Proceedings of the Seventh Mountain Lion Workshop

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172 CRITICAL COUGAR CROSSING AND BAY AREA REGIONAL PLANNING MICHELE KORPOS, Live Oak Associates, Inc., 6830 Via Del Oro, Suite 205, San Jose, CA 95119, USA, email: mkorpos@loainc.com Abstract: The goal of this presentation is to illustrate the need for habitat conservation and regional planning on behalf of cougars (Puma concolor), which play an integral role in the health of their ecosystems. As a keystone species, “further degradation of [cougar] habitat connectivity will lead to cascading impacts down through successively lower trophic levels…” (Jigour 2000). County borders are human constructs with no ecological relevance. It can be assumed certain cougar home ranges overlap San Mateo, Santa Clara and Santa Cruz Counties (California), while others may overlap Monterey, San Benito and Santa Cruz Counties. These counties contain the Santa Cruz Mountains, and the Gabilan and Diablo Mountain Ranges. The challenge is to maintain land connections between large patches of intact habitat through open communication among county agencies and through regional planning efforts. By developing land on a project-by-project basis, counties promote habitat fragmentation. Left unchecked, human development in and around the Santa Cruz Mountains will continue to fragment cougar habitat, leading to geographic isolation, and the eventual demise of our local population. Maintaining large tracts of land and providing connections through less hospitable landscapes are critical to ensuring the future health of cougar populations and the wildlife that share their ecosystems. LITERATURE CITED Jigour, V. 2000. Correspondence to Rusty Areias, Director, Department of Parks and Recreation, dated 31 January 2000. PROCEEDINGS OF THE SEVENTH MOUNTAIN LION WORKSHOP
Holly Akenson Taylor Ranch Field Station, Univ. of Idaho HC 83 Box 8070 Cascade, ID 83611 USA 888-842-7547 tayranch@direcpc.com Jim Akenson Taylor Ranch Field Station, Univ. of Idaho HC 83 Box 8070 Cascade, ID 83611 USA 888-842-7547 tayranch@direcpc.com Kevin Allred 373 East 300 South Burley, ID 83318 USA 208-678-3681 Chuck Anderson Wyoming Coop. Fish and Wildlife Research Unit Box 3166, University Station Laramie, WY 82071 USA 307-766-2091 cander@uwyo.edu Jerry Apker Colorado Division of Wildlife 0722 South Road 1 East Monte Vista, CO 81144 USA 719-587-6922 jerry.apker@state.co.us Fred Armstrong Guadalupe Mountain National Park HC 60 Box 400 Salt Flat, TX 79847 USA 915-828-3251 Fred_Armstrong@nps.gov LIST OF PARTICIPANTS PROCEEDINGS OF THE SEVENTH MOUNTAIN LION WORKSHOP LIST OF PARTICIPANTS 173 Matt Austin BC Ministry of Water, Land, and Air Protection PO Box 9374 Victoria, BC V8V 1N4 Canada 250-387-9799 Matt.Austin@gems7.gov.bc.ca Dave Avey Wyoming Game and Fish Department 3030 Energy Lane, Suite 100 Casper, WY 82604 USA 307-473-3420 Dave.Avey@wgf.state.wy.us David Baron 2338 18 th Street Boulder, CO 80304 USA 303-443-2341 dbaron@aya.yale.edu Jim Bauer Univ. of California-Davis, Wildlife Health Center PO Box 1203 Julian, CA 92036 USA 760-767-4331 jwbauer@uia.net Rich Beausoleil Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife 3860 Chelan Hwy Wenatchee, WA 98801 USA 509-679-3858 beausrab@dfw.wa.gov Scott Becker Wyoming Game and Fish Department 260 Buena Vista Lander, WY 82520 USA 307-332-2688 scott.becker@wgf.state.wy.us
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TABLE OF CONTENTS Preface..........
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COUGAR PREDATION ON PREY IN YELLOWS
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PREFACE vii PREFACE The Wyoming Gam
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ix IN MEMORY
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2 STATUS OF MOUNTAIN LION POPULATIO
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4 STATUS OF MOUNTAIN LION POPULATIO
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CALIFORNIA MOUNTAIN LION STATUS REP
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10 CALIFORNIA MOUNTAIN LION STATUS
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12 CALIFORNIA MOUNTAIN LION STATUS
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COLORADO MOUNTAIN LION STATUS REPOR
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FLORIDA FISH AND WILDLIFE CONSERVAT
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20 FLORIDA STATUS REPORT · Lotz an
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26 IDAHO MOUNTAIN LION STATUS REPOR
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28 IDAHO MOUNTAIN LION STATUS REPOR
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30 MONTANA MOUNTAIN LION STATUS REP
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32 NEVADA MOUNTAIN LION STATUS REPO
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40 NEW MEXICO MOUNTAIN LION STATUS
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42 NEW MEXICO MOUNTAIN LION STATUS
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44 SOUTH DAKOTA MOUNTAIN LION STATU
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50 TEXAS MOUNTAIN LION STATUS REPOR
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52 UTAH MOUNTAIN LION STATUS REPORT
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PROCEEDINGS OF THE SEVENTH MOUNTAIN
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WASHINGTON COUGAR STATUS REPORT RIC
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62 WASHINGTON COUGAR STATUS REPORT
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WYOMING MOUNTAIN LION STATUS REPORT
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66 WYOMING MOUNTAIN LION STATUS REP
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72 CRYPTIC COUGARS · Tischendorf F
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74 CRYPTIC COUGARS · Tischendorf C
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76 CRYPTIC COUGARS · Tischendorf A
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78 CRYPTIC COUGARS · Tischendorf f
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80 CRYPTIC COUGARS · Tischendorf b
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84 CRYPTIC COUGARS · Tischendorf C
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90 REDUCING PUMA ATTACKS · Fitzhug
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100 REDUCING PUMA ATTACKS · Fitzhu
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102 REDUCING PUMA ATTACKS · Fitzhu
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104 A CONCEPTUAL MODEL AND APPRAISA
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106 MOUNTAIN LION MOVEMENTS AND PER
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108 PRELIMINARY RESULTS OF FLORIDA
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110 ECOLOGICAL SIGNIFICANCE AND EVO
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112 MOUNTAIN LION BED, CACHE AND KI
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120 EFFECT OF ROADS ON HABITAT USE
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