California condor survey field notes, v1477
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california condor Ebenmcmillan 28 april 1964 at a cost of some $180000, with human tight fences, as a means of getting away from this Same sort of problem there. Miller is quite certain that all living creatures that remain in the area, that are large enough for a target, are Shot on sight by this mob of Shooters, most of Whom, he thinks, Come from the Los Angeles area. He said his Children used to raise pet Ravers that they would bring up from infancy after having found them in Nests in the trees near the Aqueduct Station. This is no longer done for as soon as the young Raver commence to fly they venture Away from the yard and are Shot. Mr. Miller also has Edens on the matter of Coyote Control. At present, he said, there are signs scattered through his area, stating that traps and Poison bait Stations are set for Predator Control of Coyotes. He thinks the Coyote is Nearly Non- existent in the desert Portions of Kern County due to this incessant Campaign. He said that the farmers in Antelope Valley, along the edge of the desert, suffer great loss each year to Jackrabbits while at the same time this program to eradicate their Predators is in force. I camped for the night in Cottenwood creek, about two miles above the Aqueduct Station. A