Fisher and Marten Survey Techniques on the Tahoe National Forest

We developed a survey design to detect and monitor marten and fisher populations. Two specific objectives were 1) to develop and test baits, devices, and survey protocol to detect and monitor populations on a large landscape scale, and 2) to examine the accuracy of detecting the occurrence of an ani...

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Main Authors: Fowler, Catherine H., Golightly, Richard T.
Format: Report
Language:English
Published: 2012
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2148/933
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Summary:We developed a survey design to detect and monitor marten and fisher populations. Two specific objectives were 1) to develop and test baits, devices, and survey protocol to detect and monitor populations on a large landscape scale, and 2) to examine the accuracy of detecting the occurrence of an animal at a particular site. U.S. Forest Service Contract # PSW-90-0034CA; Tahoe National Forest; California Department of Fish and Game