Bobtail Skink (Bobtails)
... Life history and reproduction Bobtails are remarkable for being one of the few reptiles - let alone animals - that are monogamous. A male and female pair-up in early spring for a 6-8 week pairing period before mating in late spring. Following mating, the male and female go their separate ways, reun ...
... Life history and reproduction Bobtails are remarkable for being one of the few reptiles - let alone animals - that are monogamous. A male and female pair-up in early spring for a 6-8 week pairing period before mating in late spring. Following mating, the male and female go their separate ways, reun ...
2. Modeling the Influence of Forest Structure on Microsite Habitat
... Snowshoe hare (Lepus americanus) is an important prey species for many Carnivora and has strong influences on community structure and function in northern forests. An understanding of within-stand (microsite) forest structural characteristics that promote high use by hares is important to provide fo ...
... Snowshoe hare (Lepus americanus) is an important prey species for many Carnivora and has strong influences on community structure and function in northern forests. An understanding of within-stand (microsite) forest structural characteristics that promote high use by hares is important to provide fo ...
Hippo Conservation and the World Conservation Union
... in the swamps of western Africa. They appear mainly in Liberia but are also found in small numbers in Guinea, Ivory Coast, and Sierra Leone. Pygmy hippos rely on different vegetation for food than common hippos. They prefer to eat roots and shoots rather than grasses. As they move through the dense ...
... in the swamps of western Africa. They appear mainly in Liberia but are also found in small numbers in Guinea, Ivory Coast, and Sierra Leone. Pygmy hippos rely on different vegetation for food than common hippos. They prefer to eat roots and shoots rather than grasses. As they move through the dense ...
Ecosystem fragmentation drives increased diet variation in an
... One consequence of human-driven habitat degradation in general, and habitat fragmentation in particular, is loss of biodiversity. An often-underappreciated aspect of habitat fragmentation relates to changes in the ecology of species that persist in altered habitats. In Bahamian wetlands, ecosystem f ...
... One consequence of human-driven habitat degradation in general, and habitat fragmentation in particular, is loss of biodiversity. An often-underappreciated aspect of habitat fragmentation relates to changes in the ecology of species that persist in altered habitats. In Bahamian wetlands, ecosystem f ...
Chapter 2: Affected Environment (existing condition)
... some packs have established territories in backcountry areas, most preferred lower elevations and gentle terrain where prey is more abundant, particularly in winter (Boyd-Heger 1997). In some settings, geography dictates that wolf packs use or travel through private lands and co-exist in close proxi ...
... some packs have established territories in backcountry areas, most preferred lower elevations and gentle terrain where prey is more abundant, particularly in winter (Boyd-Heger 1997). In some settings, geography dictates that wolf packs use or travel through private lands and co-exist in close proxi ...
Ecosystem fragmentation drives increased diet variation in an
... One consequence of human-driven habitat degradation in general, and habitat fragmentation in particular, is loss of biodiversity. An often-underappreciated aspect of habitat fragmentation relates to changes in the ecology of species that persist in altered habitats. In Bahamian wetlands, ecosystem f ...
... One consequence of human-driven habitat degradation in general, and habitat fragmentation in particular, is loss of biodiversity. An often-underappreciated aspect of habitat fragmentation relates to changes in the ecology of species that persist in altered habitats. In Bahamian wetlands, ecosystem f ...
Northern Goshawk,Accipiter gentilis laingi
... British Columbia. These habitat models have been used to generate more accurate population estimates and are helping to identify Critical Habitat under Canada’s Species at Risk Act. In British Columbia, the Identified Wildlife Management Strategy has established 28 Wildlife Habitat Areas around know ...
... British Columbia. These habitat models have been used to generate more accurate population estimates and are helping to identify Critical Habitat under Canada’s Species at Risk Act. In British Columbia, the Identified Wildlife Management Strategy has established 28 Wildlife Habitat Areas around know ...
White Admiral - Suffolk Naturalists` Society
... this year, I noticed a lot of flight activity around the box and initially thought that it was all about the bees using the soft wood of the logs for nest material. However, I later found that in addition, they all appeared to be male bees, and whilst several were digging out the soft wood, which th ...
... this year, I noticed a lot of flight activity around the box and initially thought that it was all about the bees using the soft wood of the logs for nest material. However, I later found that in addition, they all appeared to be male bees, and whilst several were digging out the soft wood, which th ...
Predator Control Plans - Colorado Parks and Wildlife
... The work in this proposal does not include any ground disturbing activities and therefore will not disturb any sensitive plant species in the area. Trapping activities could influence medium to large mammal species. Sensitive mammal species in Colorado that potentially could be impacted by trapping ...
