GPS locations of feral horses in Utah, USA, from 2016-2020
Dates
Publication Date
2022-11-16
Start Date
2016-09-01
End Date
2020-08-31
Citation
Schoenecker, K.A., King, S.R.B, and Cole, M.J., 2022, GPS locations of feral horses in Utah, USA, from 2016-2020: U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/P90NHXZL.
Summary
Data represent locations of mares and stallions in Utah. Data were collected using GPS radio collars on mares or tail transmitters braided into the tails of stallions, at a 2-hour fix rate for a period spanning 2016 to 2020. Horses were located at Conger Herd Management Area (HMA) or Frisco HMA in the Great Basin ecosystem of Utah, USA.
Summary
Data represent locations of mares and stallions in Utah. Data were collected using GPS radio collars on mares or tail transmitters braided into the tails of stallions, at a 2-hour fix rate for a period spanning 2016 to 2020. Horses were located at Conger Herd Management Area (HMA) or Frisco HMA in the Great Basin ecosystem of Utah, USA.
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Related External Resources
Type: Related Primary Publication
Schoenecker, K.A., Esmaeili, S., and King, S.R.B., 2022, Seasonal resource selection and movement ecology of free‐ranging horses in the western United States: The Journal of Wildlife Management, v. 87, no. 2, https://doi.org/10.1002/jwmg.22341.
These data were collected to assess seasonal resource selection of horses and seasonal movements, and also to test the safety of radio collars on mares. There are many applications of radio collar data: we are using these data for demography of horses, by being able to locate mares to check for foals and survival of foals. We are assessing diurnal and nocturnal movements of horses using these data as well. These data are at 2 hour fix rates, and were not fine scale enough to assess drinking behavior or determine when horses visited water sources. Also, horses are social animals, so duplicate individuals can be in the same social group, which means radio collar data are not independent if individual collars are in the same harem.
