EFFICACY OF PHOTOGRAPHIC SCENT STATIONS TO DETECT MOUNTAIN LIONS

EFFICACY OF PHOTOGRAPHIC SCENT STATIONS TO DETECT MOUNTAIN LIONS

Estimating size of animal populations is important for effective management and conservation. Mountain lions (Puma concolor) have proven especially difficult to enumerate, and the current most reliable method involves capturing a significant portion of the population and monitoring individual animal...

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Veröffentlicht in:Western North American naturalist 2003-10, Vol.63 (4), p.529-532
Hauptverfasser: Long, Eric S., Fecske, Dorothy M., Sweitzer, Richard A., Jenks, Jonathan A., Pierce, Becky M., Bleich, Vernon C.
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Bobcats
Cameras
Felis concolor
Lions
Photography
Tigers
Travel
Urine
Wildlife ecology
Wildlife management
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Zusammenfassung:Estimating size of animal populations is important for effective management and conservation. Mountain lions (Puma concolor) have proven especially difficult to enumerate, and the current most reliable method involves capturing a significant portion of the population and monitoring individual animals via radio telemetry.
ISSN:1527-0904
1944-8341