Data from: Wildlife whodunnit: forensic identification of predators to inform wildlife management and conservation, collected in northern, Washington, USA from 2017-2021

• Main Authors: Taylor Ganz, Melia DeVivo, Ellen Reese, Laura Prugh
• Format: Dataset
• Language: unknown
• Published: Knowledge Network for Biocomplexity 2022
• Subjects: carnivore; DNA; forensic analysis; genetic; mortality; predation; predator identification; saliva; ungulate; Cervus elaphus; Odocoileus hemionus; Odocoileus virginianus; Canis lupus; Canis latrans; Puma concolor; Lynx rufux; Ursus americanus; Lynx
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.5063/F1FX77W0

Genetic evidence at predation mortality sites is rapidly improving predator-prey interaction studies and can provide information beyond field-based investigations alone. However, factors contributing to the retention of genetic evidence have received limited investigation in a field setting, and res...