Equipment and Software
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Traps
- Alana Ecology The Old Primary School, Church Street, Bishop’s Castle, Shropshire SY9 5AE. Tel: +44 (0)1588 630173, Fax: +44 (0)1588 630176, Web:www.alanaecology.com/acatalog/Humane_Traps.html
- Albion Manufacturing, The Granary, Silfield Road, Wymondham, Norfolk, NR18 9AU UK. Tel: 01953 605983, Fax: 01953 606764, Email: , Web:www.albionmanufacturing.com
- Barrettine Environmental Health, St Ivel Way, Warmley, Bristol, BS30 8TY UK, Tel: 0117 967 2222, Fax: 0117 961 4122, Email:, Web: www.barrettine.co.uk
- Country Keeper Limited, Unit 50 The Hop Pocket, Bishops Frome, Worcester, Worcestershire WR6 5BT, Tel: 01885 488390, Fax 01885 490862, email: , Web:www.countrykeeper.net
- Essex Environmental Supplies, Unit 3, Fleethall Road, Purdeys Ind Est, Rochford, Essex SS4 1NF. Tel: 0800 0851 451; Fax: 01702 543999; Web: www.pestcontrolonline.com Pest control products including squirrel traps
- Gamekeepa Feeds Ltd., Southerly Park Farm, Binton, Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, CV37 9TU UK. Tel: 01789 772429, Fax: 01789 490536, Email: , Web:www.gamekeepafeeds.co.uk
- Havahart traps Tel: 1 (800) 800-1819, Web:www.havahart.com
- Janus Contract Services Ltd., Mounts Farm, Shalford Road, Rayne, Braintree, Essex, CM7 5XA UK. Tel: 01376 342111, Fax: 01376 329500
- John Dee Humane Traps, Unit 4 Russett Cottage, Greendale Barton, Woodbury, Salterton, Exeter, EX5 1EW UK. Tel: 01395 233340, Fax: 01395 233548
- Killgerm Chemicals Ltd., PO Box 2, Ossett, West Yorkshire, WF5 9NA UK. Tel: 01924 268400, Fax: 01924 264757. Email:, Web: www.killgerm.co.uk
- Males, Warners Lane, Selsey, Chichester, West Sussex, PO20 9EL UK. Tel: 01243 602231, Fax: 01243 602270, Email:
- Network Pest Control Systems Ltd., 1030 Centre Park, Slutchers Lane, Warrington, Cheshire, WA1 1QR UK. Tel: 01925 411823, Fax: 01925 414994, Email: , Web:www.network-pest.co.uk
- Pest control supplies Web: www.pestproducts.com
- Simmons Pest Management, Inc., 2938 Ridgeway Rd., Memphis, Tenn. 38115 USA. Web:www.critterridders.com/traps.htm
- Tomahawk Live Trap, PO Box 323, Tomahawk, WI 54487 USA. Web: www.livetrap.com/
- Trap Barn Ltd, Appt 10991 Chynoweth House, Trevisson Park, Truro, Cornwall TR4 8US. Web: trapbarn.com/
- The Trap Man, Smithy Lane, Holmeswood, Ormskirk, Lancashire, L40 1UH UK. Web: www.trap-man.com
- Trap and Snare: wholesale and retail specialist trapping and snaring equipment. Web www.trapandsnare.co.uk/
- Victor Pest : Web www.victorpest.co.uk/shop/animal-control/brand/havahart
- Wildlife & Countryside Services, Martin Bailey, Ecologist, Llanfair Talhaiarn, Abergele, LL22 8TG. Tel/fax: 0845 2300 927. Mobile: 0 70 90 80 WILD. Email: ; Web: www.wildlifeservices.co.uk (also nestboxes and squirrel food)
Animal Marking
- Eartags – National Band & Tag Company, 721 York St., P.O. Box 72430, Newport, KY 41072-0430, Tel: (859) 261-2035 Fax: 800-261-TAGS (8247) Email:
- E-Shepherd Solutions, 30 Innerbridge Street, Guardbridge, St Andrews, Fife, Scotland KY16 0UZ . Tel: +44-796-2266480 Email: Web: www.e-shepherd.co.uk (GPS loggers for birds and mammals, smallest GPS logger <5 g)
- PIT tags (Passive Identifiction Transponders) Avid Labtrac Ltd, East Sussex, UK
- PIT tags Biomark, Biomark, Inc., 7615 West Riverside Drive – Boise, Idaho 83714 USA. Tel.(208) 275-0011, Fax:(208) 275-0031, Web: www.biomark.com/
Balances
- Inscale Ltd., Unit 9a, Bilton Road, Bletchley, Milton Keynes, Bucks MK1 1HW, United Kingdom. Web.www.measurementshop.co.uk
- PESOLA AG, Rebmattli 19, CH-6340 Baar, Switzerland, Phone +41 (0)41 769 60 40, Fax +41 (0)41 769 60 42 Email:
- Salter Abbey Weighing Machines, Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, IP33 2AX, telephone 01284 761321.
