Reducing predation by common ravens on desert tortoises in the Mojave and Colorado deserts
Boarman WI. 2002. Reducing predation by common ravens on desert tortoises in the Mojave and Colorado deserts. U.S. Geological Survey, Western Ecological Research Center. Sacramento, California
The report is about predation on desert tortoises by common ravens, and how to reduce the impact predation has on the desert tortoise. There are four recommendations mentioned: modify anthropogenic sources of food, water, and nesting substrates; lethal removal of ravens by shooting or euthanizing; conduct research on raven ecology, raven behavior, and methods to reduce raven predation on tortoises; and all actions should be approached within an adaptive management framework.
- Type
- Unpublished Report
- Authors
- Boarman, William
- Date of Issue
- 2002-07-18
- Publisher
- U.S. Geological Survey, Western Ecological Research Center
- Units
- JOTR , MOJA
- Keywords
- Absence (Biodiversity), Adaptive management, Birds (Aves), Common Raven, Corvus corax, Desert Tortoise, Gopherus agassizii, Habitat, Population, Predation, Presence (Biodiversity), Reptiles (Reptilia), Taxa Links To References