Vol. 28 (2022)

Montana Chapter of The Wildlife Society [Individual Abstracts]

• A Preliminary Look at The Effects of Livestock Grazing on Greater Sage Grouse Nest Success and Hen Survival in Central Montana

  Jenny Helm, Lorelle Berkeley, Mark Szczypinski, Victoria Dreitz

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• A State-Wide Look at Montana’s Diverse Avian Datasets

  Amy Seaman, Boaz Crees, Dan Bachen, Bryce Maxell

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• Aquatic Invasive Species Management in Western Montana - American Bullfrog and Common Snapping Turtle

  Grace Spella, Torrey Ritter, Clo Smytheman, Jackie Becker, Ethan Weisgerber, Nick Goelkel

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• Assessing the Effectiveness of Autonomous Recording Unit Surveys for Detection of Great Gray Owls in Western Montana

  Justin Griggs, Hannah Specht, Torrey Ritter, Kristina Smucker, Claire Gower, Allison Begley

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• Assessing the Presence and Impacts of White-nose Syndrome on Montana’s Bat Populations through Disease Surveillance and Long-term Acoustic Monitoring

  Emily Almberg, Kristina Smucker, Dan Bachen, Kathi Irvine, Christian Stratton, Justin Gude, Jennifer Ramsey

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• Assessment of Species Diversity and Habitat for Bats in the Limestone Hills of Central Montana

  Dan Bachen, Alexis McEwan

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• Associations Between Public Lands Cattle Grazing and Long-term Trends in Vegetation

  Christopher Hansen

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• Behavior-Season Mapping of Sage Grouse use Intensity to Define Habitat

  Trapper Haynam, Michael Borgreen, John Carlson, Lance McNew

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• Bison Restoration to Temperate Grasslands is Associated with Similar Biodiversity Outcomes in upland Habitats but Strong Positive Effects in Riparian Areas in Comparison to Seasonal Cattle Grazing

  Andy Boyce, Hila Shannon, Kyran Kunkel, William McShea

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• Camera Trap Density Estimators: Methods Old and New

  Guen Grosklos

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• Climatic Conditions and Migration Distance Drive Timing of Autumn Migration in Mule Deer

  Colby Anton, Nick DeCesare, Collin Peterson

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• Comparing Ancient and Contemporary Bighorn Sheep Populations Using Bones Recovered from Ice Patches in the Greater Yellowstone Area

  Elizabeth Flesch, Craig Lee, Beth Shapiro, Jennifer Thomson, Robert Garrott

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• Effects of Climate on Western Bumble Bee Declines in North America Now and in the Future

  William Janousek, Tabitha Graves

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• Effects of Survey Conditions on Dusky Grouse Counts in Montana

  Kellan Karch, Elizabeth Leipold, Claire Gower, Lorelle Berkeley, Lance McNew

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• Estimating Variable Pronghorn Survival Across Their Northern Populations

  Molly McDevitt, Paul Lukacs

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• Evaluating the Effects of Electric Cables on Urban Howler Monkeys with Local Knowledge and Naturalistic Observation

  Olivia Gervacio Jakabosky, Rebecca Smith, Lance McNew

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• Glacier’s Ghosts: Estimating Canada lynx occupancy and Density in Glacier National Park with a Passive Camera Array during Summer

  Alissa Anderson, Dan Thornton, John Waller

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• Greater Sage Grouse Chick Survival as a Function of Grazing Management, Morphometric and Habitat Variables in Central Montana

  Lorelle Berkeley, Mark Szczypinski, Victoria Dreitz, Jenny Helm, Justin Gude

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• Grizzly Bear Habitat Selection and Predicted Movement Corridors in Western Montana

  Sarah Sells, Cecily Costello, Paul Lukacs and Lori Roberts, Milan Vinks

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• Identification of Bumblebee Species from Photographs Taken in the Field: Quantifying Effectiveness and Best Practices

  Anne Colgan, Tabitha Graves, Wendy Velman

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• Intact Rangelands Outcompete Focal Species as a More Efficient Surrogate for Conservation in The Northern Great Plains

  Jason Tack, Andrew Jakes, Paul Jones, Mark Hebblewhite, Dave Naugle, Marisa Sather, Kevin Doherty, Brian Martin, Ronald Pritchert

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• Integrating Three Scales of Analysis to Compare Spiny Softshell Turtle Nesting Habitat in Dammed Versus Undammed Rivers

  Larissa Saarel

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• Montana Chronic Wasting Disease Surveillance and Monitoring - 2021 Season Review

  Austin Wieseler, Sam Treece, Matt Becker, Jennifer Ramsey, Emily Almberg

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• Motus Wildlife Tracking - Real-World Case Studies and Partnership Building

  Megan Fylling, Maggie Blake, Joely DeSimone, William Blake, Kate Stone

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• Movements and Habitat Use of Northern Saw-Whet Owls During Fall Migration

  Kate Stone, William Blake, Mat Seidensticker

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• Ongoing Work to Quantify Livestock Grazing in The Sagebrush Steppe Using Remote Sensing Data

  Kaitlyn Reintsma, Mark Szczypinski, Victoria Dreitz

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• Post-Release Movement by Swift Foxes Translocated to the Fort Belknap Reservation, MT

  Dana Nelson, Hila Shamon, William McShea, Melissa Songer, Nucharin Songsasen, Harold Main, Timothy Vosburgh, David Jachowski

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• Predicting Potential Dusky Grouse Habitat in Montana

  Elizabeth Leipold, Claire Gower, Lorelle Berkeley, Lance McNew

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• Pronghorn in the Madison Valley - Research-Informed Management Actions and Community-Based Conservation

  Julie Cunningham, Kelly Proffitt, Jesse DeVoe

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• Real-Time Drone Data Collection for Improved Wildlife Management using a Combination of Radio-Telemetry and Thermal Sensor Technology

  Debbie Saunders

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• Responses of Elk to Changes in Travel and Access Management

  Peter Mumford

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• Searching for The Horny Toad - Trials and Tribulations to Document Greater Short-Horned Lizards in Montana

  Brandi Skone, Heather Harris, Shannon Hilty, Nicole Hussey, Megan O'Reilly, Kristina Smucker, Hannah Specht

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• Spatial and Temporal Patterns of Elk Aggregation on Fossil Butte National Monument

  Olivia Miller, Tabitha Graves

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• Testing New Technology for Wildlife-Livestock Conflict Mitigation: An Evaluation of AI Enabled Camera Traps

  Taylor Bayne, Jared Beaver, Jeffrey Mosley, Lance McNew

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• Testing the Tools: Highlands Bighorn Sheep Project

  Vanna Boccadori, Kelly Proffitt

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• Use of Autonomous Recording Units (ARUs) in Assessing Arrival Phenology of a Migratory Bird in The Northern Great Plains

  Amber Swicegood, Kevin Ellison, Marisa Sather, Scott Somershoe, Lance McNew

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• Using Drones and Radio Telemetry to Monitor Wildlife in Montana

  Ty Smucker, Thomas Brinkoetter

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• Wildfire Extends the Shelf-Life of Elk Nutritional Resources Regardless of Fire Severity

  Lauren Snobl, Kelly Proffitt, Joshua J. Millspaugh

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