Delegated Aerial Ungulate Surveys 2009/2010 Survey Season

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Figure 4.Location of the Hay‐Zama bison herd in Alberta.20
5.1.2 <strong>Survey</strong> methodsOn March 19, <strong>2010</strong> a two‐man crew in a Cessna 206 surveyed an area beginningimmediately south of Highway 58 working north to the community of Habay,flying east‐west transects from approximately 11 kilometers east of the Chinchagariver to approximately 8 kilometers west of Rainbow Lake. Bison sightings andareas of bison tracks were recorded, and a GPS waypoint was taken using ahandheld unit. Conditions were ideal for this survey with fresh snow that hadfallen on March 17 ‐ 18.Poor weather conditions for flying (snow and winds) prevented flights on March20 ‐ 21. Unfortunately on March 22, the Cessna 206 was not available to continueflying survey lines so a two‐man survey crew in an EC 120 Helicopter begansurveying areas where bison had been observed from the fixed wing flight ofMarch 19. Additional survey lines were flown at 1 minute of latitude intervalsfrom longitude West 118 degrees 10 minutes to the municipal road running northof Highway 58 into the oilfield road network on the west. All bison observed werecounted and calves/adults delineated. Photos were taken of herds for futurereference to confirm the number of calves seen. Calves were identified by theirsmaller body size and absence of horns. Yearlings were included in the adult ageclass because of the difficulty in distinguishing between these two age categoriesin this type of survey.On March 23, a two‐man crew in a Cessna 206 resumed surveying using 1 minuteof latitude lines west and north of the survey conducted the previous day. Again,bison sightings and areas of bison tracks were recorded and a GPS waypoint wastaken.On March 24, a two‐man crew in an EC 120 Helicopter located bison observedfrom the fixed wing flight of March 23. All bison observed were counted andcalves/adults delineated. Photos were taken of herds for future reference toconfirm the number of calves seen. We did not correct for sightability; therefore,overall counts should be considered as minimum estimates and directcomparisons of survey results among years may be difficult.21
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Page 3 and 4: EXECUTIVE SUMMARYAlberta Conservati
Page 6 and 7: LIST OF FIGURESFigure 1. Location o
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Page 12 and 13: surveys do not necessarily allow th
Page 14 and 15: 3.5 ClassificationBeginning in 2008
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Page 36 and 37: 5.2.3 ResultsDuring the rotary‐wi
Page 38 and 39: 5.3.1 Study areaAll probable sheep
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