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AppendixA. Conferences, Meetings, and Workshops Relating to the Northern Range Meetings, workshops, sessions, and conferences held relating to northern range research since Congressionally funded research initiative began in 1986. First annual meeting of research and monitoring on Yellowstone's northern range, January 28-29, 1988, Mammoth Hot Springs, Yellowstone National Park (abstracts bound and distributed). Second annual meeting of research and monitoring on Yellowstone's northern range, March 22-23, 1989, Mammoth Hot Springs, Yellowstone National Park (abstracts bound and distributed). Yellowstone riparian work group, meeting, spring, 1989 (final report submitted to Yellowstone Superintendent Robert Barbee, July 9, 1990). Third annual meeting, research and monitoring on Yellowstone's northern range, April 5-7, 1990, Mammoth Hot Springs, Yellowstone National Park (abstracts bound and distributed). Riparian investigation meeting, February 19, 1991, Mammoth Hot Springs, Yellowstone National Park (report produced with recommendations). Plants and their environments: the first biennial scientific conference on the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem, September 16-17, 1991, Mammoth Hot Springs, Yellowstone National Park (proceedings published, April 1994). The ecological implications of fire in Greater Yellowstone: second biennial scientific conference on the Greater·Yellowstone Ecosystem, September 19-21, 1993, Mammoth Hot Springs, Yellowstone National Park (proceedings published, 1996). Greater Yellowstone predators: ecology and conservation in a changing landscape, third biennial scientific conference on the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem, September 24-27, 1995, Mammoth Hot Springs, Yellowstone National Park (abstracts published and distributed at conference, proceedings (Northern Rockies Conservation Cooperative, publisher) in press, and book of invited papers in preparation). Ecological Society of America, Wildlife management in the U.S. National Park system: the self-regulation theory revisited, August 13, 1996, Providence, Rhode Island (papers submitted for future ESA pUblication). 108
Appendix B. Ungulate Counts and Estimates Estimates of elk numbers in Yellowstone, 1890-1920. Detailed treatment of each is given in Houston 1982. y,,, Estimate Comment Source 1890 2,000·3,000 "in the neighborhood of Soda Butte last winter." Supt. Boutelle. 1891 25,000 Houston indicates this is a summer estimate for multiple herds throughout the park. Supt. Anderson 1892 25,000 Also believed a summer estimate .. "The very severe winter was hard on them, and I judge that from 2,000-5,000 perished." Supt. Anderson 1893 "In winter ... That there are several thousand elk in the Park and adjoining country is quite certain .. ," Geologist Hague 1894 "A party sent Qut to Yancey's to investigate .. in March saw at least 3,000 if them at one time from a single point of view." Acting Supt. Anderson 1895 "The elk have quite held their own or increased their numbers ... " Acting Supt. Anderson 1896 "During the spring months the elk are found in their several winter ranges in herds of thousands." Acting Supt. Anderson 1897 "1 believe that more than 5,000 winter in the park, and that at least 15,000 leave the park in autumn to winter in the lower country ... Of those that winter in the park, the largest herd ranges north of the Yellowstone River ... " Cavalry Lt. Lindsley in Young 1897 1898 "Elk-Numerous, and are increasing .. Jmmense herds can be seen in nearly any direction in winter ... " Acting Supt. Erwin 1899 35,000·60,000 Apparently a parkwide summer estimate. "Some of the scouts ... estimate that as many as 5,000 died during the past winter." Acting Supt. Brown 1900 "1 have the assurance of the scouts, who have seen the game at all seasons, that, with the exception of the bison .. all varieties, including .. elk..are increasing ... " Acting Supt. Goode 1901 "The elk are very numerous, but unless something is done to prevent the encroachment of settlers on their winter range south of the park and the slaughter of them .. .it is possible they will soon be reduced to the number that can live entirely within the ... park and this number I believe to be about 25,000." Acting Supt. Pitcher 1907 25,000 "Seems to be a safe estimate." Supt. Young 1908 25,000·30,000 "They seem to do fairly well in the ordinary winter but when tile snow falls to an unusual depth-say one winter in four-many perish." Supt. Young 1909 30,000·40,000 Apparently a parkwide summer estimate. Supt. Benson 1910 30,000-40,000 Apparently a parkwide summer estimate. "Many of tllese elk wander out of the park into the adjoining states and a few of them are there killed during the hunting season." Supt. Benson 1911 "Elk in certain portions of the park are very numerous, and are numbered by thousands both in winter and summer." Supt. Brett 1912 30,101 Houston reports that this and the following two censuses apparently included elk wintering along the Gallatin and Madison rivers and their tributaries. Review of methods and procedures cast serious doubt on their accuracy. "During last April an approximate census was taken ... along the northern border of the park. Twenty-seven thousand eight hundred and one animals were counted inside the park and 2,300 were observed outside and therefore belonging to the same herd ..." Supt. Brett
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