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<br /> <br />Mitchell, Megan <br />From:Melissa Price <pricemel@hawaii.edu> <br />Sent:Friday, March 10, 2023 10:30 AM <br />Subject:Thesis Proposal March 24 12:00 pm HST: Wild Ungulate Impacts to Ranchlands <br />Attachments:Lauren Katayama Proposal Poster.pdf <br />Please joi n us for an M.S. thesis proposal presentation by Lauren Katayama on Friday, March 24, <br />2023 at 12:00 pm in Sherman Rm 103, Department of Natural Resources & Environmental <br />Management, on the UH Mānoa campus or via Zoom. <br />Join Zoom Meeting: <br />Meeting ID 958 0755 4092 Passcode: 525400 <br /> <br />Committee: Melissa Price (chair), Kirsten Oleson, Karen Steensma, Clay Trauernicht <br /> <br />Title: Wild Ungulate Impacts on Ranchlands in Hawaiʻi <br /> <br />Abstract: Wild ungulates such as feral pigs, feral goats, feral sheep, and wild deer can alter ecosystem functions, <br />compete with and predate on native species, and spread diseases. In the Hawaiian Islands puaʻa or wild pig (Sus scrofa) <br />have been present for ~1000 years, but other species such as mouflon sheep (Ovis musimon), feral sheep (Ovis aries), <br />feral goats (Capra hircus), and Axis Deer (Axis axis) were introduced more recently. Today these wild ungulates are <br />negatively impacting agricultural production and native ecosystems, but are also valued as game species for food and <br />recreation. In this thesis research I will quantify the impacts of wild ungulates on ranchlands using motion-activated game <br />cameras and forage analysis. Additionally, I will identify optimal site-specific management for ranchers through a multi- <br />criteria decision analysis (MCDA) that considers values, costs, and benefits. Results of this study will inform improved <br />management of wild ungulates on ranchlands, and the potential for increased collaboration amongst ranchers, other <br />landowners, hunters, and land management agencies. <br /> <br /> <br />1 <br /> <br />