The Jackson Hole pronghorn and Sublette mule deer studies.
Authors(s): F. Lindzey, S. Anderson and H. Sawyer
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Abstract: Western Wyoming is home to the largest, most diverse ungulate populations in the western states. Maintenance of these populations and protection of their habitats is a primary concern among public and private sectors. The objective of this cooperative research effort is to gather baseline movement and distribution data to assist agencies with management decisions and minimize potential negative effects of natural gas development on big game winter ranges and migration corridors. The pronghorn study focuses on a small (~300) herd that summers in the Jackson Hole area and annually migrates ~150 miles to winter in the Green River Basin. We captured and radio-collared 35 pronghorn in Grand Teton National Park and the Gros Ventre River drainage. Telemetry work identified the unusually long migration route and seasonal ranges this unique pronghorn population depend upon. The mule deer project centers around the Mesa and other winter ranges near Pinedale, where 160+ radio-collars were distributed. Subsequent monitoring has documented extremely long (>85 miles) north by northwest movements into 5 different mountain ranges.
Keywords: Wyoming Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit, University of Wyoming, animal, mammal, ungulate, Cervidae, Sublette County, pronghorn, antelope, Antilocapra americana, mule deer, deer, Odocoileus hemionus, Grand Teton National Park, Gros Ventre River, Jackson Hole, Teton County, radio collar, habitat, management, migration, population, oil and gas drilling, human activity, Green River , Pinedale, range
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| AUTHORS | F. Lindzey, S. Anderson and H. Sawyer |
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| DOC TITLE | The Jackson Hole pronghorn and Sublette mule deer studies. |
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| KEYWORDS | Wyoming Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit, University of Wyoming, animal, mammal, ungulate, Cervidae, Sublette County, pronghorn, antelope, Antilocapra americana, mule deer, deer, Odocoileus hemionus, Grand Teton National Park, Gros Ventre River, Jackson Hole, Teton County, radio collar, habitat, management, migration, population, oil and gas drilling, human activity, Green River , Pinedale, range |
| ABSTRACT | Western Wyoming is home to the largest, most diverse ungulate populations in the western states. Maintenance of these populations and protection of their habitats is a primary concern among public and private sectors. The objective of this cooperative research effort is to gather baseline movement and distribution data to assist agencies with management decisions and minimize potential negative effects of natural gas development on big game winter ranges and migration corridors. The pronghorn study focuses on a small (~300) herd that summers in the Jackson Hole area and annually migrates ~150 miles to winter in the Green River Basin. We captured and radio-collared 35 pronghorn in Grand Teton National Park and the Gros Ventre River drainage. Telemetry work identified the unusually long migration route and seasonal ranges this unique pronghorn population depend upon. The mule deer project centers around the Mesa and other winter ranges near Pinedale, where 160+ radio-collars were distributed. Subsequent monitoring has documented extremely long (>85 miles) north by northwest movements into 5 different mountain ranges. |
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| URLADDRESS | http://uwadmnweb.uwyo.edu/fish_wild/report/completed_projects.html |
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