Conservation Northwest protects and connects old-growth forests and other wild areas from the Washington Coast to the British Columbia Rockies, vital to a healthy future for us, our children, and wildlife. Since 1989, Conservation Northwest has worke
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2 Table of Contents EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ..................................................................................................................... 3 PROJECT OVERVIEW ......................................................................................................................... 4 WOLF MONITORING ..................................................................................................................... 6 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 INSTALLATIONS ........................................................................................................... 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 ............................................................................................................................ 24 RECOMMENDATIONS FOR FUTURE MONITORING ........................................................................ 26 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS .................................................................................................................. 27 REFERENCES ................................................................................................................................... 29 APPENDIX I: North Cascades Grizzly Bear Recovery Zone ............................................................. 30 APPENDIX II .................................................................................................................................... 32 APPENDIX III ................................................................................................................................... 52 APPENDIX IV ................................................................................................................................... 72 APPENDIX V .................................................................................................................................... 92 APPENDIX VI ................................................................................................................................. 110 APPENDIX VII ................................................................................................................................ 116