- Our Weigh UK, 9 Thirlstane Street, Aigburth, Merseyside, Liverpool, L17 9PD UK. Web: www.ourweigh.co.uk
Radiotracking equipment
- Advanced Telemetry Systems Inc., 470 1st Ave. No., Box 398, Isanti, Minnesota, USA 55040. Tel: +1.763.444.9267 Fax: +1.763.444.9384 Email: Web:www.atstrack.com
- Andreas Wagener Telemetrieanlagen, Herwarthstr. 22, D – 50672 Koeln, Germany. Tel: ++ 221 514966, Fax: +int 221 514966.
- AVM Instrument Company, Ltd., PO Box 1898, 1213 South Auburn Street, Colfax, California 95713 USA Tel: 1-530-346-6300, Fax: 1-530-346-6306, Email:
- Ayama Radio Tracking, 133 Bajos, Camí Ral, Mataró 08301, Barcelona, Spain. Tel: (93) 7905862, Fax: (93) 7964932, Email:
- Biotrack Ltd. 52 Furzebrook Rd., Wareham, Dorset, BH20 5AX UK Tel: +44 (0)1929 552 992, Fax: +44 (0)1929 554 948 Email: Specialist in animal radio monitoring OR Telinject USA, 9316 Soledad Canyon Rd.,Saugus, CA 91350 USA. Tel: 805-268-0915, Fax: 805-268-1105, Email:
- Biotelemetrics, Inc., 6520 Contempo Lane, Boca Raton, FL 33433 USA. Tel: 561-394-0315, Fax: 561-394-0315, Email:, Web: www.biotelemetrics.com
- BlueSky Telemetry Ltd., PO Box 7500, Aberfeldy, Scotland, PH15 2YG, UK. Tel: +44 (0) 1887 820816, Fax: +44 (0) 1887 820979, Web: www.blueskytelemetry.com
- E-Shepherd Solutions, 30 Innerbridge Street,, Guardbridge,, St Andrews, Fife, Scotland, KY16 0UZ, Tel: +44-796-2266480, Email: , Web: www.e-shepherd.co.uk
- H.A.B.I.T. Research Ltd., 692 Sumas Street, Victoria, BC V8T 4S6, Canada. 692 Sumas Street, Victoria, BC V8T 4S6, Canada. Tel: (250) 381-9425 Fax: (250) 381-9426 Email:
- Holohil Systems Ltd., 112 John Cavanaugh Drive, Carp, Ontario, Canada K0A 1L0. Tel: 613-839-0676 Fax: 613-839-0675, Email: , Website: www.holohil.com
- Lotek Wireless Inc., 115 Pony Drive, Newmarket, Ontario , Canada L3Y 7B5. Tel: +1.905.836.6680 Fax: +1.905.836.6455, Email:
- Mariner Radar Ltd., Bridleway, Campsheath, Lowestoft, Suffolk NR32 5DN UK. Tel: +44.1502.567.195 Fax: +44.1502.567.762.
