical applicators,
b. Teaching about laws affect-
ing wildlife damage controlo
(4) Extension is not in the ser-
vice business. Any wildlife
damage control help (other than
education) needed by clientele
should be referred to commercial
applicators.
(5) Extension should maintain coop-
erative relationships with the
state game and fish agency,
the U.S.Fish and Wildlife
Service and the U.S. Environ-
mental Protection Agency.
These are the three primary
agencies with regulatory re-
sponsibilities in wildlife
damage control. Extension
should be careful not to
teach any methods which con-
flict with regulations of
any of these agencies.
(6) Because Extension is willing
to help landowners and home-
owners with wildlife damage
problems, it has gained the
confidence of these clientele.
This has often been the entree
to work with these same in-
dividuals to attract wildlife,
or otherwise enhance wild-
life habitat on private lands.
(7) In many cases, wildlife damage
control involves nothing more
than educating landowners/
homeowners that the species
they are concerned about
causes no problems at all.
*Professor and Associate Head, Dept.
Forestry, Wildlife & Fisheries, Uni-
versity of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN
253


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