section 4: environmental inventory and analysis
... throughout the region where the large blocks of forested habitat have been fragmented by suburban development, there are still relatively large, un-fragmented tracts of forestland. While it is true that edges (where two different habitat types meet) attract a diversity of species, many species requi ...
... throughout the region where the large blocks of forested habitat have been fragmented by suburban development, there are still relatively large, un-fragmented tracts of forestland. While it is true that edges (where two different habitat types meet) attract a diversity of species, many species requi ...
Petition to Add Bullfrogs to List of Restricted Species
... California’s native wildlife, and can cause reproductive interference for other frog species. They also act as a disease vector and have been implicated in the introduction and spread of ranaviruses and the amphibian chytrid fungus (Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis, Bd), which are considered to be the ...
... California’s native wildlife, and can cause reproductive interference for other frog species. They also act as a disease vector and have been implicated in the introduction and spread of ranaviruses and the amphibian chytrid fungus (Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis, Bd), which are considered to be the ...
species accounts - Ministry of Environment
... TFL 23 PEM - Wildlife Species Accounts When the warmth of the Spring (May – late June) begins to melt the winter’s snow the caribou move to areas of early green up such as valley bottom MSdk and ICH forests and, lower elevation ESSF forest and openings adjacent to forests. It is at the lower elevat ...
... TFL 23 PEM - Wildlife Species Accounts When the warmth of the Spring (May – late June) begins to melt the winter’s snow the caribou move to areas of early green up such as valley bottom MSdk and ICH forests and, lower elevation ESSF forest and openings adjacent to forests. It is at the lower elevat ...
The Nature of Coyotes
... southern Ontario and agricultural areas in the north, is a hybrid between the smaller western coyote and the eastern wolf. Adult females weigh an average of 13 to 16 kilograms, while males’ average weight varies between 16 and 18 kilograms. Coyotes are territorial animals, with their territory rangi ...
... southern Ontario and agricultural areas in the north, is a hybrid between the smaller western coyote and the eastern wolf. Adult females weigh an average of 13 to 16 kilograms, while males’ average weight varies between 16 and 18 kilograms. Coyotes are territorial animals, with their territory rangi ...
Mammalian Biology 88th Annual Meeting of the - JKI
... genetic variability of this species using 584 bp of the mitochondrial D-loop from several localities in Iran. A total of 17 polymorphic sites were recorded including 15 transitions, and 2 transversions. Also, 567 characters were constant and 10 variable characters were parsimony informative. Mean nu ...
... genetic variability of this species using 584 bp of the mitochondrial D-loop from several localities in Iran. A total of 17 polymorphic sites were recorded including 15 transitions, and 2 transversions. Also, 567 characters were constant and 10 variable characters were parsimony informative. Mean nu ...
New England Cottontail - Environmental Defense Fund
... receive little maternal care aside from feeding. They mature rapidly, leave their mothers less than two weeks after birth, and may even breed during their first season. New England cottontail survival rates are not known, but research on eastern cottontails suggests that only 1 in 5 rabbits lives th ...
... receive little maternal care aside from feeding. They mature rapidly, leave their mothers less than two weeks after birth, and may even breed during their first season. New England cottontail survival rates are not known, but research on eastern cottontails suggests that only 1 in 5 rabbits lives th ...
Feral Hogs Impact Ground-nesting Birds
... hogs, among other predators, consumed eggs from nests. In an attempt to increase nesting success, researchers increased control of feral hogs on this 10,872 acre wildlife management area. Results in 1998 showed when only 68 hogs were removed nest success was 0%, but when control was increased and 31 ...
... hogs, among other predators, consumed eggs from nests. In an attempt to increase nesting success, researchers increased control of feral hogs on this 10,872 acre wildlife management area. Results in 1998 showed when only 68 hogs were removed nest success was 0%, but when control was increased and 31 ...
2016 Joint ICTWS, WCTWS, SNVB, and NW PARC Meeting Abstracts
... One of the world’s highest roadway mortality rates for Barn Owls (Tyto alba) occurs along Interstate 84 (I-84) in southern Idaho. Although mortality occurs in numerous portions of the I-84 corridor, there are segments where extraordinary numbers of owls are killed. Our objectives were to understand ...
... One of the world’s highest roadway mortality rates for Barn Owls (Tyto alba) occurs along Interstate 84 (I-84) in southern Idaho. Although mortality occurs in numerous portions of the I-84 corridor, there are segments where extraordinary numbers of owls are killed. Our objectives were to understand ...
