Center For Wildlife Inc

THE CENTER FOR WILDLIFE STUDIES WILL CONDUCT ONGOING POPULATION AND HABITAT ANALYSES OF SUBSISTENCE AND OTHER KEY BIG GAME ANIMALS IN WRANGELLST. ELIAS NATIONAL PARK AND PRESERVE, BUILDING UPON EXISTING LONG-TERM DATASETS AND ANALYTICAL FRAMEWORKS. WORK INCLUDES EVALUATING WILDLIFE ABUNDANCE, HABITAT USE, AND SPATIAL RELATIONSHIPS USING GPS COLLAR DATA, SURVEY DATA, AND GEOSPATIAL MODELING TO INFORM SUBSISTENCE MANAGEMENT, PUBLIC ACCESS DECISIONS, HUNTING SEASONS AND QUOTAS, AND WILDLIFE CONSERVATION. THIS WORK SUPPORTS MANDATES UNDER SECTION 812 OF THE ALASKA NATIONAL INTEREST LANDS CONSERVATION ACT, SECRETARY S ORDER (SO) 3434 (STRENGTHENING COORDINATION WITH GATEWAY COMMUNITIES), SO 3447 (EXPANDING HUNTING AND FISHING ACCESS, REMOVING UNNECESSARY BARRIERS, AND ENSURING CONSISTENCY ACROSS THE DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR LANDS AND WATERS), SO 3435, AND EXECUTIVE ORDER 14314 (MAKING AMERICA BEAUTIFUL AGAIN BY IMPROVING OUR NATIONAL PARKS).

CONTINUING A COLLABORATIVE MARINE MAMMAL NECROPSY PROGRAM IN THE STATE OF MAINE

DEVELOP ADVANCED DATA COLLECTION TECHNIQUES FOR IDENTIFYING WOOD TURTLEHABITAT COMPOSITION, SELECTION, AND TIMING OF USE ON WORKING LANDS INMAINE TO PROMOTE NRCS CONSERVATION PRACTICES ON THE GROUND.