• Volume 18, No. 1-4, Issue , 2012
• Part of Biological Sciences - Terrestrial
• Authored by Rainey, Meredith M., Hansen, Andrew J.
• Abstract • Montana Chapter of the Wildlife Society (TWS) - Presentation Abstract

Landscape connectivity has become a key focus of conservation biology as natural habitat is increasingly fragmented by human lan...

• Volume 18, No. 1-4, Issue , 2012
• Part of Biological Sciences - Terrestrial
• Authored by Hebblewhite, Mark, Smith, Doug, Vucetich, John, Peterson, Rolf O.
• Abstract • Montana Chapter of the Wildlife Society (TWS) - Presentation Abstract

Predation rate (PR), kill rate and predator-prey ratios are all thought to be fundamental statistics for understanding and manag...

• Volume 18, No. 1-4, Issue , 2012
• Part of Biological Sciences - Terrestrial
• Authored by Boyd, Diane,
• Abstract • Montana Chapter of the Wildlife Society (TWS) - Presentation Abstract

Some of the biggest challenges in conducting lek surveys for sharp-tailed grouse in Montana are weather-related road access, dis...

• Volume 18, No. 1-4, Issue , 2012
• Part of Biological Sciences - Terrestrial
• Authored by Sojda, Richard S., Allen, Leslie, Chesley-Preston, Tara, Converse, Yvette, Finn, Sean, Olliff, Thomas, Watson, Greg
• Abstract • Montana Chapter of the Wildlife Society (TWS) - Presentation Abstract

Landscape Conservation Cooperatives (LCCs) are public-private partnerships that focus on natural resource challenges which trans...

• Volume 18, No. 1-4, Issue , 2012
• Part of Biological Sciences - Terrestrial
• Authored by Kohl, Michel T., Bly, Kristy, Naugle, David E., Lipsey, Marisa K., Smith, Rebecca E., Jorgensen, Dennis, Gates, C. Cormack, Cleveland, Shawn T., Carlson, John C., Johnson, Kelvin, Jakes, Andrew F.
• Abstract • Montana Chapter of the Wildlife Society (TWS) - Presentation Abstract

Prairie ecosystems are in a continuous state of flux, shifting by processes that include variable weather patterns and climatic ...

• Volume 18, No. 1-4, Issue , 2012
• Part of Biological Sciences - Terrestrial
• Authored by Willey, David W., Hockenbary, Chad, Rotella, Jay J.
• Abstract • Montana Chapter of the Wildlife Society (TWS) - Presentation Abstract

Mexican spotted owls (Strix occidentalis lucida) occupy canyon habitats that have received less attention than owls in forested ...

• Volume 18, No. 1-4, Issue , 2012
• Part of Biological Sciences - Terrestrial
• Authored by Wood, David, Tribby, Dale
• Abstract • Montana Chapter of the Wildlife Society (TWS) - Presentation Abstract

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is responsible for managing over 50% of the remaining Greater Sage-Grouse habitat throughout...

• Volume 18, No. 1-4, Issue , 2012
• Part of Biological Sciences - Terrestrial
• Authored by Butler, Carson J., Garrott, Robert A.
• Abstract • Montana Chapter of the Wildlife Society (TWS) - Presentation Abstract

Using management data regularly collected by state and federal agencies, we indexed recruitment rates of bighorn sheep and mount...

• Volume 18, No. 1-4, Issue , 2012
• Part of Biological Sciences - Terrestrial
• Authored by Newell, Jay, Gude, Justin A., Podruzny, Kevin M.
• Abstract • Montana Chapter of the Wildlife Society (TWS) - Presentation Abstract

We evaluated the effects of changes in elk archery hunting seasons in eastern Montana on hunter numbers, days, and densities and...

• Volume 18, No. 1-4, Issue , 2012
• Part of Biological Sciences - Terrestrial
• Authored by Manlove, Kezia, Plowright, Raina, Cassirer, Frances
• Abstract • Montana Chapter of the Wildlife Society (TWS) - Presentation Abstract

It is widely accepted that reducing contact between domestic and wild sheep limits pneumonia introduction, where domestic sheep ...