... The work in this proposal does not include any ground disturbing activities and therefore will not disturb any sensitive plant species in the area. Trapping activities could influence medium to large mammal species. Sensitive mammal species in Colorado that potentially could be impacted by trapping ...
Ecological Inventory of Queensborough, City of New Westminster
... other habitats. Higher ecological value was given to areas that had contiguous natural cover, as they provided a corridor for movement of species, and potentially a buffer from more developed areas. The largest area of natural and semi‐natural vegetation occurred between Derwent Way and Duncan St ...
... other habitats. Higher ecological value was given to areas that had contiguous natural cover, as they provided a corridor for movement of species, and potentially a buffer from more developed areas. The largest area of natural and semi‐natural vegetation occurred between Derwent Way and Duncan St ...
Grain sowing aimed at wild rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus L
... many measures have been taken, in the framework of different conservation projects and strategies (Moreno et al., 2004; García 2005; San Miguel 2006) and hunting management strategies (Delibes-Mateos et al., 2008). One of the basic results obtained from programmes implemented to date is that, in ord ...
... many measures have been taken, in the framework of different conservation projects and strategies (Moreno et al., 2004; García 2005; San Miguel 2006) and hunting management strategies (Delibes-Mateos et al., 2008). One of the basic results obtained from programmes implemented to date is that, in ord ...
Relative importance of resource quantity, isolation and habitat
... (20 min). For all habitats where P. coridon individuals were found in at least one of the two study years we calculated the mean population density of P. coridon. We further reanalysed our data for each study year separately, but show the results only when different patterns emerged. Habitat isolat ...
... (20 min). For all habitats where P. coridon individuals were found in at least one of the two study years we calculated the mean population density of P. coridon. We further reanalysed our data for each study year separately, but show the results only when different patterns emerged. Habitat isolat ...
When Good Animals Love Bad Habitats: Ecological Traps and the
... habitat selection and habitat quality. Because of the difficulty in estimating overall population growth rates, I included studies that could not demonstrate negative population growth in the trap if they showed evidence of maladaptive habitat selection, the mechanism by which traps are created. I t ...
... habitat selection and habitat quality. Because of the difficulty in estimating overall population growth rates, I included studies that could not demonstrate negative population growth in the trap if they showed evidence of maladaptive habitat selection, the mechanism by which traps are created. I t ...
Managing Desert Mule Deer
... Considerable concern has arisen in recent years regarding the relative proportions of mule deer to whitetailed deer, especially in the Trans-Pecos region. Whitetails have successfully expanded their range and population densities into some areas that were once inhabited only by mule deer. White-tail ...
... Considerable concern has arisen in recent years regarding the relative proportions of mule deer to whitetailed deer, especially in the Trans-Pecos region. Whitetails have successfully expanded their range and population densities into some areas that were once inhabited only by mule deer. White-tail ...
Wolverine (Gulo gulo) - Registre public des espèces en péril
... 50-400 km2 for females and 230-1580 km2 for males. Juveniles may have even larger ranges and can disperse over 300 km. Home ranges may overlap within and between sexes but, overall, wolverine densities are low; about 5/1000 km2 in good habitats. Wolverines are scavengers and predators, often caching ...
... 50-400 km2 for females and 230-1580 km2 for males. Juveniles may have even larger ranges and can disperse over 300 km. Home ranges may overlap within and between sexes but, overall, wolverine densities are low; about 5/1000 km2 in good habitats. Wolverines are scavengers and predators, often caching ...
Diversity and Distribution of Spiders in Southwestern Nigeria
... preying on insects and other terrestrial organisms. Arachnids provide an important service, keeping insect populations under control [2]. Spiders have helped in biological control of insects; without spiders some insects would have reached pest proportions. Members of the order Araneae mainly prey o ...
... preying on insects and other terrestrial organisms. Arachnids provide an important service, keeping insect populations under control [2]. Spiders have helped in biological control of insects; without spiders some insects would have reached pest proportions. Members of the order Araneae mainly prey o ...
Life on the edge: diet preferences reflect adaptation to
... ABSTRACT: Ecological change due to habitat fragmentation and climate change can decrease population viability, especially in herbivores and the plant communities upon which they depend. Behavioral flexibility is one important adaptation to both patchy or edge habitats undergoing rapid environmental ...
... ABSTRACT: Ecological change due to habitat fragmentation and climate change can decrease population viability, especially in herbivores and the plant communities upon which they depend. Behavioral flexibility is one important adaptation to both patchy or edge habitats undergoing rapid environmental ...
San Joaquin Kit Fox - Contra Costa County
... flooding, fire, and periodic declines in prey abundance. Invasion of fragmented, occupied kit fox habitat by coyotes, red foxes, and feral dogs can contribute to increased mortality of kit foxes. The use of pesticides to control rodents and other pests also threatens kit fox in some areas, either di ...
