Monitoring abundance and distribution of Roosevelt elk in 1996 in Redwood National and State Parks
Wallen R. 1997. Monitoring abundance and distribution of Roosevelt elk in 1996 in Redwood National and State Parks. Redwood National and State Parks
An annual report for the monitoring of Roosevelt elk herds in Redwood National and State Parks (RNSP) during 1996. Excerpts: "The goal of this project is to develop a long-term data set to monitor the age and sex structure of elk herd units throughout RNSP. Preliminary classification counts were conducted in 1996 to establish locations that provided enough open terrain to survey for individual herds and to etablish when the best time of the year to classify animals would be. Classification counts were performed by driving or hiking throughout the parks and using binoculars and spotting scopes to determine the age and sex of elk observed. During 1996, 89 groups of elk were classified." The report also discusses elk abundance estimates from previous studies in RNSP and provides recommendations for future monitoring efforts.
- Type
- Unpublished Report
- Authors
- Wallen, Rick
- Date of Issue
- 1997-11-07
- Publisher
- Redwood National and State Parks
- Units
- REDW
- Keywords
- Abundance, age ratio, Animal Studies, Cervus elaphus, Classification, Distribution, Inventory & Monitoring, Mammals, Roosevelt Elk, Sex Ratio, Wildlife