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Forest carnivore conservation and management in the interior Columbia basin : issues and environmental correlates /

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Forest carnivores in the Pacific Northwest include 11 medium to large-sized mammalian species of canids, felids, mustelids, and ursids. These carnivores have widely differing status in the region, with some harvested in regulated furbearer seasons, some taken for depredations, and some protected bec...

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Main Author: Witmer, Gary William
Corporate Author: Pacific Northwest Research Station (Portland, Or.)
Other Authors: Martin, Sandra K. (Sandra Kay), Sayler, Rodney D. (Rodney Dell)
Format: Government Document Book
Language:English
Published: Portland, Or. : U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Research Station, [1998]
Series:Interior Columbia Basin Ecosystem Management Project--scientific assessment.
General technical report PNW ; 420.
Subjects:
Wildlife conservation > Columbia River Watershed.
Carnivora > Columbia River Watershed.
Forest animals > Columbia River Watershed.
Wildlife management > Columbia River Watershed.
Carnivores.
Wildlife management.
Environmental assessment.
Animal ecology.
Faune > Protection > Columbia, Bassin de la.
Carnivores > Columbia, Bassin de la.
Faune forestière > Columbia, Bassin de la.
Carnivora.
Forest animals.
Wildlife conservation.
United States > Columbia River Watershed.
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https://www.fs.fed.us/pnw/pubs/gtr_420.pdf
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Summary:Forest carnivores in the Pacific Northwest include 11 medium to large-sized mammalian species of canids, felids, mustelids, and ursids. These carnivores have widely differing status in the region, with some harvested in regulated furbearer seasons, some taken for depredations, and some protected because of rarity. Most large carnivores have declined in numbers or range from human encroachment, loss or modification of forest habitat, accidental deaths (e.g., mortality from vehicles), illegal kills, and our inability to adequately monitor and protect populations. Efforts to reverse these trends include new approaches to reduce conflicts with humans, research to better define habitat needs, formation of expert carnivore working groups, and use of Geographic Information System models to predict specific impacts of habitat modifications. Long-term preservation of large carnivores in the region is problematic unless we reduce forest fragmentation and conflicts with humans and improve our ability to quantitatively integrate population dynamics with landscape level habitat requirements.
Item Description:"July 1998."
Physical Description:51 pages : illustrations, maps ; 28 cm
Issued also in microfiche.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 32-41).