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Data on flea control using fipronil grain bait with black-tailed prairie dogs at Badlands National Park, South Dakota, 2020-2021 We collected fleas from colonies of black-tailed prairie dogs in Badlands National Park, South Dakota, 2020-2021. Specifically, we tested fipronil grain for flea control on two colonies: Colony A in 2020 and Colony B in 2021. To assess on-host flea numbers (in 2020 and 2021), we anesthetized trapped prairie dogs (and their fleas) with isoflurane in induction chambers for processing. We combed each individual with a fine-tooth comb for 30 seconds to remove and count fleas. We released all animals, after they were recovered from anesthesia, at the location where they were captured. To assess off-host flea numbers (in 2021), we used a plumber’s cable to insert a 20- by 20-centimeter flannel-cloth as deep as possible... Categories: Data; Tags: Badlands National Park, Cynomys ludovicianus, Ecology, Fipronil, Flea, All tags... Plague, South Dakota, USGS Science Data Catalog (SDC), Wildlife Biology, Wildlife Disease, biota, ecology, Fewer tags Data on black-tailed prairie dog body condition, annual and monthly survival, and reproduction on sites treated or not treated with 0.005% fipronil grain for flea control and plague mitigation in South Dakota, USA, 2017-2020 We live-trapped and sampled black-tailed prairie dogs in Badlands National Park and Buffalo Gap National Grassland, South Dakota, 2017-2020. Sampling occurred on sites treated with 0.005% fipronil grain for flea control and plague mitigation, and non-treated sites functioning as experimental baselines. Prairie dogs were trapped, sexed, aged (adult or juvenile by size), weighed to the nearest 5 grams, and marked with ear tags for permanent identification. The length of each prairie dog's right hind foot was measured to the nearest millimeter, and the animal's body condition was indexed as a mass:foot ratio. We evaluated effects of fipronil grain on prairie dog body condition, monthly and annual survival, and reproduction.... Categories: Data; Tags: Badlands National Park, Buffalo Gap National Grassland, Cynomys ludovicianus, Ecology, Environmental Health, All tags... Fipronil, Flea, Plague, South Dakota, USGS Science Data Catalog (SDC), Wildlife Biology, Wildlife Disease, biota, ecology, Fewer tags U.S. range-wide spatial prediction layers of lek persistence probabilities for greater sage-grouse This dataset contains two predictive lek (breeding site) persistence raster layers covering the U.S. greater sage-grouse distribution. In the United States, locations where males display and breed with females (i.e., leks) are often monitored annually by state wildlife agencies, providing valuable information on the persistence of birds in the surrounding areas. A U.S. range-wide lek database was recently compiled for greater sage-Grouse (O’Donnell et al. 2021), providing a standardized source of information to build statistical models to evaluate environmental characteristics associated with lek persistence. The compiled lek database classified a subset of leks as being either active (leks currently used for breeding... Tags: California, Colorado, Ecology, Idaho, Montana, All tags... Nevada, North Dakota, Oregon, South Dakota, USGS Science Data Catalog (SDC), United States, Utah, Washington, Wildlife Biology, Wyoming, biota, greater sage-grouse, lek persistence, Fewer tags State-and-Transition Simulation Models to explore post-fire habitat restoration in three greater sage-grouse (Centrocercus urophasianus) Priority Areas for Conservation, USA (2018-2068) Wildfires are increasingly modifying wildlife habitat in the western United States and managers need ways to scope the pace and degree to which post-fire restoration actions can re-create habitat in dynamic landscapes. We simulated post-fire revegetation and greater sage-grouse (Centrocercus urophasianus) habitat restoration using a spatially explicit state-transition simulation model (STSM) developed for sagebrush ecosystems. The STSM represented the vegetation dynamics of the sagebrush ecosystem and included annual fires, annual grass invasion, conifer encroachment, and sagebrush revegetation restoration. We compared simulated vegetation output with sage-grouse perennial grass and sagebrush cover habitat needs... Tags: California, Centrocercus urophasianus, Ecology, Greater sage-grouse, Klamath OR/CA Priority Area for Conservation, All tags... NW Interior NV Priority Area for Conservation, Nevada, Oregon, Sagebrush biome, Strawberry Priority Area for Conservation, USGS Science Data Catalog (SDC), United States, Utah, annual grass cover, biota, environment, perennial grass cover, pinyon-juniper cover, post-fire restoration, sage-grouse habitat, sagebrush cover, sagebrush revegetation, state-and-transition simulation model, vegetation change, Fewer tags Data on prairie dog densities, flea abundance, and plague epizootics in Montana and Utah, USA Data on prairie dog densities, flea abundance on prairie dogs, and plague epizootics in Montana and Utah, USA, 2003-2005. Prairie dog species (PDspecies in the data file) included black-tailed prairie dogs (PDs) (BTPD, Cynomys ludovicianus) in north-central Montana, white-tailed PDs (WTPD, Cynomys leucurus) in eastern Utah, and Utah PDs (UPD, Cynomys parvidens) in southwestern Utah. Field research was completed by the U.S. Geological Survey, Fort Collins Science Center, and colleagues. We used summertime visual counts as an index to PD densities (Pddensity in the data file). For each plot, we counted PDs using