https://cpw.cvlcollections.org/files/original/71e32f6f3724f7151a2a5b6fdae4e936.jpg 1ce413614bd8500a6a21aad9b3250625 https://cpw.cvlcollections.org/files/original/6ae9cdd4fda189a497d37bf729a572f7.jpg 138afc65ac4d3307a869455fe0aa7e0a https://cpw.cvlcollections.org/files/original/0b4c7bf23734693a3e86097ca721460c.jpg 95216829738c984e99c1c2ae59e3303b Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Mammals Research Projects Moving Image A series of visual representations imparting an impression of motion when shown in succession. Examples include animations, movies, television programs, videos, zoetropes, or visual output from a simulation. Player html for embedded player to stream video content <iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/HCA0KGOSdYc?si=1QIcfjFpoLZH6lu0" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" referrerpolicy="strict-origin-when-cross-origin" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen"></iframe> Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Response of Elk to Human Recreation at Multiple Scales Description An account of the resource Led By Eric Bergman, <a href="https://cpw.cvlcollections.org/items/show/630">Nathaniel Rayl</a> <h4>Study Areas</h4> <ul> <li>Avalanche Creek elk herd (DAU E-15)</li> <li>Bear’s Ears elk herd (DAU E-2) </li> </ul> Project Status Ongoing <h4>Research Objectives</h4> <ul> <li>To assess how elk respond to human recreation</li> <li>To evaluate the influence of human recreation on elk distribution</li> <li>To estimate calf and adult female survival and cause-specific mortality rates</li> <li>To quantify pregnancy rates and nutritional condition</li> <li>To evaluate factors influencing survival, pregnancy rates, and nutritional condition</li> </ul> Project Description In Colorado, outdoor recreation contributes 511,000 jobs, $62.5 billion in economic output, and $9.4 billion in local, state, and federal tax revenue. Thus, the economies of Colorado, its counties, and its communities, rely on managing the landscape for a multitude of outdoor recreational opportunities. The sensitivity of elk to human presence and human activity has been a topic of interest for many decades. In Colorado, increasing public concerns over human recreational use have coincided with declines in elk productivity, but a direct relationship to this activity in Colorado remains unaddressed. This research aims to better understand the influence of human recreation on elk behavior and distribution. Reports <a href="https://cpw.cvlcollections.org/files/original/99b97322203e8f53f30b744bcbef4e39.pdf">Response of Elk To Human Recreation at Multiple Scales: Demographic Shifts and Behaviorally Mediated Fluctuations in Local Abundance (2019-Current)</a> Publications Crews, S., N.D. Rayl, M.W. Alldredge, E.J. Bergman, C.R. Anderson Jr., E.H. VanNatta, J.D. Holbrook, and G. Bastille-Rousseau. 2025. <a href="https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.71097">Hierarchy in structuring of resource selection: understanding elk selection across space, time, and movement strategies</a>. Ecology and Evolution 15:e71097. Crews, S., N. D. Rayl, M. W. Alldredge, E. J. Bergman, C. R. Anderson Jr., and G. Bastille-Rousseau. 2025. <a href="https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-91947-4">Drivers of spring migration phenology in Rocky Mountain elk</a>. Scientific Reports 15:7807 Bastille-Rousseau, G., S. A. Crews, E. B. Donovan, M. E. Egan, N. T. Gorman, J. B. Pitman, A. M. Weber, E. M. Audia, M. R. Larreur, H. Manninen, S. Blake, M. W. Eihholz, E. Bergman, and N. D. Rayl. 2024. <a href="https://cpw.cvlcollections.org/items/show/456">A multi‐property assessment of intensity of use provides a functional understanding of animal movement</a>. Methods in Ecology and Evolution 15:345-357. Egan, M. E., N. T. Gorman, S. Crews, M. W. Eichholz, D. Skinner, P. E. Schlichting, N. D. Rayl, E. J. Bergman, E. H. Ellington, and G. Bastille-Rousseau. 2024. <a href="https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2656.14133">Estimating encounter-habitat relationships with scale-integrated resource selection functions</a>. Journal of Animal Ecology 93:1036-1048. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource <a href="https://cpw.cvlcollections.org/items/show/630">Rayl, Nathaniel</a> Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC-NC/1.0/">IN COPYRIGHT - NON-COMMERCIAL USE PERMITTED</a>