Wildlife Forestry Aquatic Ecology CEI Soils/Land Use
... Teams are comprised of five members. The team members study: soils/land use, aquatic ecology, forestry, wildlife and current environmental issues during the school year. In the spring, there are eight regional competitions in North Carolina. Our region will host the Southern Piedmont Envirothon comp ...
... Teams are comprised of five members. The team members study: soils/land use, aquatic ecology, forestry, wildlife and current environmental issues during the school year. In the spring, there are eight regional competitions in North Carolina. Our region will host the Southern Piedmont Envirothon comp ...
Wildlife Review Packet
... Most large mammals require ________ water and will typically drink ________ times per day. ...
... Most large mammals require ________ water and will typically drink ________ times per day. ...
A model for evaluating the `habitat potential` of a landscape for
... 2005). Most of these models are based on a comparison between currently inhabited and uninhabited areas and the identification of relevant habitat parameters, followed by the delimitation of potentially suitable habitats. However, for declining species whose habitats are massively influenced by anth ...
... 2005). Most of these models are based on a comparison between currently inhabited and uninhabited areas and the identification of relevant habitat parameters, followed by the delimitation of potentially suitable habitats. However, for declining species whose habitats are massively influenced by anth ...
Feral Swine: Impacts of Invasive Species
... Feral Swine: Impacts of Invasive Species Truly wild swine are native only to Europe and Asia.1 Domestic swine have been bred for agriculture and other purposes throughout North America. The intentional release and/or escape of these domesticated swine have led to established populations of feral swi ...
... Feral Swine: Impacts of Invasive Species Truly wild swine are native only to Europe and Asia.1 Domestic swine have been bred for agriculture and other purposes throughout North America. The intentional release and/or escape of these domesticated swine have led to established populations of feral swi ...
Consequences of forest fragmentation for the dynamics of bird
... tracts must apparently exceed 20 000 ha to sustain viable populations of resident passerine birds (Virkkala, 1987). None of the aforementioned studies evaluated non-passerines in detail. Forest grouse have decreased markedly in northern Finland during recent decades (Lindkn & Rajala, 1981), more tha ...
... tracts must apparently exceed 20 000 ha to sustain viable populations of resident passerine birds (Virkkala, 1987). None of the aforementioned studies evaluated non-passerines in detail. Forest grouse have decreased markedly in northern Finland during recent decades (Lindkn & Rajala, 1981), more tha ...
Drakes Estero Action Alert
... Join us for a winter weekend at the refuges. We’ll spend most of Saturday at Gray Lodge Wildlife Area, managed by the California Department of Fish and Game. Normally about half a million birds use this area in winter and favorable breeding years can bring more. We will walk a 2-mile loop observing ...
... Join us for a winter weekend at the refuges. We’ll spend most of Saturday at Gray Lodge Wildlife Area, managed by the California Department of Fish and Game. Normally about half a million birds use this area in winter and favorable breeding years can bring more. We will walk a 2-mile loop observing ...
Some Basic Principles of Habitat Use
... for meaningful results? Obviously, to even pose these questions, one has to have knowledge of an animal’s total life history strategy. Without it, measurements of habitat could be meaningless or erroneous. This is not always easy, even with well-studied species such as elk (Cervus elaphus). For exam ...
... for meaningful results? Obviously, to even pose these questions, one has to have knowledge of an animal’s total life history strategy. Without it, measurements of habitat could be meaningless or erroneous. This is not always easy, even with well-studied species such as elk (Cervus elaphus). For exam ...
Western Snowy Plover (Charadrius alexandrinus nivosus) Nest Site
... are free to find new mates. So, for example in the years of multiple nesting attempts (2008 to 2012, and 2014) at the Hayward site, we had as many as three separate nests all establishing, maintaining, and hatching within the same time period. Therefore we feel it is reasonable to assume that these ...
... are free to find new mates. So, for example in the years of multiple nesting attempts (2008 to 2012, and 2014) at the Hayward site, we had as many as three separate nests all establishing, maintaining, and hatching within the same time period. Therefore we feel it is reasonable to assume that these ...
Habitat and habitat selection: theory, tests, and implications.
... So we might suspect that theories of habitat selection would be deeply imbedded in our BIDE (Births, Immigration, Deaths, Emigration) models of population dynamics. Alas, those phenomenological models seldom include mechanisms of habitat occupancy that generate spatial and temporal variation in fitn ...
