Estimating Elk Abundance Using the Lincoln-Petersen Method

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dc.contributor.authorQuinlan, Braiden A.en
dc.contributor.authorRosenberger, Jacalyn P.en
dc.contributor.authorKalb, David M.en
dc.contributor.authorThorne, Emily D.en
dc.contributor.authorFord, W. Marken
dc.contributor.authorCherry, Michael J.en
dc.coverage.countryUnited Statesen
dc.coverage.countyBuchanan Countyen
dc.coverage.stateVirginiaen
dc.date.accessioned2023-05-05T15:13:36Zen
dc.date.available2023-05-05T15:13:36Zen
dc.date.issued2023-03en
dc.description.abstractAchieving a target population size is often the first goal of species restorations. From 2012 to 2014, the Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources released 75 elk (Cervus canadensis) originating from Kentucky into Buchanan County in southwestern Virginia. These individuals were ear tagged with unique numbers upon release with an additional 33 elk tagged within the Virginia Elk Management Zone (VEMZ) from 2019 through early 2022. To assess post-release population size, we conducted visual driving surveys throughout Buchanan County from January through mid-April, 2021 and January through March, 2022, counting elk and noting sex, age class, and tagged individuals when observed. We conducted four surveys annually, each consisting of pooled elk counts from eight driving routes, and calculated a Lincoln-Petersen population estimate with Chapman’s bias correction for each survey, then averaged estimates for each year. The population estimate in Buchanan County was 250 (95% CI: 100–400) elk in 2021 and 303 (155–452) in 2022. Our elk population estimates indicate Virginia is on the trajectory of meeting the first goal in their 2019–2028 elk management plan of achieving a viable elk population.en
dc.description.versionPublished versionen
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dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/114937en
dc.identifier.urlhttps://seafwa.org/journal/2023/estimating-elk-abundance-using-lincoln-petersen-methoden
dc.identifier.volume10en
dc.language.isoenen
dc.rightsPublic Domain (U. S.)en
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/en
dc.subjectCervus canadensisen
dc.subjectpopulation sizeen
dc.subjectsouthwest Virginiaen
dc.subjectspecies restorationen
dc.titleEstimating Elk Abundance Using the Lincoln-Petersen Methoden
dc.title.serialJournal of the Southeastern Association of Fish and Wildlife Agenciesen
dc.typeArticle - Refereeden
dc.type.dcmitypeTexten

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