Contributed Paper Abstracts

AERIAL DISTANCE SAMPLING TO ESTIMATE ABUNDANCE OF TULE ELK POPULATIONS AND A COMPARISON TO A CONCURRENT FECAL DNA SPATIAL CAPTURE-RECAPTURE SURVEY

MIGRATORY STRATEGIES AND INTEGRATED STEP SELECTION ANALYSIS OF PRONGHORN (ANTILOCAPRA AMERICANA) ON THE MODOC PLATEAU

RESOURCE SELECTION OF INTRODUCED CALIFORNIA BIGHORN SHEEP

WINTER RESOURCE SELECTION BY MULE DEER FOLLOWING PINYON-JUNIPER REMOVAL

VARIATION IN RESOURCE RESOURCE SELECTION BY MULE DEER: EFFECTS OF REPRODUCTIVE STATUS AND INTERSPECIFIC COMPETITION

SELECTION OF RESOURCES BY PRONGHORN NEAR LARGE-SCALE DISTURBANCE

EVALUATING TRADE-OFFS BETWEEN RESTORATION OF BURNED LANDSCAPES AND TARGETED SUPPRESSION OF WILDFIRES IN SAGEBRUSH ECOSYSTEMS

CALVTP: CEQA'S ROLE IN INCREASING THE PACE AND SCALE OF WILDFIRE RESILIENCE

IMPLEMENTING BIOLOGICAL RESOURCE PROTECTIONS INTO WILDFIRE RESILIENCE PROJECTS USING THE CALIFORNIA VEGETATION TREATMENT PROGRAM (CALVTP)

PYRODIVERSITY: WHAT IS IT, AND HOW COULD IT HELP GUIDE WILDLIFE CONSERVATION IN THE WEST?

MUSTELID MOVEMENT: EVALUATING A FISHER HABITAT CONNECTIVITY MODEL IN THE KLAMATH BASIN

ESTIMATING THE POPULATION SIZE AND HABITAT ASSOCIATIONS OF COUGARS IN YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK BY COMBINING DETECTION DOG TEAM SURVEYS AND TRAIL CAMERA DATA

IDENTIFYING OILED WILDLIFE: ARE TRAIL CAMERA PHOTOS A REASONABLE APPROACH?

HOW TO AVOID THE CAMERA TRAP: RECOMMENDATIONS FOR EFFECTIVE USE OF REMOTELY TRIGGERED CAMERAS

MOHAVE GROUND SQUIRREL DISTRIBUTION ON PUBLIC LANDS: REPEATING A CAMERA TRAPPING SURVEY TEN YEARS LATER

A DRONE, A PHONE AND AN APP: A SOLUTION FOR FINE-SCALE ANIMAL TRACKING

VARIABLE FACTORS AFFECTING CAMERA TRAPPING FOR TWO GROUND SQUIRREL SPECIES IN THE WEST MOJAVE DESERT

FINDING PSEUDOGYMNOASCUS DESTRUCTANS IN TWO SIGNIFICANT NEW MEXICO BAT HIBERNACULA

THE EFFECTIVENESS OF BAT GATES FOR CONSERVING COLONIES AND POPULATIONS OF BATS IN WESTERN U.S.

E-BIKE HIGH FREQUENCY NOISE AND POTENTIAL IMPACTS TO ROOSTING BATS

FORAGING ECOLOGY OF THE HAWAIIAN HOARY BAT

INVESTIGATING DRIVERS OF SUMMER BAT ACTIVITY IN CALIFORNIA REDWOOD FORESTS

APPLICATIONS OF SPECIES DISTRIBUTION MODELLING TO CONSERVATION OF REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS IN NEVADA, USA.

