South Cascades
Figure 9. South Cascades 2012 Citizen Wildlife Monitoring Project remote camera locations
(indicated with a red flag).
Site
Camera #
Months
monitored
2012
N/A
Lure
Camera and
Model
N/A
Gusto
Gusto
Bushnell
19477
Reconyx
HC600
Bushnell
19477
Bushnell
119456
Dry Meadow
2
Manastash
2
Taneum
2
June-October
1 camera stolen
June – September
American Ridge
2
July-November
Gusto
Table 9. South Cascades 2012 Citizen Wildlife Monitoring Project remote camera location descriptions.
All cameras in the South Cascades were dedicated to the detection of wolves south of Interstate 90.
Highly adaptable, wolves establish territories in a variety of ecosystems. Territories seem to more
dependent upon prey availability than habitat preference. All four of our sites recorded the presence of
elk and deer (primary prey species of wolves), though they did not record our target species.
Of our four South Cascade sites, American Ridge had the greatest species richness and diversity. Cougar
and red fox (level 2 species) were recorded as well as bobcat, elk, deer, and coyote (level 3). Red fox,
though fairly common in the Puget Sound lowlands, are relatively rare in the Cascades. This species is
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