binoculars and/or spotting scopes from a single location outside the plot that gave the best view of the... Categories: Data; Tags: Cynomys, Ecology, Environmental Health, Flea, Plague, All tags... Prairie dog, USGS Ecosystems Mission Area, USGS Science Data Catalog (SDC), Wildlife Biology, Yersinia pestis, farming, mammals, Fewer tags Attributed North American Grid-Based Offshore Sampling Frames This sampling frame is a set of grid-based, finite-area frames spanning the offshore areas surrounding Canada, the United States, and Mexico, and is intended for use with the North American Bat Monitoring Program (NABat). A Generalized Random-Tessellation Stratified (GRTS) Survey Design draw was added to the sample units from the raw sampling grids (https://doi.org/10.5066/P9XBOCVV). The GRTS survey design algorithm assigns a spatially balanced and randomized ordering (GRTS order) to each cell within its respective framework. Grid cells are prioritized numerically; the lower the number, the higher the sampling priority. Cells can then be selected for monitoring following the GRTS order, ensuring both randomization... Tags: AKCAN, Alaska, CONUS, Canada, Caribbean, All tags... Ecology, GRTS, Hawai'i, Hawaii, Mexico, NABat, North America, North American Bat Monitoring Program, USGS Science Data Catalog (SDC), United States, biota, generalized random tessellation stratified, grid, offshore, sample frame, Fewer tags Greater sage-grouse network-prioritized functional connectivity cumulative current map (raster) Conserving genetic connectivity is fundamental to species persistence, yet rarely is made actionable into spatial planning for imperiled species. Climate change and habitat degradation have added urgency to embrace connectivity into networks of protected areas. Our two-step process integrates a network model with a functional connectivity model, to identify population centers important to maintaining genetic connectivity then to delineate those pathways most likely to facilitate connectivity thereamong for the greater sage-grouse (Centrocercus urophasianus); a species of conservation concern ranging across eleven western U.S. states and into two Canadian provinces. This replicable process yielded spatial action... Tags: Ecology, USGS Science Data Catalog (SDC), Western North America, Wildlife Biology, biological population management, All tags... genetic diversity, geospatial analysis, protected areas, spatial analysis, wildlife biology, wildlife population management, Fewer tags Online survey responses from users of the Joint Fire Science Program Fire Science Exchange Network from February 2021 The USGS, on behalf of the Joint Fire Science Program (JFSP), conducted an evaluation of the Fire Science Exchange Network (FSEN), which connects wildland fire scientists and practitioners through 15 individual exchanges across the United States to help address complex wildfire needs and challenges. This data set is from an online survey sent to more than 16,000 exchange network users during February 2021, who were compiled from the electronic mailing lists for each exchange. Respondents were asked their opinions on the importance, quality, and delivery of information for 16 key fire science topics, the prioritization of FSEN objectives, and from where and to what extent respondents are gathering information on... Categories: Data; Tags: USGS Science Data Catalog (SDC), United States, boundaries, fires, none Status and Trends of North American Bats Summer Occupancy Analysis 2010-2019 Data Release This data release contains the results from the North American Bat Monitoring Program's report titled 'Status and Trends of North American Bats Summer Occupancy Analysis 2010-2019'. Specifically, these data include tabular data and geospatial data for the species-specific results related to the status and trends of 12 bat species at multiple spatial scales including: 10 km x 10 km grid cells, state/province/territories, and range-wide across the geographic extent of monitoring data for each species (i.e., across 'modeled species ranges'). They were produced using an analytical pipeline supported by web-based infrastructure for integrating continental scale bat monitoring data (stationary acoustic, mobile acoustic,... Categories: Data; Types: Downloadable, Map Service, OGC WFS Layer, OGC WMS Layer, Shapefile; Tags: Alaska, Bats, Biota, Canada, Continental United States, All tags... North America, Occupancy, Status, Trend, USGS Science Data Catalog (SDC), Wildlife Biology, Wildlife Disease, biota, Fewer tags Serpentoviruses in free-ranging invasive pythons and native colubrids in southern Florida, United States, 2018-2020 The presence of serpentoviruses in Burmese pythons (Python bivittatus) and native snakes were collected and compiled to characterize serpentovirus in wild free-ranging pythons and free-ranging native snakes within the invasive range of the pythons in southern Florida. Virus presence was tested in 318 pythons and 219 Native snakes, primarily within the Greater Everglades Ecosystem of south Florida. When available, variables collected from submitted samples used for analysis included sampling date, sampling season (Summer/Fall/Winter/Spring), capture date, sample number (if tested more than once), reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (rtPCR) result (positive/negative), virus type (categorical), sex (male/female),... Categories: Data; Tags: Ecology, Greater Everglades Ecosystem, Southern Florida, USGS Science Data Catalog (SDC), Wildlife Biology, All tags... climatologyMeteorologyAtmosphere, invasive species, Fewer tags