Migration patterns of adult female mule deer in response to energy development

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Migration patterns of adult female mule deer in response to energy development

Description

Migration is an adaptive strategy that enables animals to enhance resource availability and reduce risk of predation at a broad geographic scale. Ungulate migrations generally occur along traditional routes, many of which have been disrupted by anthropogenic disturbances. Spring migration in ungulates is of particular importance for conservation planning because it is closely coupled with timing of parturition. The degree to which oil and gas development affects migratory patterns, and whether ungulate migration is sufficiently prepared to compensate for such changes, has recently been investigated in Colorado and Wyoming (Lendrum et al. 2012, 2013; Sawyer et al. 2012).

Lendrum et al. (2012, 2013) and Sawyer et al. (2012) address mule deer (Odocoileus hemionus) migration patterns in relation to energy development from northwest Colorado and south-central Wyoming, respectively. We address results from the Colorado and Wyoming studies and then compare similarities and differences. Management and conservation implications are proposed for consideration and future investigation.

Bibliographic Citation

Anderson, C. R. Jr, and C. J. Bishop. 2014. Migration patterns of adult female mule deer in response to energy development. Pages 47-50 in R. A. Coon & M. C. Dunfee, editors. Transactions of the 79th North American Wildlife and Natural Resources Conference. Wildlife Management Institute, Gardners, PA, USA.

Creator

Anderson Jr, Charles R.
Bishop, Chad J.

Subject

Migration
Mule deer
Parturition
Odocoileus hemionus
Oil and gas development
Northwest Colorado
South-central Wyoming

Extent

4 pages

Type

Article

Format

application/pdf

Language

English

Is Part Of

Transactions of the 79th North American Wildlife and Natural Resources Conference

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Citation

Anderson Jr, Charles R. and Bishop, Chad J., “Migration patterns of adult female mule deer in response to energy development,” CPW Digital Collections, accessed March 29, 2024, https://cpw.cvlcollections.org/items/show/111.