National Wildlife Refuge System

Folder for the Alaska Region's National Wildlife Refuge System

Science Applications Region 7

This folder contains projects and products funded and supported by the Science Applications program in Region 7 of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.

Kenai National Wildlife Refuge

Demo xml import

Fisheries and Ecological Services

Alaska Region Fisheries and Ecological Services program data catalog

Spatial Ecology of Lynx in Interior Alaska

The main objective of this study is to examine the spatial ecology of lynx, including travel rates, habitat use, and dispersal corridors, based on GPS data and, if funding permits, stable isotope chemistry. The proposed study focuses on lynx movement ecology across several F&WS NWRs (Tetlin, Yukon Flats, Kanuti, and Koyukuk/Nowitna) and one national park (Gates of the Arctic, GAAR). Lynx will be captured in cage traps and foot snares (winter) or modi􀂡ed foot traps (autumn) by biologists from F&WS and UAF during January – April and August – October, depending on study location. These activities will be coordinated with FWS collaborators and students in an attempt to maintain 10-20 GPS collars per study region per...