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| Lackey, C.W. | |
| Nevada cougar management topics | |
| 2014 Conference Proceeding | |
Nevada's Mountain Lion Management Plan was last updated in 1995. Since that time there have been several regulatory changes to cougar management in the state, most of which were implemented with the goal of increasing annual harvest. This was the product of a politically charged system under which cougar management in the state was operating. These revisions included reduced tag costs, over-the-counter tag sales, increased bag limits and changes to a year-around season. These changes have had only moderate effects on total harvest. Current harvest levels represent roughly 11% of the adult cougar population and are below the 5-year and 10-year harvest averages. Statewide cougar harvest probably has been more dependent on yearly climatic fluctuations than it has on the imposed regulatory changes mentioned. Cougar research continues in western Nevada with a contribution to the journal Molecular Ecology (2012) by Alyson Andreasen, University of Nevada, Reno. Additional publications from that PhD dissertation are forthcoming. We continue to investigate research opportunities and are anticipating that a cougar and black bear interaction study will begin in fall of 2014. |
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