... So we might suspect that theories of habitat selection would be deeply imbedded in our BIDE (Births, Immigration, Deaths, Emigration) models of population dynamics. Alas, those phenomenological models seldom include mechanisms of habitat occupancy that generate spatial and temporal variation in fitn ...
Why Alligators Are Important
... bodies up. Fences for protection should be more than 4.5 feet tall. Do not clear the landscape to the water’s edge where alligators are known to be. Planting tall grasses or other vegetation will serve as a barrier to discourage them from leaving ...
... bodies up. Fences for protection should be more than 4.5 feet tall. Do not clear the landscape to the water’s edge where alligators are known to be. Planting tall grasses or other vegetation will serve as a barrier to discourage them from leaving ...
Class Examples Habitat Management Prescription
... – Level of Intervention & naturalness • E.g., Increasing food supply for wintering waterfowl ...
... – Level of Intervention & naturalness • E.g., Increasing food supply for wintering waterfowl ...
MOUNTAIN LIONS, DEER AND PREDATOR CONTROL
... species. Mountain lions prey on all age classes of mule deer (Odocoileus hemionus) and white-tailed deer (O. virginianus). Combinations of factors influence the number of deer killed by mountain lions in a given area over a period of time. Climatic conditions, deer density, cover, the abundance and ...
... species. Mountain lions prey on all age classes of mule deer (Odocoileus hemionus) and white-tailed deer (O. virginianus). Combinations of factors influence the number of deer killed by mountain lions in a given area over a period of time. Climatic conditions, deer density, cover, the abundance and ...
Factsheet - glossy black cockatoo (PDF - 337KB)
... considered to be linked to the proximity of food trees and nest trees. Fragmentation of habitat has a detrimental effect on the successful breeding of the bird. Its specific diet can make it vulnerable to changes in the environment. For example, in the Western Australian wheatbelt area, the white-ta ...
... considered to be linked to the proximity of food trees and nest trees. Fragmentation of habitat has a detrimental effect on the successful breeding of the bird. Its specific diet can make it vulnerable to changes in the environment. For example, in the Western Australian wheatbelt area, the white-ta ...
Tarheel Wildlife - CROWN! Charlotte Reconnecting Ourselves With
... We are blessed in North Carolina with a rich assemblage of wild animals and wildlife habitats from the heights of Mount Mitchell to the sandy beaches of Cape Hatteras. Approximately 90 percent of our 31 million acres of land is privately owned. Private land ownership and the ability to determine the ...
... We are blessed in North Carolina with a rich assemblage of wild animals and wildlife habitats from the heights of Mount Mitchell to the sandy beaches of Cape Hatteras. Approximately 90 percent of our 31 million acres of land is privately owned. Private land ownership and the ability to determine the ...
Bellevue Urban Wildlife Habitat Literature Review
... Evidence that natural areas have more than a simple aesthetic appeal has some physiological and psychological basis (Hartig 1993). Health benefits, including recovery from mental fatigue and stress, may be derived from exposure to a small natural area such as a backyard garden (Kaplan and Kaplan 198 ...
... Evidence that natural areas have more than a simple aesthetic appeal has some physiological and psychological basis (Hartig 1993). Health benefits, including recovery from mental fatigue and stress, may be derived from exposure to a small natural area such as a backyard garden (Kaplan and Kaplan 198 ...
Camden 2002 - Australasian Wildlife Management Society
... Rabbit haemorrhagic disease has persisted and reduced rabbit populations by over 90% in many areas since it was released in New Zealand in 1997. This large reduction in their populations has provided many benefits to farmers and perhaps to biodiversity managers. However, there have been consequences ...
... Rabbit haemorrhagic disease has persisted and reduced rabbit populations by over 90% in many areas since it was released in New Zealand in 1997. This large reduction in their populations has provided many benefits to farmers and perhaps to biodiversity managers. However, there have been consequences ...
Peter N. Adams is an Assistant Professor of Geological Sciences at
... intrusion in coastal west-central Florida. The goals of the research project are to estimate 1) the rate and extent of saltwater intrusion and 2) salinity and quantity of submarine groundwater discharge in response to changes in sea-level and groundwater withdrawals by 2100. James W. Jones is a Dist ...
... intrusion in coastal west-central Florida. The goals of the research project are to estimate 1) the rate and extent of saltwater intrusion and 2) salinity and quantity of submarine groundwater discharge in response to changes in sea-level and groundwater withdrawals by 2100. James W. Jones is a Dist ...
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.