Migrations and management of the Jackson Elk Herd
Authors(s): B. L. Smith and R. L. Robbins
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Abstract: From April 1978 to April 1982, adult elk (Cervus elaphus nelsoni) were captured and radio-collared on the National Elk Refuge in northwestern Wyoming. Biotelemetry from 1978 to 1984 was used to determine relocations to four distinct summer ranges: Yellowstone National Park, Grand Teton National Park, Teton Wilderness, and Gros Ventre drainage. This monograph summarizes the 1978-1984 radio telemetry studies of elk captured on the NER to investigate their seasonal distributions, the locations and timing of their migrations from various summer ranges, natality rates, survival rates and causes of mortality, and changes in the Jackson herd's size in response to various harvest strategies. Location of elk calving areas and spring migrations of elk and bison are viewed in relation to the potential for transmission of brucellosis from elk and bison to cattle.
Keywords: Cervus canadensis, Cervidae, elk, Harvest, hunting, human activity, Herd, distribution, season, wildlife, Mortality, Population, Survival, Disease , Mapping, Grand Teton National Park, Teton Wilderness, Yellowstone National Park, Gros Ventre range, National Elk Refuge, winter food supplementation, food, feeding, forage, Parturition, breeding, Season, Telemetry, radio collar, Jackson Hole, Teton County, management, migration, animal, mammal, Cervus elaphus, ungulate, wapiti
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| AUTHORS | B. L. Smith and R. L. Robbins |
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| DOC TITLE | Migrations and management of the Jackson Elk Herd |
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| KEYWORDS | Cervus canadensis, Cervidae, elk, Harvest, hunting, human activity, Herd, distribution, season, wildlife, Mortality, Population, Survival, Disease , Mapping, Grand Teton National Park, Teton Wilderness, Yellowstone National Park, Gros Ventre range, National Elk Refuge, winter food supplementation, food, feeding, forage, Parturition, breeding, Season, Telemetry, radio collar, Jackson Hole, Teton County, management, migration, animal, mammal, Cervus elaphus, ungulate, wapiti |
| ABSTRACT | From April 1978 to April 1982, adult elk (Cervus elaphus nelsoni) were captured and radio-collared on the National Elk Refuge in northwestern Wyoming. Biotelemetry from 1978 to 1984 was used to determine relocations to four distinct summer ranges: Yellowstone National Park, Grand Teton National Park, Teton Wilderness, and Gros Ventre drainage.
This monograph summarizes the 1978-1984 radio telemetry studies of elk captured on the NER to investigate their seasonal distributions, the locations and timing of their migrations from various summer ranges, natality rates, survival rates and causes of mortality, and changes in the Jackson herd's size in response to various harvest strategies. Location of elk calving areas and spring migrations of elk and bison are viewed in relation to the potential for transmission of brucellosis from elk and bison to cattle. |
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