GREATER SAGE-GROUSE SELECTION AND SURVIVAL ACROSS REPRODUCTIVE LIFE STAGES IN THE BI-STATE DISTINCT POPULATION SEGMENT

SAGE-GROUSE IN THE GREAT BASIN: RECENT POPULATION TRENDS ACROSS NEVADA AND THE GREAT BASIN

HOME RANGE AND HABITAT SELECTION OF COMMON RAVENS DURING THE BREEDING SEASON IN NORTHERN NEVADA

TRENDS IN COMMON RAVEN ABUNDANCE ACROSS TEMPERATE NORTH AMERICA OVER THE LAST 50 YEARS, WITH IMPLICATIONS FOR GREATER SAGE-GROUSE AND MOJAVE DESERT TORTOISES

GLOBAL PATTERNS OF VARIATION IN DISTURBANCE FORAGING BEHAVIOR OF BIRDS

POST-FIRE MONITORING IN THE EAST BAY

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BEFORE-AFTER CONTROL-IMPACT ASSESSMENT OF SIERRA NEVADA BIRD COMMUNITY RESPONSE TO MEGAFIRE

EFFECTS OF A HIGH SEVERITY WILDFIRE ON A STREAM DWELLING ENDANGERED FROG POPULATION

PERSISTENT EFFECTS OF THE 2014 KING MEGAFIRE ON SPOTTED OWLS

USING BAT GUANO TO DETERMINE SPECIES USE OF REDWOOD HOLLOWS ON THE NORTH COAST OF CALIFORNIA

NOVEL DNA COLLECTION METHOD FOR IDENTIFICATION OF ROOSTING BAT SPECIES

GENETIC EVALUATION OF THE HISTORIC AND CURRENT DISTRIBUTION AND POSSIBLE VARIATIONS BETWEEN LASIURUS BOREALIS AND LASIURUS BLOSSEVILLII IN WESTERN NORTH AMERICA

HONEYCREEPER HOSTS: TESTING THE EFFECTS OF DIET, ENVIRONMENT, AND GENETIC RELATEDNESS ON THE GUT MICROBIOME USING A CLASSIC EXAMPLE OF ADAPTIVE RADIATION

DIET OF BARRED OWLS IN CALIFORNIA ELUCIDATED WITH HIGH-THROUGHPUT-SEQUENCING

AMPHIBIAN DIVERSITY ASSESSMENT OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA'S LOST COAST REGION.

TORRENT IN A BOTTLE: USING ENVIRONMENTAL DNA TO DETECT COLUMBIA AND CASCADE TORRENT SALAMANDERS IN THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST

CALIFORNIA'S COLLABORATIVE APPROACH TO MONARCH CONSERVATION

IMPORTANCE OF MUTUALISTIC RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN ACADEMIA, AGENCIES, AND CONSULTANTS

RETHINKING THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN ACADEMIA, CONSULTANTS, APPLICANTS, AND RESOURCE AGENCIES. A SYMBIOTIC RELATIONSHIP TO PROTECT NESTING BIRDS

PARTNERS IN FLIGHT WESTERN WORKING GROUP MOTUS INITIATIVE: WILDLIFE TRACKING NETWORK FOR THE WEST

LESSONS LEARNED FROM CONSERVATION ACQUISITIONS FOR MITIGATION BANKING AND LAND TRUSTS

CUTTING GREEN TAPE, SB 155, AND 30 BY 30 - INITIATIVES TO STREAMLINE AND INCREASE RESTORATION EFFORTS

REESTABLISHMENT OF WOLVERINES IN THE SIERRA NEVADA: A MULTI-AGENCY AND STAKEHOLDER COLLABORATION

ASSESSING HOW FOREST STRUCTURE SHAPES PREDATOR-PREY INTERACTIONS BETWEEN SPOTTED OWLS AND WOODRATS IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA

ASSESSING TOP-DOWN AND BOTTOM-UP EFFECTS ON INTERACTIONS BETWEEN DUSKY-FOOTED WOODRATS AND SPOTTED OWLS IN THE SIERRA NEVADA

INTEGRATING GPS TAG LOCATIONS AND NEST MONITORING VIDEO REVEALS NEW INSIGHTS INTO SPOTTED OWL FORAGING BEHAVIOR

THE ROLE OF FORESTS AS MICROCLIMATES FOR SPOTTED OWLS

CONFRONTING THE HABITAT FRAGMENTATION - HETEROGENEITY PARADOX: DOES ENHANCED PREY ACCESSIBILITY BUFFER FORAGING COSTS BY SPOTTED OWLS IN PATCHY LANDSCAPES?

