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Person
1964
april 6
a graduate student found Fravie studying quail
in a 100' x 100' enclosure in the Behavior Station.
soy's he has recently trapped "at least a hundred"
mice mice in his enclosure. zoo 113 class reports
almost none in Strawberry Canyon. Fravis gives
the quail some feed, but says they live mostly on
vegetation at this time of year.
april 10
Talked with various people in Tilden Park
about Carnivores:
(1) 2 gardeners in Botanical Garden, one of them a
former Fish & Game employee. They say park has
been controlling cats and killed at least 17
near the nature area not long ago. They like
them in the gardens to keep quailers down. They
have seen no coyotes or wildcats.
(2) A Ranger at Broyland Room. He came on
the job in 1961 and says there was no cat
control that year but that there has been
recently. Sees no coyotes or bobcats.
(3) Mr Parler, ranger naturalist at the nature area.
says he has been here 15 years and that only
this winter have they controlled cats. Claims
to have seen tracks and droppings of coyote & bobcat.
Knows of no shrunk control by various people.
(4) Marge --, assistant at the nature area.
she did some phoning around and learned from
Mr Nelson (superintendent?) that they have killed