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Of note are the gray wolf detections at the Sherman Pass and Albian Hill survey areas (Table 11). A pair travelling
together, one collared and one non-collared were captured on camera, as well as two other detections of single
wolves. There are 17 confirmed packs in the Eastern Washington recovery region, which means the likelihood of
detecting a wolf is much higher than in the Southern Cascades and Northwest Coast recovery regions, where we
have focused our wolf monitoring efforts.
Table 11. Number of detection events by species at lynx survey areas.
Species Detection Events at Lynx Camera Survey Areas 2017
Species Priority Level 1 Level 2 Level 3
Survey Area Wolf
Canada
lynx
Mountain
Lion Bobcat
Black
Bear Coyote
White-
Tailed
Deer
Mule
Deer Moose
Striped
Skunk
Snowshoe
Hare and
smaller
mammals
Human
(non-
volunteer)
Albian Hill
1 2 20 12 8 4 10 2 17 14
Rossland Range
1
4 3 1 36
Sherman Pass
2 10 3 18 12 5 10 108 2
Coyote
Mountain 5 9 15 8 29 11 1 265 123
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 2018 remote camera monitoring season are to:
1. Assess monitoring efforts for grizzly bears and other rare carnivores in the North Cascade Ecosystem.
Evaluate volunteers and teams' ability and commitment to long, arduous, off trail navigation and site
access, and commitment to retrieving these cameras. Continue to develop research relationships within
the North Cascades National Park.
2. Continue to focus on wolverine monitoring in areas that are accessible safely year-round. Assess current
methods for collecting hair samples at run-pole stations, establish alternate team members that can assist
in maintaining a site if target species are present. 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
