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Linkage Networks’ Synthesis Analysis The focal species and landscape integrity approaches identify habitat concentration areas (HCAs) and core habitats, respectively, and areas of the landscape important for connecting them. As in the Statewide Analysis and the Analysis of the Columbia Plateau Ecoregion (WHCWG, 2010, 2012), we consider that a linkage network consists of the combination of all the HCAs and the linkages modeled for a particular focal species, or core areas and modeled linkages for landscape integrity (WHCWG, 2010). These networks are useful individually, informing decisions pertaining to maintaining and restoring connectivity for the particular focal species (or species considered similar enough in...
Formed in 2007, the Washington Wildlife Habitat Connectivity Working Group (WWHCWG) is an open collaborative science-based effort to produce tools and analyses that identify opportunities and priorities to provide habitat connectivity in Washington and surrounding habitats (https://waconnected.org). The WWHCWG began with a Statewide Habitat Connectivity Analysis, which highlighted several regions of the state that would benefit from finer-scale analyses. The group has since conducted analyses across many of those regions. The US Fish and Wildlife Service provided funding to develop habitat connectivity models for one of the remaining regions–Washington’s Cascades to Coast region. The goal of this project was to...
The Washington Connected Landscapes Project: Cascades to Coast Analysis produced the following geospatial data layers for landscape integrity: (1) a raster dataset depicting habitat suitability, (2) a vector dataset of core habitat depicting areas of high concentrations of suitable habitat, (3) a raster dataset depicting the landscape’s resistance to movement, (4) a raster dataset of cost-weighted distance depicting the permeability of the landscape for movement between core habitat areas, (5) a vector dataset depicting the least-cost paths between core habitat areas, and (6) a raster dataset depicting the least-cost corridors between core habitat areas. The data layers are provided in multiple file formats that...
The Washington Connected Landscapes Project: Cascades to Coast Analysis produced the following geospatial data layers for western gray squirrel (Sciurus griseus): (1) a raster dataset depicting habitat suitability, (2) a vector dataset of core habitat depicting areas of high concentrations of suitable habitat, (3) a raster dataset depicting the landscape’s resistance to movement, (4) a raster dataset of cost-weighted distance depicting the permeability of the landscape for movement between core habitat areas, (5) a vector dataset depicting the least-cost paths between core habitat areas, and (6) a raster dataset depicting the least-cost corridors between core habitat areas. The data layers are provided in multiple...
The Qawalangin Tribe of Unalaska (QTU), a federally recognized sovereign nation located in the Aleutian Chain, Alaska,relies on a subsistence lifestyle for food security, traditional and cultural values, and economic benefits. However,subsistence foods and public health is currently at risk due to the confirmed detection of the Avian Influenza (HPAI) in redfox and eagles from Unalaska. Given that Alaska has been identified as a point of entry for Asian-origin influenza virusesinto North America, which has resulted in at least one fatality, zoonotic exposure to avian-origin influenza viruses is animportant human health concern. QTU plans to develop a team with tribal, city, Ounalashka Corporation, and state andfederal...
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The people of the Lummi Nation are strongly connected to their cultural and traditional foods, including animals, berries, birds, fish, plants, and shellfish that physically and spiritually sustain them as people. Disease spread amongst these important wildlife species is a direct threat to the Lummi Community, their way of life, and their goal to maintain and defend treaty rights, including hunting and fishing within traditional hunting and gathering areas. The Wildlife Division was recently added to the Lummi Natural Resources (LNR) Department with the goal of further defending and protecting treaty rights related to wildlife, hunting, and gathering. In order to properly manage wildlife amongst current and future...
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The Karuk Tribe’s Ithivthaneenyav, One Good Earth, Indigenous Wildlife Health Infrastructure Project will create a landscape level Indigenous-led Wildlife Health Plan across 1.049 million acres of Karuk Aboriginal Lands. The plan development will entail research and monitoring, sample gathering and data analysis, and capacity and infrastructure building of the Karuk Tribe Department of Natural Resources Wildlife Division to better understand the ecology of disease transmission along the human-wildlife interface pertaining to ticks, deer, and elk. It will be modeled from the University of California, Davis One Health Institute approach which is directly aligned with the Karuk stewardship ethic of sustainably using...
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Globally, the health of our marine ecosystems is at risk. Through anthropogenic activities, our society has created a perfect storm of conditions that facilitate the emergence of zoonotic diseases (diseases shared by animals and humans) and other health threats. For instance, warming oceans are causing the collapse of marine food webs necessary to sustain healthy wildlife populations and the economies and livelihoods of humans residing in coastal communities. In addition, runoff and sewage introduce contaminants and novel diseases, and contribute to the frequency and severity of algal blooms harmful to the health of people and animals. Promoting healthy oceans has been a major focus of several recent initiatives,...
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Many Native Nations are restoring buffalo to Tribal lands for a wide variety of purposes, including as atraditional, cultural, and nutritious food source. Many conduct field buffalo harvests, where meat is harvestedoutside of the processing plant setting, often by buffalo program staff and sometimes community members directly.At the same time, buffalos’ increasing population means that growing numbers of communicable diseases have beenimpacting herds. Many of these diseases are zoonotic, having the potential to cross species and impact humans aswell as buffalo. This increasing instance of human/wildlife interface – at the cultural buffalo harvest – createsa growing opportunity for emerging zoonotic diseases to impact...
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Indigenous Knowledge,
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Wildlife Health and Disease,
Healthy ecosystems benefit people, plants, domestic animals, and wildlife in Alabama. Diseases impact agriculture, public health and wildlife conservation. Focusing upon this subject, the Alabama Departments of Agriculture and Industries, Conservation and Natural Resources, and Public Health, together with Auburn University, will form a new coalition to develop a One Health framework to prepare and safeguard against current and emerging infectious disease threats. Our objectives center around enhanced surveillance, prevention, control, applied research, and training on wildlife health issues throughout the state.
