• Volume 18, No. 1-4, Issue , 2012
• Part of Biological Sciences - Terrestrial
• Authored by Wightman, Catherine S.,
• Abstract • Montana Chapter of the Wildlife Society (TWS) - Poster Abstract

The Montana Golden Eagle Working Group, an active coalition of agency representatives and eagle experts, was convened in April 2...

• Volume 18, No. 1-4, Issue , 2012
• Part of Biological Sciences - Terrestrial
• Authored by DeCesare, Nicholas J., Hebblewhite, Mark, Bradley, Mark, Neufeld, Lalenia, Whittington, Jesse
• Abstract • Montana Chapter of the Wildlife Society (TWS) - Presentation Abstract

Anthropogenic linear features are hypothesized to increase wolf (Canis lupus) predation risk for a threatened ungulate, woodland...

• 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 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 Davis, Stacy C., Cutting, Kyle
• Abstract • Montana Chapter of the Wildlife Society (TWS) - Presentation Abstract

Grazing is an important natural disturbance in the western US. While many studies have focused on the effects of grazing intensi...

• 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 ...

• 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 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 Olson, Gary,
• Abstract • Montana Chapter of the Wildlife Society (TWS) - Presentation Abstract

Changes in native plant community cover and composition are generally gradual and affected by multiple environmental factors. De...

• 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...