Evaluation and Improvement in Desert Bighorn Sheep Population Estimates

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Evaluation and Improvement in Desert Bighorn Sheep Population Estimates: The United States Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) and the Arizona Game and Fish Department (AZGFD) count and estimate desert bighorn sheep (DBS) populations on Federal and State owned lands. A variety of methods have been used since 1981, founded on a two-helicopter double-count, simultaneous double-count, and mark-resight methodology (Seber 1973, Furlow et al. 1981, Miller et al. 1985, Samuel et al. 1987, Lee et al. 1992). Presently, a "group-size-density-estimator" method is in use and has been consistently conducted since 1997. The areas surveyed and the amount of effort in each survey is standardized. Radio-collared sheep were used to evaluate sighting rates for these surveys (Hervert et al. 1998). Over recent years, both agencies have dedicated much effort to address the level of variation associated with such survey data. One problematic issue is that the average group size of the marked animals seen on surveys can be significantly larger than the average group size of marked animals missed on surveys. This difference can be explained by the observed probabilities for discrete group sizes. For example, observers miss more small groups than large groups. This group size bias can greatly influence the accuracy of the population estimate. This bias can generate estimates with wide confidence intervals. This in turn challenges managers' abilities to accurately determine population declines or increases in a statistically defensible framework. Presently, survey data are used for (but not limited to) evaluating population trends, regional meta-analyses, setting harvest objectives, quantifying lamb/ewe ratios, and lambda. The successful applicant will need to understand the connection between survey methods and the management decisions made from the survey data now, and the population based information we hope to gain from survey data. Certainly, the biometrician must know what the survey results are used for in order to help tune the technique. Such discussions will be led by AZGFD.
Federal Grant Title: Evaluation and Improvement in Desert Bighorn Sheep Population Estimates
Federal Agency Name: Region 2
Grant Categories: Natural Resources
Type of Opportunity: Discretionary
Funding Opportunity Number: NWRS-R2-DBS-01
Type of Funding: Cooperative Agreement
CFDA Numbers: 15.660
CFDA Descriptions: Endangered Species - Candidate Conservation Action Funds
Current Application Deadline: Mar 04, 2010
Original Application Deadline: Mar 04, 2010
Posted Date: Feb 04, 2010
Creation Date: Feb 04, 2010
Archive Date: Apr 03, 2010
Total Program Funding: $15,000
Maximum Federal Grant Award: $15,000
Minimum Federal Grant Award: $10,000
Expected Number of Awards: 1
Cost Sharing or Matching: No
Applicants Eligible for this Grant
State governments - County governments - City or township governments - Special district governments - Public and State controlled institutions of higher education - Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized) - Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments) - Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education - Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education - Private institutions of higher education - For profit organizations other than small businesses - Small businesses - Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
Additional Information on Eligibility
Eligible applicants include nonprofit organizations, public and private educational organizations, federal, state, local and tribal governments and organizations, foreign governments, consulting firms, research firms and individual companies.
Grant Announcement Contact
Dr. Grant Harris U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service PO Box 1306 Albuquerque, NM 87103 Phone: 505-248-6817 Fax: 505-248-6874
[email protected] [[email protected]]
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