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Showing 1 to 8 of 8 for “"wind cave national park"”.
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Small Mammal Survey of Wind Cave National Park
… for loss of biodiversity at the global scale. National and state parks have been established, in part, to preserve biodiversity of a region; however, a park cannot manage biota without first conducting a biological inventory. An inventory of species abundance, along with habitat preference, and …
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Ecology of the Coyote (Canis latrans) at Wind Cave National Park
… are common on the prairies that characterize Wind Cave National Park. Few studies have been conducted on the ecology of coyotes in South Dakota. With the potential effects coyotes may have on reintroduced endangered blackfooted ferrets (Mustela nigripes) to Wind Cave National Park, a study on …
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Factors Influencing a Declining Pronghorn Population in Wind Cave National Park, South Dakota
… (Antilocapra americana) were reintroduced into Wind Cave National Park (WCNP) in 1914 and thus, have inhabited the park for almost a century. A decline in the population has raised concern for the continued existence of pronghorn inside the park. Historically, pronghorn numbers reached greater …
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The Wind Cave National Park Elk Herd: Home Ranges, Seasonal Movements, and Alternative Control Methods
… organization, movements, and home range size in Wind Cave National Park (WICA) were studied from May 1996 to August 1997. Twenty radiocollared elk ( 10 males, 10 females) were relocated by ground and aerial telemetry. Radiocollared elk were relocated two times/week, resulting in 1,595 relocations …
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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
… and 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 …
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Factors Influencing Use of Fecal Line Surveys For Estimating Trends in Predator Populations in Western South Dakota
… (3 F, 1 M) were radio-collared in Custer State Park (CSP) and Wind Cave National Park (WCNP) to determine home ranges and habitat use. Minimum number of transects necessary to stabilize mean relative density indices was 11 for coyote, red fox , and striped skunk in all 3 study areas. Probability …
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Impacts of Land Cover Changes on Ecosystem Services Delivery in the Black Hills Ecoregion from 1950 to 2010
… same methodology is applied to the Black Hills National Forest, Custer State Park, and Wind Cave National park, in order to compare different management systems in the Black Hills and their implications for ecosystems services delivery over time. Although the trends of changes vary among the …
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Anthropogenic Factors Affecting Mountain Lions in the Black Hills of South Dakota
… 2005, South Dakota Department of Game, Fish, and Parks, deemed it prudent to permit sport-hunting of mountain lions and because scientific research had been occurring, the opportunity to investigate the relationship between mountain lions and sport-hunting arose. The objectives of this research …