Job Progress Report - Federal Aid in Wildlife Restoration: Large Carnivore Ecology and Populations Status PDF Format - [163KB] Acknowledgments Funding was provided by the Federal Aid to Wildlife Restoration, Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife, Washington Department of Transportation, Olympic National Park, Okanogan National Forest, U.S. Forest Service Pacific Northwest Forest Sciences Laboratory, U.S.D.A. Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Seattle City Light, Roslyn-Cle Elum School District, Central Washington University, University of Washington, Center for Spatial Analysis, Woodland Park Zoo, Hornocker Wildlife Institute, and Northwest Chapter of Safari Club International. The Center for Wildlife Conservation, Great Bear Foundation, U.S.D.I. Fish and Wildlife Service, U.S.D.A. Forest Service Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie, Okanogan and Olympic National Forests, Washington State Bow Hunters Association, Washington State Hound Council, Washington Forest Protection Association, Weyerhaeuser Corporation, Rayonier Northwest Forest Resources, Simpson Timber Company, Hancock Timber Resource Group, Olympic Resource Management, and The Campbell Group provided personnel and logistic support.

Job Progress Report - Federal Aid in Wildlife Restoration: Large Carnivore Ecology and Populations Status Gary Koehler December 2001 OBJECTIVES The objectives of this proposal is to obtain a better understanding of the status, ecological role, and relationships to human populations of large carnivores in the state. Studies of lynx will define how lynx use landscape features and micro-habitat types. Investigations on cougars will identify cougar populations characteristics and define environmental and human social parameters in areas where cougar-human interactions occur, whereas the objectives for predation study is to assess the effects of predation on elk and deer population recruitment by bear and cougars. Contents Job 1. Conduct habitat selection studies of lynx in Okanogan County. Job 2. Conduct radio-telemetry studies to investigate cougar-human interactions. Job 3. Investigate cougar and black bear predation on deer and elk populations. Job 4. Conduct manuscript composition of peer-reviewed publications, technical bulletins, progress/completion report, and symposia presentations. Appendix A. Cougars Ecology and Biology in Rural and Suburban Environments of Washington