The effect of coterie relocation on release-site retention and behavior of Utah prairie dogs
2014; Wiley; Volume: 78; Issue: 6 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1002/jwmg.755
ISSN1937-2817
AutoresRachel Curtis, S. Nicole Frey, Nathanael L. Brown,
Tópico(s)Human-Animal Interaction Studies
ResumoThe Journal of Wildlife ManagementVolume 78, Issue 6 p. 1069-1077 Research Article The effect of coterie relocation on release-site retention and behavior of Utah prairie dogs Rachel Curtis, Corresponding Author Rachel Curtis Department of Wildland Resources, Utah State University, 5230 Old Main Hill, Logan, UT, 84322 USAE-mail: [email protected]Search for more papers by this authorS. Nicole Frey, S. Nicole Frey Department of Wildland Resources, Utah State University, 5230 Old Main Hill, Logan, UT, 84322 USASearch for more papers by this authorNathanael L. Brown, Nathanael L. Brown United States Fish and Wildlife Service, Utah Field Office, 1789 N. Wedgewood Road, Cedar City, UT, 84721 USASearch for more papers by this author Rachel Curtis, Corresponding Author Rachel Curtis Department of Wildland Resources, Utah State University, 5230 Old Main Hill, Logan, UT, 84322 USAE-mail: [email protected]Search for more papers by this authorS. Nicole Frey, S. Nicole Frey Department of Wildland Resources, Utah State University, 5230 Old Main Hill, Logan, UT, 84322 USASearch for more papers by this authorNathanael L. Brown, Nathanael L. Brown United States Fish and Wildlife Service, Utah Field Office, 1789 N. Wedgewood Road, Cedar City, UT, 84721 USASearch for more papers by this author First published: 09 July 2014 https://doi.org/10.1002/jwmg.755Citations: 4 Associate Editor: Jamie Sanderlin. Read the full textAboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL ABSTRACT Utah prairie dogs (Cynomys parvidens) have been extirpated in 90% of their historical range. Because most populations in Utah occur on private land, this threatened species is continually in conflict with landowners. The Utah Division of Wildlife Resources has been relocating Utah prairie dogs from private to public land since the 1970s, but relocations have been largely unsuccessful because of high mortality. Utah prairie dogs are highly social animals, but they are usually relocated without regard to their family group, or coterie. We predicted that relocating Utah prairie dogs with other coterie members would improve their survival rate and result in post-release behavior similar to non-relocated animals. We chose to investigate release-site retention as a measure of relocation success because we were unable to separate emigration from mortality. We relocated Utah prairie dogs from the Cedar Ridge Golf Course in Cedar City, Utah to 2 prepared sites near Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah in 2010 and 2011. We relocated prairie dogs as groups of coterie members or in a control group of individuals trapped with no regard to relatedness. Two months after relocation, we set traps to recapture animals to estimate release-site retention. We quantified activity budgets prior to and following relocation on study animals as well as from a previously established relocated prairie dog population on public land. The best predictor of release-site retention and recapture rate was the animal's weight at initial capture. Larger animals had high retention but low recapture rates. We found no differences in site retention or behavior between prairie dogs relocated with coteries and controls. 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