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to dry and preserve the sample from degradation
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Table 8. Number of detection events by species at wolverine survey areas.
Species Detection Events at Wolverine Camera Survey Areas 2016
Species
Priority
Level 1 Level 2 Level 3
Survey Area Wolf Wolverine
Mountain
Lion
Marten Bobcat
Black
Bear
Coyote Elk
Mule
deer
Snowshoe
hare and
smaller
mammals
Human
(non-
volunteer)
Blackjack
Ridge
5 4 3 12
Chiwaukum 10 1 100 12 48 21 53 210 1
Chiwawa 2 75 21 3
Joe Lake 4 2 1
Johnny
Creek
2 6 16 1 4 8
Lookout
Mountain
1 15 6 8 6 3 3 4
Skyline
Union Gap 36 1 351 2 3 14 1
Ten wolf detections were documented at Chiwaukum. The detections of a radio-collared individual spanned a
two-day period in early April of 2016. According to our Advisory Council, this animal was a collared member from
the Teanaway pack
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Mountain lion and marten, both level two species, were detected at four and five of the eight wolverine survey
areas, respectively (Table 8). Seven level three species, including black bear, bobcat, coyote, elk, mule deer,
snowshoe hare and smaller mammals, and human (non-volunteer) were seen at the wolverine survey areas (Table
8). Marten, black bear, and snowshoe hare and smaller mammals were the most frequently detected across all
eight wolverine survey areas (Table 8).
CANADA LYNX
Out of our four survey areas, three were located in Washington's Colville National Forest and one was located on
the BC side of the border in the Rossland Range (Figure 6). Eleven distinct camera installations were maintained
on the Washington side of the boarder throughout the monitoring season, and three installations in the Rossland
Range in British Columbia (Table 9). Photos have not yet been collected from our partners at Selkirk College.
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Correspondence with Cory Engkjer; Lab Technician; Forest Service Contractor, RMRS/Wildlife & Terrestrial
Ecosystems, February, 2017.
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