Anthropogenic Resistance on Occupancy of Black-tailed Deer (Odocoileus hemionus columbianus) and Coyote (Canis latrans)
Start Date
3-11-2024 4:00 PM
Abstract
Efforts to restore habitat connectivity in urbanized areas can yield many benefits but also can increase the likelihood and impacts of human-wildlife conflict. Thus, it’s important to discern human values that impact behavior towards surroundings, including wildlife and habitat. Using two controversial species (black-tailed deer (Odocoileus hemionus columbianus) and coyotes (Canis latrans)), we will identify how humans residing near greenspaces can alter wildlife movement through human behaviors attached to their values. Using camera trap data from the Urban Wildlife Information Network (UWIN), we will identify occupancy of black-tailed deer and coyotes over a 49 kilometer transect that spans the city of Portland, Oregon. Cameras are placed a minimum of 610 meters apart in green spaces. Location and placement aligns with UWIN protocol. A social survey will be conducted amongst homeowners who live near the UWIN cameras. Surveys will gauge the individuals’ demographics and opinions on these species to determine their perspective(s) and behaviors carried out for, or against, these species. The Oregon Connectivity Assessment and Mapping Project (OCAMP) indicated best connectivity areas for black-tailed deer and cougar, acting as a surrogate species for coyotes. The three layers will be overlapped on ArcGIS to reveal actual versus expected occupancy of black-tailed deer and coyotes in Portland, Oregon. The resulting data can be applied to connectivity and wildlife management decisions to gauge community perspectives and implications towards connectivity efforts adjacent to greenspaces. Additionally, the data will identify the utility of including human resistance layers that exhibit human perceptions and small-scale landscape alternations.
Subjects
Environmental social sciences, GIS / modeling, Wildlife biology
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Anthropogenic Resistance on Occupancy of Black-tailed Deer (Odocoileus hemionus columbianus) and Coyote (Canis latrans)
Efforts to restore habitat connectivity in urbanized areas can yield many benefits but also can increase the likelihood and impacts of human-wildlife conflict. Thus, it’s important to discern human values that impact behavior towards surroundings, including wildlife and habitat. Using two controversial species (black-tailed deer (Odocoileus hemionus columbianus) and coyotes (Canis latrans)), we will identify how humans residing near greenspaces can alter wildlife movement through human behaviors attached to their values. Using camera trap data from the Urban Wildlife Information Network (UWIN), we will identify occupancy of black-tailed deer and coyotes over a 49 kilometer transect that spans the city of Portland, Oregon. Cameras are placed a minimum of 610 meters apart in green spaces. Location and placement aligns with UWIN protocol. A social survey will be conducted amongst homeowners who live near the UWIN cameras. Surveys will gauge the individuals’ demographics and opinions on these species to determine their perspective(s) and behaviors carried out for, or against, these species. The Oregon Connectivity Assessment and Mapping Project (OCAMP) indicated best connectivity areas for black-tailed deer and cougar, acting as a surrogate species for coyotes. The three layers will be overlapped on ArcGIS to reveal actual versus expected occupancy of black-tailed deer and coyotes in Portland, Oregon. The resulting data can be applied to connectivity and wildlife management decisions to gauge community perspectives and implications towards connectivity efforts adjacent to greenspaces. Additionally, the data will identify the utility of including human resistance layers that exhibit human perceptions and small-scale landscape alternations.