BREEDING CONSTRAINTS SHAPE TERRITORIALITY AND VOCALIZATION PATTERNS IN SPOTTED OWLS

QUANTIFYING THE GENDER GAP IN AUTHORSHIP IN HERPETOLOGY

USING WIR SYSTEM TO HELP FACILITATE AND GUIDE HUMAN DIMENSIONS RESEARCH ON BEAVERS

POPULATION DYNAMICS OF THE PUEO (ASIO FLAMMEUS SANDWICHENSIS) OVER THE LAST DECADE, INFORMED WITH COMMUNITY SCIENCE DATA

PREDICTED THREATS TO A NATIVE SQUIRREL FROM TWO INVADING SPECIES BASED ON CITIZEN SCIENCE DATA

OUTREACH AND COMMUNICATION STRATEGIES FOR ENCOURAGING USE OF NON-LEAD AMMUNITION

VERTEBRATE TREE DAMAGE, AN UNDERAPPRECIATED FUNCTION GENERATES FOREST DIVERSITY

THE ORIGIN OF CHRONIC WASTING DISEASE: RESULTS FROM A TEXT MINING PROJECT

ANALYZING WILDLIFE COUNT DATA USING GLMMS AND ECOCOUNTHELPER

USING A 12-YEAR DATASET TO MODEL FACTORS INFLUENCING BAY CHECKERSPOT BUTTERFLY DISTRIBUTION

END-OF-CENTURY CLIMATE MODELS PREDICT TODAY'S DISTRIBUTION OF HAWAIIAN TREE SNAILS

DEVELOPING AN EFFICIENT, ACOUSTICS-BASED SPOTTED OWL SURVEY PROTOCOL TO ENHANCE THE PACE AND SCALE OF FOREST RESTORATION

MAPPING COYOTE HABITAT PRESENCE FOLLOWING TREE REMOVAL IN NORTHERN NEVADA

ECOLOGICAL AND SOCIAL DRIVERS OF MEXICAN GRAY WOLF (CANIS LUPUS BAILEYI) HOME RANGE PATTERNS ACROSS SPATIOTEMPORAL SCALES

A CONSERVATION STRATEGY FOR THE SIERRA NEVADA RED FOX: FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS

STATUS AND DEMOGRAPHY OF THE SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND FOX POPULATION

MOUNTAIN LION DEN SITE ATTENDANCE IN NORTHEASTERN CALIFORNIA

QUANTIFYING PREDATOR POPULATIONS WITH STATISTICAL POPULATION RECONSTRUCTION

CHARACTERIZING BARRED OWL NATAL DISPERSAL ON THE CALIFORNIA COAST

THE EFFECTS OF HABITAT PREFERENCES AND INDIVIDUAL QUALITY ON ANNUAL REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS OF AMERICAN BARN OWLS (TYTO FURCATA) IN NAPA VALLEY, CALIFORNIA

DOES DEGREE OF REDDISHNESS MATTER? POLYMORPHISM IN AMERICAN BARN OWLS (TYTO FURCATA), DIET PATTERNS, AND HABITAT CHOICE IN NAPA VALLEY, CALIFORNIA.

HOW GENERALIZABLE ARE NEST BOX SELECTION MODELS FOR AMERICAN BARN OWLS (TYTO FURCATA) IN CALIFORNIA AGRICULTURE?

