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Report: Habitat Modeling for American Badgers in the East Kootenay Region of British Columbia
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We describe an analysis of badger habitat associations in the East Kootenay region of southeastern British Columbia. Our specific objectives were to: (a) determine habitat selection patterns based on radiotelemetry data;
(b) develop a predictive habitat model based on soil types, forest cover, terrain and human influence; and (c) interpret results to provide local habitat management recommendations.
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Author: Clayton, D.; Newhouse, N.
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Old Reference System: FWCP Fish Wildlife Compensation Program - Columbia
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Date Published: Mar 2000
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Report ID: 39534
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Audience: Government and Public
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We trapped badgers at burrow sites, surgically implanted them with intraperitoneal transmitters, and released them back at the original burrow (Newhouse and Kinley, 2000). Monitoring frequency ranged from daily to monthly depending upon funding availability and weather. Between 1996 and 1999, we generally located animals weekly from April to September and twice-monthly from October to March. We located animals from the air using a telemetry-equipped Cessna 172 aircraft. We then located badger burrows on the ground for 530 of the 679 locations used in this analysis. Most locations therefore represent burrow sites. Universal Transverse Mercator (UTM) grid coordinates of the locations were recorded using 1 20,000 forest cover maps, 1 20,000 color air photos, and georeferenced 1 20,000 black and white orthophotos. We assumed that most badger locations were associated with a maximum 25 m error because we located badgers in their burrows and were generally able to discern objects of less than 5 m diameter on air photos. Radio locations were considered independent and included in the sample only when study animals were known to have moved from a burrow between sequential fixes.
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Fish and Aquatic Habitat Information |
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Mammals - Badger: Taxidea taxus |
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Region - Kootenay |
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Terrestrial Information - Habitat Modeling |
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