Assess Long-term Viability of Restored Swift Foxes in Badlands NP and western South Dakota
Badlands National Park (BADL) began a three-year swift fox restoration program in 200 3. A significant number of these released foxes are surviving to reproduce and will likely establish a population.
Therefore, it is essential to continue to monitor this population by gathering reproduction, pup survival, habitat preference, and genetic information in order to assess the long-term viability of the population.
This project will also guide future management decisions about population supplementation beyond the current release program.
In addition, it will be important to determine if/when the Badlands swift fox population merges or connects with the resident swift fox population in southwestern South Dakota.
These two populations would then begin to function as a metapopulation and thus increase genetic diversity and population viability.
Therefore, it is essential to continue to monitor this population by gathering reproduction, pup survival, habitat preference, and genetic information in order to assess the long-term viability of the population.
This project will also guide future management decisions about population supplementation beyond the current release program.
In addition, it will be important to determine if/when the Badlands swift fox population merges or connects with the resident swift fox population in southwestern South Dakota.
These two populations would then begin to function as a metapopulation and thus increase genetic diversity and population viability.
Obtain Full Opportunity Text:
Not Available
Additional Information of Eligibility:
This financial assistance opportunity is being issued under a Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit (CESU) Program.
Full Opportunity Web Address:
Contact:
Tonya Bradley Contract Specialist Phone 402-661-1656
Agency Email Description:
tonya_bradley@nps.gov
Agency Email:
tonya_bradley@nps.gov
Date Posted:
2008-07-02
Application Due Date:
2008-07-09
Archive Date:
2008-08-08
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