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This document is the result of a study of the terrestrial mammals found at Cedar Breaks National Monument from 2017-2019. During this time, we conducted a survey of mammals using a series of trail cameras. We used survey results to provide an index of terrestrial mammals (excluding bats) within the park. Our goal is to provide a beginner’s guide to the mammals at Cedar Breaks National Monument. We include information regarding appearance, diet, habitat, and population status according to the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN). The guide represents the species a visitor to Cedar Breaks National Monument will most likely encounter during a visit. In addition to the traditional photographs, we provide many photos collected during our study. In some cases, these photos may be of lesser quality, but they provide a realistic example of what these species look like at the park, and while they are on-the-move.

This document is the result of a study of the terrestrial mammals found at Cedar Breaks National Monument from 2017-2019. During this time, we conducted a survey of mammals using a series of trail cameras. We used survey results to provide an index of terrestrial mammals (excluding bats) within the park. Our goal is to provide a beginner’s guide to the mammals at Cedar Breaks National Monument. We include information regarding appearance, diet, habitat, and population status according to the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN). The guide represents the species a visitor to Cedar Breaks National Monument will most likely encounter during a visit. In addition to the traditional photographs, we provide many photos collected during our study. In some cases, these photos may be of lesser quality, but they provide a realistic example of what these species look like at the park, and while they are on-the-move.

The Division of Wildlife Resources is working with Utah State University and the National Wildlife Research Center to study cougars and gain a better understanding of their populations and movements in Utah. They are particularly interested in interactions between cougars and other animals at kill sites. When a collared cougar is detected occupying an area over several hours, the graduate student or technician visits the site to determine if the cougar has made a kill. They set up a camera on the carcass. Check out what the cameras captured recently.

The Division of Wildlife Resources is working with Utah State University and the National Wildlife Research Center to study cougars and gain a better understanding of their populations and movements in Utah. They are particularly interested in interactions between cougars and other animals at kill sites. When a collared cougar is detected occupying an area over several hours, the graduate student or technician visits the site to determine if the cougar has made a kill. They set up a camera on the carcass. Check out what the cameras captured recently.

Summary: This research represents the first multi-year investigation of the feeding ecology of Gombe’s Cercopithecus populations. The main goal of this study was to identify dietary overlap and distinctiveness among the phenotypes in our study group, a mixed species group of guenons comprised of C. ascanius, C. mitis, and C. ascanius x C. mitis hybrids. Field assistants collected feeding data using ad libitum observations as well as instantaneous scan sampling at 30-minute intervals from July 2014 to December 2018. A total of 63 plant species were identified in our group’s diet. Results indicate that a significant difference exists between the diets of each phenotype. The results also found an unusually high percentage of invertebrate eating (54%) in our group. These findings suggest that invertebrates are an important food resource for the Gombe study group and may help facilitate coexistence in an environment where there are many sympatric primate species., 2019, Includes bibliography., Degree granted: Thesis (M.A.)--Florida Atlantic University, 2019., Collection: FAU Electronic Theses and Dissertations Collection

Numbers of elk have increased and mule deer (hereafter deer) populations have declined in many parts of western North America during the last several decades. These trends have led many people to question potential competition between the species. Since 1922, the Western Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies (WAFWA) has served as a leader promoting management and protection of fish and wildlife in the western United States and Canada. Utah's DWR is active in the Western Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies and in the Mule Deer Working Group.

Numbers of elk have increased and mule deer (hereafter deer) populations have declined in many parts of western North America during the last several decades. These trends have led many people to question potential competition between the species. Since 1922, the Western Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies (WAFWA) has served as a leader promoting management and protection of fish and wildlife in the western United States and Canada. Utah's DWR is active in the Western Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies and in the Mule Deer Working Group.

The objective of this agriculture fact sheet is to provide information on forage dry matter concentration.

The objective of this agriculture fact sheet is to provide information on forage dry matter concentration.

Brochure about identifying and controlling animal browse damage in plants and trees.

Brochure about identifying and controlling animal browse damage in plants and trees.

Diet and nutritional analysis of the Utah prairie dog.

Diet and nutritional analysis of the Utah prairie dog.

A field and laboratory investigation of the summer food habits of Microtus ochrogaster haydeni (Baird) and Sigmodon hispidus texianus (Audubon and Bachman) was pursued to determine what plants were preferred by these two species of rodents by analysis of the summer food habits in two different communities and to compare the summer food habits to the dominant and subdominant plant species from both areas. The samples of Microtus and Sigmodon were taken from two areas of different habitats in Ellis County. Kansas during June and July of 1966. A total of 97 Microtus and 86 Sigmodon were collected and 1830 samples were taken from their stomach contents. Reference slides and a photomicrograph catalogue were made for the purpose of identification. The stomach analysis indicated Microtus and Sigmodon preferred nearly the same "important" foods in both areas. With a difference of "important" foods illustrated between Area I and Area II. Microtus was more selective for the dominant plants from both areas than was Sigmodon, but Sigmodon consumed the "important" plants with greater regularity.