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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 3
PROJECT OVERVIEW 5
WOLF MONITORING 7
WOLVERINE MONITORING 7
GRIZZLY BEAR MONITORING 8
I-90 CORRIDOR MONITORING 9
TRANSBOUNDARY LYNX MONITORING 10
METHODOLOGY 11
STUDY AREA 11
SURVEY AREA SELECTION 12
CAMERA SURVEY AREAS 13
SPECIES PRIORITIZATION 14
RESULTS AND DISCUSSION 15
GRIZZLY BEAR 15
GRAY WOLF 17
GENERAL WILDLIFE ALONG THE INTERSTATE 90 CORRIDOR 19
WOLVERINE 21
CANADA LYNX 23
RECOMMENDATIONS FOR FUTURE MONITORING 25
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 26
REFERENCES 27
APPENDIX I: North Cascades Grizzly Bear Recovery Zone 29
APPENDIX II: Remote Camera Trap Installation and Servicing Protocol 30
APPENDIX III: Grizzly Bear Remote Camera Traps: Installation and Monitoring Protocol 47
APPENDIX IV: Wolverine Run-pole Camera Station Protocol 61
APPENDIX V: National Lynx Detection Protocol 67
APPENDIX VI: 2016 Union Gap Wolverine Chest Blaze Photos 81
