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Population Viability Analysis of Swift fox (Vulpes velox) at the Badlands National Park
… South Dakota including the region surrounding Badlands National Park (BNP). The species declined during the mid-1900s due to habitat fragmentation, non-target poisoning, and harvest. A remnant population occurred on USDA Forest Service lands in Fall River County, South Dakota. Following the …
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Evaluation of an Augmentation of Rocky Mountain Bighorn Sheep at Badlands National Park, South Dakota
<p>Audubon’s (a.k.a. Badlands) bighorn (Ovis canadensis auduboni [Merriam 1901] now O. c. Canadensis [Shaw 1804]), described as a subspecies of bighorn sheep, was extirpated from its range by 1924. In 1964, 22 Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep were translocated from Pikes Peak, Colorado, to Badlands …
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Habitat Selection by Swift Foxes in Badlands National Park and the Surrounding Area in South Dakota
<p>In fall 2003, Badlands National Park led an effort to reintroduce swift foxes (Vulpes velox) to the Park and the surrounding grasslands. To assess swift fox population viability in the region, an estimate of habitat suitability was needed. Habitat selection analyses were conducted during fall …
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Effect of Coyotes and Release Site Selection on Survival and Movement of Translocated Swift Foxes in the Badlands Ecosystem of South Dakota
… velox) translocation was evaluated in the Badlands Ecosystem in southwestern South Dakota. Release site selection (outside coyote [Canis latrans] core-use areas compared to random release sites) and release method (i.e., hard, semi-hard, and soft) were examined to determine effects on swift …
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Monitoring for Chronic Wasting Disease in Mule Deer and White-Tailed Deer at Wind Cave National Park: Investigating an Emerging Epizootic
… white-tailed deer (O. virginanus) in Wind Cave National Park, South Dakota, USA, between February 2003 and December 2005. The objectives for this research were to: 1) assess performance of 2 sampling approaches with tonsillar biopsy for CWD testing; 2) evaluate home-range overlap and direct …