Exam1roughDraft

.docx

School

University of Idaho *

*We aren’t endorsed by this school

Course

492

Subject

Anthropology

Date

May 24, 2024

Type

docx

Pages

3

Uploaded by jack1049

Report
(25 pts) First, write an “executive summary” of the issue of migrating ungulates that is 1 page long, double-spaced (not including your references- they are in addition to the 1 page). a. (5 pts) What is ungulate migration, and what are the reasons they migrate? Please think and write about this from a global perspective, and also a Western U.S. perspective. A great recent article reviews this topic to start you off (lots of good refs in it, too). This paper is also uploaded onto the Canvas course website. There are many reasons that ungulates migrate, but perhaps the most important is that over time, they learn foraging cycles and can move with the food They are also able to adjust their current habitat with the changing environment of the said habitat. Global perspective: The global perspective on ungulate migration is that we need more research, and migration is constantly developing due to unpredictable environmental changes. Western Us. Perspective: ungulate migration is more of a challenge in the Western united states due to habitat change and loss. Wyoming has a migration strategy in place in order to combat this and improve ungulate movement, as well as migration corridors and stopover areas. b. (5 pts) What are key challenges to migration continuing in the Western U.S.? 1 st challenge: Management of bottlenecks 2 nd challenge: The management of ungulates under uncertain conditions 3 rd challenge: Prioritization of the critical (winter) habitat c. (5 pts) What is currently unknown (i.e., more research needed) but important for further inquiry, if good decisions are to be made? Physiological responses to disturbance and environmental changes throughout the year Impacts of migration corridors to the point where migration is meaningless d. (10 pts) Cite the scientific literature, as well as agency/NGO reports, in your text to support fact-based statements you are making, and include a Literature Cited section at the end with at least 10 references. Remember, the Literature Cited section does not count towards your 1-page goal.
(25 pts) Next, focus on Wyoming’s recent efforts to conserve ungulate migration corridors based on many years of migration research at the University of Wyoming. Please read this article, and also Wyoming’s Migration Corridor Strategy (also uploaded onto Canvas course website) and the Governor’s subsequent October 2020 Executive Order (also uploaded onto Canvas course website) on the topic, including the appendices. Please reflect on this issue by writing 2 pages, double spaced and citing at least 10 references (references are not included in page length) on: a. (5 pts) Does this corridor strategy cover all the concerns you think there are for Wyoming’s migratory wildlife? What is missing, if anything, and why do you think it was not included? The ungulate migration corridor strategy implemented by the state of Wyoming is very thorough. It covers many concerns brought to the state such as designating the corridors through the state department, assessing risks in new areas, and more. There are four key actions that the strategy specifically outlines, including the two concerns in the previous sentence. If I had to say that there was anything missing from the strategy, it would be the fact that is assesses little on the physiological change that the ungulates go through during the winter months to travel through the migration corridors and stopover areas. Now this isn’t a problem that is necessarily missing from the strategy, as outlines in the current knowledge and science and research needs section. The strategy states that the current research cannot give the answer to problems about this. They wrote that this is one specific area that needs more attention in the future of the strategy. b. (5 pts) Does this Executive Order, and its appendices, adequately ensure the future for Wyoming’s migratory ungulates? What does it require vs. what does it recommend, allow, or encourage? Any sign of adaptive management approaches, and if so, what is present versus missing (think PrOACT). The executive order by the state of Wyoming, adequately ensures the future for their migratory ungulates. To successfully help these animals, the state thinks that identifying the migration corridors correctly and swiftly will help immensely. In appendix B of the order, there is a detailed outline, and step by step process that allows an area to be considered a designated area. This requires a minimum of three years of research, and a year for a biological risk assessment. The order recommends that all other uses of the land, such as new infrastructure, recreational use, and development, happens outside of all of these said designated corridors. This would allow the areas to be used to their highest use. (ASK JOC ABOUT ADAPTIVE, flexibility/climate change)
Your preview ends here
Eager to read complete document? Join bartleby learn and gain access to the full version
  • Access to all documents
  • Unlimited textbook solutions
  • 24/7 expert homework help