- Merlin Systems, Inc., P.O. Box 190257, Boise, ID 83719, USA. Tel: (208) 362-2254, Fax: (208) 362-2140, Email:
- Telemetry Solutions, 1630 North Main Street, #407, Walnut Creek, CA 94596 USA. Tel: (925) 935-6765, Email:, Web:www.telemetrysolutions.com
Wildlife telemetry manufacturing
- Telonics Inc., 932 East Impala Avenue, Mesa, Arizona, USA 25204. Tel: +1.602.892.4444, Fax: +1.602.892.9139, Email:
- Televilt TVP Positioning AB, Bandygatan 2, SE-71134 Lindesberg, Sweden. Tel: +46 581 171 95, Fax: +46 581 171 96 Email:
- Titley Electronics, PO Box 19, Ballina NSW 2478 Australia. Tel and Fax 61 2 66866617 Web: www.titley.com.au Radio transmitters, radio collars, telemetry receivers, antennae and associated equipment for wildlife tracking and research.
- Tomo Track, Po Emilia Alarcos No 1, 28250 Torrelodones Madrid, Spain. Phone: +34 91 859 4217, Email Web: www.tomatrack.comUS-based, this company distributes telemetry systems throughout Europe.
- TSE GmbH, Saalburgstraße 157, D-61350 Bad Homburg, Germany. Tel: +49-(0) 6172-789 285, Fax: +49-(0) 6172-789 575, Email: , Web: www.TSE-Systems.de
- Vemco, 100 Osprey Drive, Shad Bay, Nova Scotia, Canada B3L 2C1. Tel: +1.902.852.3047, Fax: +1.902.852.4000, Email:, Web: www.vemco.com
- Wildlife Materials Inc., 1031 Autumn Ridge Road, Carbondale, IL, USA 62901. Tel: +1.618.549.6330 Fax: +1.618.457.3340, Email:
- Wildlife Track Inc., 5438 Betty Circle , Livermore, CA 94550 USA. Tel: 925-294-9481, Fax: 925-294-9481 Web:www.wildlifetrack.com
- Wildlife Tracking Systems, Bush House, Muckley Farm, Bridgnorth, Shropshire, WV16 4RW UK. Tel/Fax: ++44 (o)1746714062, Email: , Web:www.wildlifetracking.co.uk
Analytical software
General
- Illinois Natural History Survey -Clearing House for Ecological Software. Web: nhsbig.inhs.uiuc.edu
- Programs for Ecological Methodology Version 6.1 Exeter Software 47 Route 25A, Suite 2, Setauket, NY 11733-2870 USA. Tel: 1-631-689-7838, Toll-free within USA: 800-842-5892. FAX: 1-631-689-0103, A wide range of techniques including population estimation. Accompanment to the book by C.R. Krebs (1999) Ecological Methodology 2nd Edit. Longman. ISBN: 0060437847
Estimating population size
- Software Developed by Department of Fishery and Wildlife Biology and Colorado Coop. Fish and Wildlife Unit, Colorado State University. Web:www.cnr.colostate.edu/~gwhite/software.html Programs include:
- Mark – provides parameter estimates from marked animals when they are re-captured at a later time.
- Capture – a set of tests to select a model from 11 possible models, and then the population estimate for capture-recapture data on closed populations.
- Release – computes survival estimates based on capture-recapture of marked populations.
Estimating home range size and movement
- Anatrack Ltd – Ranges 6 software for the analysis and presentation of ranging behaviour data Web:www.anatrack.com
- Wildtrack – software for the anlaysis of radio-tracking and other locational data (OS Mackintosh) Web:www.geocities.com/RainForest/3722