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This project aims to increase our agency’s ability to detect and respond to wildlife diseases by increasing ourresponse capability, improving our capacity for surveillance and diagnostics, and adding dedicated resourcesdedicated to managing our data and communications needs. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission’s(FWC) Fish and Wildlife Health (FWH) team is tasked with preventing, detecting, and managing diseases ofwildlife, responding to stakeholder needs, and determining the extent of disease impacts and the risk posed toother species including domestic animals and people. With a small but dedicated staff, we respond to wildlifehealth need in a heavily populated yet ecosystem rich state that strectches...
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Tags: Conservation Science Support,
Decision Support,
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SA Science Catalog,
Wildlife Health and Disease,
Zoonotic diseases account for more than 70% of infectious diseases worldwide. In the United States, avian influenza viruses such as H5N1 and H1N1 hold the greatest pandemic potential of known virus groups; therefore, bolstering the ability to monitor and predict potential spillover events from wildlife will be integral for taking steps to prevent human and domestic infection. This will require strong communication among stakeholders, the capacity to conduct active surveillance research, and having adequate supplies and equipment for quickly responding to disease events. As such, this multi-agency project aims to 1) build a communication network among stakeholders for rapid dissemination of wildlife disease events,...
Categories: Data,
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Tags: Conservation Science Support,
Decision Support,
Project,
Wildlife Health and Disease,
environment,
The Washington Connected Landscapes Project: Cascades to Coast Analysis produced the following geospatial data layers for fisher (Pekania pennanti): (1) a raster dataset depicting habitat suitability, (2) a vector dataset of core habitat depicting areas of high concentrations of suitable habitat, (3) a raster dataset depicting the landscape’s resistance to movement, (4) a raster dataset of cost-weighted distance depicting the permeability of the landscape for movement between core habitat areas, (5) a vector dataset depicting the least-cost paths between core habitat areas, and (6) a raster dataset depicting the least-cost corridors between core habitat areas. The data layers are provided in multiple file formats...
The Washington Connected Landscapes Project: Cascades to Coast Analysis produced the following geospatial data layers for mountain beaver (Aplodontia rufa): (1) a raster dataset depicting habitat suitability, (2) a vector dataset of core habitat depicting areas of high concentrations of suitable habitat, (3) a raster dataset depicting the landscape’s resistance to movement, (4) a raster dataset of cost-weighted distance depicting the permeability of the landscape for movement between core habitat areas, (5) a vector dataset depicting the least-cost paths between core habitat areas, and (6) a raster dataset depicting the least-cost corridors between core habitat areas. The data layers are provided in multiple file...
The threats and anthropogenic influences on conservation are often global in scale (e.g., climate change, invasive species, etc), however, the relevant decisions and actions to conserve natural areas and ecosystem services occur within unique jurisdictions. Thus, the socio-ecological complexity of these problems requires collaboration across large spatial areas and diverse community interests. However, the interoperability of different planning or decision-support products across decision makers, jurisdictions, and objectives can impede integration and collaboration across space and scale. The objective of the Midwest Conservation Blueprint is to provide a comprehensive framework to coordinate voluntary conservation...
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Conservation design,
Conservation planning,
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The Washington Connected Landscapes Project: Cascades to Coast Analysis produced the following geospatial data layers for cougar (Puma concolor): (1) a raster dataset depicting habitat suitability, (2) a vector dataset of core habitat depicting areas of high concentrations of suitable habitat, (3) a raster dataset depicting the landscape’s resistance to movement, (4) a raster dataset of cost-weighted distance depicting the permeability of the landscape for movement between core habitat areas, (5) a vector dataset depicting the least-cost paths between core habitat areas, and (6) a raster dataset depicting the least-cost corridors between core habitat areas. The data layers are provided in multiple file formats that...
The Washington Connected Landscapes Project: Cascades to Coast Analysis Report is divided into three sections. Section 1 of this report contains four chapters. Chapter 1 provides an introduction to the project and the region. In Chapter 2, we provide an overview of the methodological approaches used to model connectivity across the Cascades to Coast region. This chapter focuses on providing an overview of the approaches and rationale for the decisions we made. The tools and methods used are similar to those used in the WHCWG’s previous work (WHCWG, 2010, 2012), and in related analyses (Gallo et al., 2019). Readers should refer to those reports and the documentation for the tools used (e.g. LinkageMapper; McRae &...
The Washington Connected Landscapes Project: Cascades to Coast Analysis produced the following geospatial data layers for American beaver (Castor canadensis): (1) a vector dataset of core habitat depicting areas of high concentrations of suitable habitat, (2) a raster dataset depicting the landscape’s resistance to movement, (3) a raster dataset of cost-weighted distance depicting the permeability of the landscape for movement between core habitat areas, (4) a vector dataset depicting the least-cost paths between core habitat areas, and (5) a raster dataset depicting the least-cost corridors between core habitat areas. The data layers are provided in multiple file formats that include: (1) an ArcGIS Pro file geodatabase,...
The North American Bee Distribution Tool is an interactive portal that allows for rapid assessment of apparent bee species richness throughout the United States, Canada, and Mexico. The tool incorporates species occurrence data of six families of bees using data provided by GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility, www.gbif.org), as well as conservation status rankings provided by NatureServe (www.natureserve.org). Users can filter from a variety of options, such as temporal range, geographic location (country, state, county, FWS legacy region), NatureServe conservation status, or taxonomic classification (family, genus, species). The tool is comprised of a central map showing spatial distribution of bee species...
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