HomeMy WebLinkAboutGMAC 2017 -8-22 Mtg 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
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
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
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
HCP Game Mammal Management Update
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
HCP Game Mammal Management Update
Blood Samples:
•Mineral Profile
•DNA Analysis
•Pregnancy Test
Pu‘u Wa‘awa‘a and Pu‘u Anahulu
HCP Game Mammal Management Update
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
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
HCP Game Mammal Management Update
Pu‘u Wa‘awa‘a and Pu‘u Anahulu
HCP Game Mammal Management Update