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  title info:
    title: Evaluation of collared peccary translocations in the Texas Hill Country
  name:
    name part: Porter, Brad Alan
    name part: 1980-
    role:
      role term: creator
  name:
    name part: Lopez, Roel R.
    role:
      role term: thesis advisor.
  type of resource: text
  genre: bibliography
  origin info:
    place:
      place term: txu
    date issued: 2007
    issuance: monographic
  language:
    language term: eng
  physical description:
    form: electronic
    form: remote
  abstract: Historically, the collared peccary (Tayassu tajacu) occurred throughout much of Texas including the northern portion of the Texas Hill Country. Remaining peccary populations were extirpated in much of their former range due to over harvest and habitat loss. In 2004, efforts to restore peccary populations to the Texas Hill Country began when Texas Parks and Wildlife Department biologists translocated 29 collared peccaries into the 2,157 ha, Mason Mountain Wildlife Management Area (MMWMA). I evaluated the success of peccary translocations for mixed and intact family groups by comparing survival, ranges, and dispersal of translocated, radio-tagged peccaries. In addition, I evaluated two release methods (soft versus hard) to determine differences in population demographics. I found that peccary ranges and dispersal patterns did not differ (P > 0.05) between intact and mixed groups or release method (soft versus hard). However, I did find that peccary fidelity to release sites was greater for soft releases of family groups. Individuals from the soft release group dispersed the shortest distance and stayed on MMWMA. Only 2 individuals from the hard releases stayed on MMWMA while the rest (19 individuals) dispersed 4-8 km. Future peccary translocations should emphasize the release method employed and family structure of individuals released to improve translocation effectiveness in establishing populations in target areas.
  note: by Brad Alan Porter.
  note: "Major Subject: Wildlife Science"
  note: Title from author supplied metadata (automated record created on Nov. 2, 2007.)
  note: Vita.
  note: Abstract.
  note: Electronic resource.
  note: Mode of access: World Wide Web.
  note: System requirements: World Wide Web access and Adobe Acrobat Reader.
  note: M. S. Texas A&M University 2006.
  note: Includes bibliographical references.
  note: Text (Thesis).
  subject:
    topic: Major wildlife science
  subject:
    topic: translocation
  subject:
    topic: soft release
  subject:
    topic: collared peccary
  subject:
    topic: ear-tag transmitter
  identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/5803
  record info:
    record content source: TXA
    record creation date: 080218
    record change date: 20151108081658.0
    record identifier: in00002358484