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The January issue of the Journal of Wildlife Management
Articles include a look at how climate change is affecting mountain goats in Washington, monitoring brown lemurs and more
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To understand the population dynamics of large mammals, biologists need to understand adult survival rates. In a study in the January edition of the Journal of Wildlife Management, researchers used date from seven separate studies to quantify how a variety of factors, including weather conditions associated with climate change, are affecting mountain goat survival in Washington state.
Other articles look at monitoring a translocated population of collared brown lemurs, timing prescribed burns in ornate box turtle habitat, ethics assessment in wildlife management decision-making, and more.
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Header Image: A female mountain goat from the Dark Divide area of the Cascade Range in Washington State stands in front of Mount Adams. Credit: Clifford G. Rice
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