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Characteristics Of Ungulate Behavior And Mortality Associated With Wire Fences, Justin L. Harrington
Characteristics Of Ungulate Behavior And Mortality Associated With Wire Fences, Justin L. Harrington
All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023
I studied the characteristics of fence mortality in pronghorn (Antilocapra americana), mule deer (Odocoileus hemionus), and elk (Cervus elaphus) along roads in Colorado and Utah from June 2004 to June 2005. I defined a direct-fence mortality as a carcass caught directly in a fence and an indirect-fence mortality as a carcass on the ground within 10 m of a fence. I estimated an average annual direct mortality occurrence of 0.25 mortalities/km (0.078 mule deer mortalities/km, 0.113 pronghorn mortalities/km, and 0.061 elk mortalities/km). The highest fence-mortality rates for ungulates occurred during August, which coincided with …