VEXING™ (Hazing)
VEXING™ (ISI), (hazing) to modify the behavior of wildlife, was created and
developed by Founder and President, Mary A. Paglieri. It was first
presented at the San Mateo County, CA Coyote Forum in 1999. The Forum was attended by renowned wildlife scientists, and national animal welfare organizations. The technique was developed to specifically modify the behavior of coyotes, and later expanded to modify the behavior of all wildlife to deal with anthropogenic habituation.
Historically, the management tactics used to deal with "so-called," nuisance wildlife or wildlife percceived as a threat to human safety in urban, and rural landscapes has
typically been invasive, and have often included the destruction of the animals. But indiscriminate lethal control has shown to disrupt natural ecological processes, and destroy natural habitats
with far-reaching, detrimental consequences.
VEXING™ (ISI), also known as "hazing," has been adopted by many agencies and is growing in popularity. VEXING™ is a 2-step methodolgy, using a proactive behavior modification technique, and education of the public. Other agencies have adopted a simpler technique that when used indiscriminately will not produce the desired results, and desensitize the target animal eventually rendering the technique ineffective. VEXING creates a win-win solution for All stake holders, including the animals.
Little
Blue Society uses VEXING™ (ISI), an Integrated Stepwise Intervention,
to modify the behavior of wildlife.
Direct
behavioral
correction applied to wildlife and habitat modification
(Intervention), and observation is applied in ascending Steps.
Observation
after each Stepwise Intervention dictates what corrective measures are
further
needed. With each ascending Step, the Intervention increases in
intensity,
until the desired behavior in wildlife is achieved.
Through
our
many years of experience and perfecting our VEXING™ (ISI) methodlogy,
we have found that most aberrant behavior in (healthy) wildlife
can be corrected, with exception to those animals that are infirm and/or
otherwise compromised by sickness and lose their
ability to forage. At which point,
after observation, it would be our recommendation to humanely euthanize
that animal, or if appropriate, to transfer it to a sanctuary after
rehabillition.
At
every
Step of the Intervention, the “loop” needs to be closed, before moving
up to
the next Step. Closing the loop
means addressing all “hotspots” that are identified at each Step and
making all
the necessary/required changes to the environment in those areas.
VEXING™ (ISI), is not simply
about applying direct correction to modify wildlife behavior. It
is about making the necessary
changes to the environment in order to address the true underlying
causes for
wildlife to “misbehave.” If the attractant is not removed or modified,
it won’t
be long before any animal reverts back to the undesirable behavior,
regardless
of how much direct behavioral correction it has received.
The
Integration
of other agencies and organizations to work together as a team to
provide support and education to the public is a crucial part
of the VEXING™ (ISI) program.
Please contact us for more
information, and to recieve VEXING guidelines, or to set up a training class on using VEXING™ (ISI) |
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