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Table 10: Number of detection events by species at lynx survey areas.
RECOMMENDATIONS FOR FUTURE MONITORING
At the end of each season we reflect on lessons learned as we begin the process of planning for the next one.
Information and guidance from volunteers, project advisers, project partners, and project staff helps us
identify the best practices for remote camera monitoring in Washington. These recommendations improve the
efficacy, efficiency, and power of our work.
Our goals for the 2016 remote camera monitoring season are to:
1. Continue monitoring efforts for grizzly bears in the North Cascade Ecosystem, as well as continue to
develop research relationships within the North Cascades National Park.
2. Continue to focus on wolverine monitoring in areas that can be accessed safely year-round. Assess
current methods for collecting hair samples at run-pole stations. Work with other research projects
looking at additional monitoring methods for wolverine.
3. Reach out to colleges and universities to engage upcoming wildlife professionals in Washington wildlife
monitoring and look for other opportunities to partner with ongoing efforts.
4. Develop a new strategy to obtain volunteers and coordination capacity in Northeastern Washington in
order to continue and improve our Canada lynx monitoring efforts in the Kettle River Range.
5. Increase coordination in planning, reporting, and processing results from efforts by CWMP,
Washington State University, and Selkirk College researchers monitoring Canada lynx in Northeast
Washington and southeastern British Columbia.
6. Ensure early coordination with other monitoring efforts throughout our coverage area, including
professional and citizen-based research.
7. Evaluate our new data management system to facilitate data exchange between volunteers and
project staff. Look for new methods of data collection that may ease data management for volunteers
and project staff.
8. Provide expanded opportunities for connections between volunteers, other ongoing wildlife field
research in our state, and field skill trainings.
9. Maintain clear communication with all team leaders in order to ensure that data is collected and
submitted in an accurate and efficient manner. Ensure that all protocol material is easily accessible and
well-understood at the beginning of the season, particularly during the spring training.
10. Refine the training system for volunteers and develop new incentives for teams to submit data in a
timely manner.
Lynx Camera Sites
Species
Priority
Level 2 Level 3
Site Cougar Bobcat White-tail deer Elk Mule deer Snowshoe hare and smaller mammals
Hope
Mountain
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