Wildlife Killed & Methods Used
by USDA's Wildlife Services in California, Fiscal Year 2003

  Trapping Shooting Poisoning Other Selectivity   Total
  Cage Kill Leghold Leg Snare Neck Snare Aerial Gunning Spot Call Shot M-44 LPC Other Denning Other Intentional Un-
Intentional		 Non-
Target		    
Avocet, American 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0   7
Badger 3 11 0 0 46 0 4 0 25 0 0 3 0 1 75 0 0   75
Bear, Black 72 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 10 0 0 0 0 9 92 0 0   92
Beaver 10 337 0 0 92 0 40 3 152 0 0 0 0 1 635 0 0   635
Blackbird 4,019 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1,974 0 0 0 0 10 6,003 0 0   6,003
Bobcat 27 0 4 2 5 0 1 4 7 0 0 0 0 13 60 2 1   63
Cat, feral 251 0 4 0 0 0 137 0 26 0 0 0 0 3 421 0 0   421
Chicken, feral 201 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 5,298 0 0 0 0 1,536 7,048 0 1   7,049
Coot 63 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 347 0 0 0 0 126 536 0 0   536
Cormorant 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0   14
Cowbird 178 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 179 0 0   179
Coyote 0 0 77 232 1,511 232 165 1,186 1,801 21 0 10 415 403 6,165 0 0   6,165
Crow 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 8 324 14 0 11 0 0 350 0 2   352
Deer, Mule 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0   4
Deer, other 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 10 1 0   11
Dog, feral 2 0 0 0 11 0 3 4 24 0 0 0 0 0 41 1 2   44
Doves 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 282 0 0 0 0 0 282 0 0   282
Duck 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 283 0 0 0 0 3 286 0 0   286
Egrets 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 107 0 0 0 0 0 107 0 0   107
Exotic Birds 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 6 0 0   6
Exotic Fowl 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 114 0 0 0 0 0 114 0 0   114
Finch, House 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 3   3
Fox, Gray 137 1 0 1 9 0 0 3 8 4 0 0 0 3 156 10 0   166
Fox, Red 21 0 37 4 8 0 4 5 5 0 0 0 0 3 87 0 0   87
Frog & Toad 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 63 63 0 0   63
Goose, Canada 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 289 0 0 0 0 0 289 0 0   289
Gopher 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0   0
Gulls 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 391 0 0 0 0 16 409 0 0   409
Hare, Jackrabbit 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 51 0 0 0 0 0 52 0     52
Hawks 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 0   20
Heron, Black-Crowned Night 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0   6
Heron,
Great Blue		 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 0 0 0 0 0 18 0 0   18
Hogs, feral 84 0 0 17 5 0 10 0 59 0 0 0 0 10 183 0 2   185
Jays 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0   1
Kestrel, America 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 26 33 0 0   33
Lion,
Mountain		 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 84 110 0 0   110
Mallard 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 406 0 0 29 0 0 433 2 0   435
Muskrat 83 156 0 0 0 0 2 0 1,141 0 0 0 0 0 1,382 0 0   1,382
Opossum, Virginia 1,438 0 0 7 4 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 104 1,552 5 0   1,567
Otter, River 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0   3
Owl, Barn 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0   2
Owl, Horned 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0   1
Pheasant, Ring-necked 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 0 0 0 0 0 14 0 0   14
Pigeons 2,224 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1,852 0 0 0 0 117 4,193 0 0   4,193
Porcupine 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0   0
Rabbit, Cottontail 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0   4
Raccoon 1,974 0 9 2 49 0 73 0 20 0 0 0 0 43 2,163 2 5   2,170
Rat, Black (Roof) 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 34 46 0 0   46
Rat, Norway 32 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 37 0 1   38
Rat, Pack/wood 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0   0
Raven 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 3 166 0 0 25 0 0 198 0 0   198
Sapsuckers, Yellow-Bellied 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0   0
Shorebirds 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 21 0 0 0 0 0 21 0 0   21
Shrikes 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0   1
Skunk, Spotted 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0   3
Skunk, Striped 3,684 0 23 0 21 0 187 1 101 0 0 14 0 38 4,055 14 0   4,069
Snake, Non-poisonous 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 7 0 0   7
Snake, Poisonous 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0   2
Sparrows, House 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 48 0 0 0 0 0 70 0 0   70
Squirrel, Gray 81 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 0 1 86 0 0   86
Squirrel, Ground 424 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 551 0 0 0 0 0 965 12 0   977
Starling, European 5,034 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 137 0 0 0 0 0 5,170 1 0   5,171
Stilt, Black-necked 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 36 0 0 0 0 0 36 0 0   36
Swallows, Cliff 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 0 0 0 0 0 9 0 0   9
Terns 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 0 0 0 0 0 12 2 0   14
Turkeys, Wild 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 0 0 0 0 0 16 0 0   16
Vultures, Turkey 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0   5
Weasel 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0   3
Woodpecker 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 0   0
Total 20,109 508 165 266 1,765 232 630 1,231 16,219 39 0 92 415 2,665 43,337 55 15   44,368

Note: Statistics obtained from the USDA Wildlife Services publication, "Number of Animals Killed and Methods Used by the WS Program, FY 2003," which can be found at www.aphis.usda.gov/ws/tables/03table10t.pdf.