... flooding, fire, and periodic declines in prey abundance. Invasion of fragmented, occupied kit fox habitat by coyotes, red foxes, and feral dogs can contribute to increased mortality of kit foxes. The use of pesticides to control rodents and other pests also threatens kit fox in some areas, either di ...
Bog Turtle Business Plan - National Fish and Wildlife Foundation
... had somewhat independent subpopulations of bog turtles and in which conservation goals must be achieved to secure the future of the turtle. The Foundation is interested in making investments in two of these regions — the Hudson/Housatonic recovery unit and the Susquehanna/Potomac recovery unit. In 1 ...
... had somewhat independent subpopulations of bog turtles and in which conservation goals must be achieved to secure the future of the turtle. The Foundation is interested in making investments in two of these regions — the Hudson/Housatonic recovery unit and the Susquehanna/Potomac recovery unit. In 1 ...
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... • Larger and more resilient coyote is able to out compete and displace resident fox populations. • As a result red fox move into areas devoid of individual coyote home ranges. ...
... • Larger and more resilient coyote is able to out compete and displace resident fox populations. • As a result red fox move into areas devoid of individual coyote home ranges. ...
Mice, White-Footed and Deer - Internet Center for Wildlife Damage
... Ordinary mouse snap traps, sold in most grocery and hardware stores, are effective in catching white-footed and deer mice. Bait traps with peanut butter, sunflower seed, or moistened rolled oats. For best results, use several traps even if only a single mouse is believed to be present. Set traps as ...
... Ordinary mouse snap traps, sold in most grocery and hardware stores, are effective in catching white-footed and deer mice. Bait traps with peanut butter, sunflower seed, or moistened rolled oats. For best results, use several traps even if only a single mouse is believed to be present. Set traps as ...
Black-tailed Deer - Puget Sound Energy
... and other parts of woody plants for forage. However, when nutritious, highly digestible forage is available, black-tailed deer will select these species in preference to browse species of lower digestibility (Kie and Czech 2000). A study of forage intake by black-tailed deer in southeast Alaska foun ...
... and other parts of woody plants for forage. However, when nutritious, highly digestible forage is available, black-tailed deer will select these species in preference to browse species of lower digestibility (Kie and Czech 2000). A study of forage intake by black-tailed deer in southeast Alaska foun ...
otters - the facts
... Most of the otter’s diet is fish (usually 75-95%) but amphibians, crayfish, waterfowl and small mammals are also taken. Otters are opportunistic feeders and show no strong preference for one fish species over another. They will take them in proportion to their local and seasonal availability. Eels a ...
... Most of the otter’s diet is fish (usually 75-95%) but amphibians, crayfish, waterfowl and small mammals are also taken. Otters are opportunistic feeders and show no strong preference for one fish species over another. They will take them in proportion to their local and seasonal availability. Eels a ...
Axis porcinus, Hog Deer
... effective cohesive interventions against poaching and the wealth of other, habitat-related, threats facing Hog Deer. Currently the area of occupancy is far too high for listing as Endangered on this criterion, or even, probably, as Vulnerable. During the mid and later decades of the twentieth centu ...
... effective cohesive interventions against poaching and the wealth of other, habitat-related, threats facing Hog Deer. Currently the area of occupancy is far too high for listing as Endangered on this criterion, or even, probably, as Vulnerable. During the mid and later decades of the twentieth centu ...
Observations of Elk and Deer Competition and Commensalism on
... (m&&J nelsoni) in the southeast Bighorn M o ~ ' n s , f i o mMay through October 1991 and May through November 1992. LANDSAT TM images were processed using the MIPS remote sensing system, and were used to determine that timber availability in this area was Iess than 8%, far belaw the 40% forest cove ...
... (m&&J nelsoni) in the southeast Bighorn M o ~ ' n s , f i o mMay through October 1991 and May through November 1992. LANDSAT TM images were processed using the MIPS remote sensing system, and were used to determine that timber availability in this area was Iess than 8%, far belaw the 40% forest cove ...
Wildlife crossing
Wildlife crossings are structures that allow animals to cross human-made barriers safely. Wildlife crossings may include: underpass tunnels, viaducts, and overpasses (mainly for large or herd-type animals); amphibian tunnels; fish ladders; tunnels and culverts (for small mammals such as otters, hedgehogs, and badgers); green roofs (for butterflies and birds).Wildlife crossings are a practice in habitat conservation, allowing connections or reconnections between habitats, combating habitat fragmentation. They also assist in avoiding collisions between vehicles and animals, which in addition to killing or injuring wildlife may cause injury to humans and property damage.Similar structures can be used for domesticated animals, such as cattle creeps.