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Table 1 Summary of 2015 Transect Data
Species
Easton
North
Easton
South
Hyak/
Sliver
Fir
Gold
Creek
North
Gold
Creek
South
PRNO
W-S
PRNO
W-N
PRNO
E-N
PRNO
E-S
Sno
Pass-
North
Sno
Pass-
South
% of all
detections
Coyote
4 2 - 7 2 3 2 3 3 5 3 27%
Elk
5 4 - 1 - 3 3 1 2 - - 15%
Mule deer
- 8 - 1 1 4 1 - 2 1 - 14%
Beaver
- - - 7 2 1 - - 4 - - 11%
Bobcat
3 - - 3 - 2 - 1 2 - - 9%
Raccoon
- - 2 2 - - - - - 1 3 6%
Aplodontia
- - - - - - - - - - 1 1%
River
Otter
- - - 1 - - - - - - - 1%
Ambiguous
4 2 - 4 1 2 4 1 1 1 1 17%
Total
Detections
16 16 2 26 6 15 10 6 14 8 8
Average
Detection
4 8 2 9 3 5 5 3 7 3 3
# Site
Visits
4 2 1 3 2 3 2 2 2 3 3
Table 2 Summary of evidence types from the 2015 field season.
Evidence
Type
% of
observations
tracks
71%
scat
15%
sign
13%
Trailing Data
Field teams recorded a limited number of trailing events this winter. Poor snow conditions
stymied a number of efforts in this regard. A single species was recorded traveling under the
highway, a raccoon using the vehicle underpass close to the west end of the SnoPass transect.
