HomeMy WebLinkAboutGMAC 2017- 8-22 Mtg PowerPoint - Puu Waawaa & Puu Anahulu Habitat Conservation Plan - Game Mammal Management PlanPu‘u Wa‘awa‘a and Pu‘u Anahulu Habitat Conservation Plan
Game Mammal Management Update
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Pu‘u Wa‘awa‘a and Pu‘u Anahulu
HCP Game Mammal Management Update
Habitat Conservation Plan
HCP status
Game Mammal Management
Research
Home Range and Movements
Blood Mineral Sampling
Survival Rates
Abundance Estimation/Camera Traps
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Pu‘u Wa‘awa‘a and Pu‘u Anahulu
HCP Game Mammal Management Update
HCP status
HCP Public Review: November 2015
EA Public Review: January 2016
Address Public Comments: April 2016 - present
Draft HCP to ESRC: September 2017
Revised EA to contractors: Fall 2017
HCP and EA to the Board: Spring 2018
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Summary of animals captured:
Adult females captured: 35
Adult males captured: 33
Female lambs captured: 5
Male lambs captured: 9
Total sheep captured and marked: 82
Pu‘u Wa‘awa‘a and Pu‘u Anahulu
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Summary of animals captured:
Females fitted with GPS collars: 15
Males fitted with GPS collars: 9
Females fitted with VHF collars: 7
Males fitted with VHF collars: 9
Total GPS collars deployed: 24
Total VHF collars deployed: 16
Pu‘u Wa‘awa‘a and Pu‘u Anahulu
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Blood Samples:
Mineral Profile
DNA Analysis
Pregnancy Test
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Pu‘u Wa‘awa‘a and Pu‘u Anahulu
HCP Game Mammal Management Update
Home Range and Movements:
Home Range Size: 12.73 square km to 13.35 square km
Average Distance Moved: 7.27 km
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Survival
3 mortalities. All predated by wild dogs
Predator control ongoing
Annual survival estimates for adults is 90%
Pu‘u Wa‘awa‘a and Pu‘u Anahulu
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