EFFECTS OF LANDSCAPE CONFIGURATION METRICS ON AMERICAN BARN OWL (TYTO FURCATA) NEST BOX OCCUPANCY

CREATING HABITAT: A STATEWIDE EXPERIMENT FOR THE WESTERN MONARCH (DANAUS PLEXIPPUS)

RESPONSE OF NESTING WESTERN SNOWY PLOVERS TO COASTAL DUNE CONTOURING AT VANDENBERG SPACE FORCE BASE

BUMBLE BEES OF CALIFORNIA: CHANGING DISTRIBUTIONS AND DIVERSITY

CALIFORNIA BLACK RAIL (LATERALLUS JAMAICENSIS COTURNICULUS) RESPONSE TO MARSH ENHANCEMENT AT POINT PINOLE REGIONAL SHORELINE, CALIFORNIA

AN INTENSIVE CAPTURE-MARK-RECAPTURE STUDY OF A POPULATION OF CASCADES FROGS ON MANAGED PRIVATE TIMBERLANDS IN THE SOUTHERN CASCADES

A DESERT TORTOISE-COMMON RAVEN VIABLE CONFLICT THRESHOLD

SCIENCE-BASED MANAGEMENT OF RAVENS TOOL (SMART): A WEB-BASED APPLICATION FOR ADAPTIVE RAVEN MANAGEMENT

A RAPID ASSESSMENT FUNCTION TO ESTIMATE COMMON RAVEN POPULATION DENSITIES: IMPLICATIONS FOR TARGETED MANAGEMENT

A SYNTHESIS OF COMMON RAVEN ECOLOGY AND PREDATION IMPACTS ON SENSITIVE AVIAN SPECIES

EFFICACY OF MANIPULATING REPRODUCTION OF COMMON RAVENS TO CONSERVE SENSITIVE PREY SPECIES: THREE CASE STUDIES

CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR CONSERVATION OF RARE SPECIES: A CASE STUDY OF HUMBOLDT MARTENS

PREDICTED DISTRIBUTION OF A RARE AND UNDERSTUDIED FOREST CARNIVORE: HUMBOLDT MARTENS (MARTES CAURINA HUMBOLDTENSIS)

COMBINED FIELD AND CLINICAL METHODS CLARIFY MORTALITY CAUSES AND SURVIVAL PATTERNS OF PACIFIC MARTENS

FACTORS INFLUENCING FINE-SCALE SPACE-USE BY FISHERS BEFORE, DURING, AND AFTER TREE MORTALITY IN THE SOUTHERN SIERRA NEVADA BASED ON SCAT LOCATIONS

UNDERSTANDING FOREST-DEPENDENT SPECIES OF CONSERVATION CONCERN

BUILDING A BLUNT-NOSED LEOPARD LIZARD ASSURANCE COLONY: BACKGROUND AND FUTURE DIRECTIONS

UTILIZING NON-INVASIVE METHODS TO EXAMINE REPRODUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT IN AN ENDANGERED LIZARD, THE BLUNT-NOSED LEOPARD LIZARD (GAMBELIA SILA)

REPRODUCTION OF THE BLUNT-NOSED LEOPARD LIZARD (GAMBELIA SILA) AT FRESNO CHAFFEE ZOO

NATIVE SHRUBS FACILITATE THERMOREGULATION BY ENDANGERED BLUNT-NOSED LEOPARD LIZARDS (GAMBELIA SILA)

OBSERVING PREDATION PRESSURE ON THE ENDANGERED BLUNT-NOSED LEOPARD LIZARD (GAMBELIA SILA)

HABITAT HETEROGENEITY AFFECTS THE THERMAL ECOLOGY OF AN ENDANGERED LIZARD

INVESTIGATING THE POPULATION ECOLOGY OF BLUNT-NOSED LEOPARD LIZARDS ON THREE CORE PROTECTED SITES IN THE SAN JOAQUIN DESERT

WHAT, WHERE, WHO AND HOW MANY: NONINVASIVE GENETIC MONITORING OF THE BLUNT-NOSED LEOPARD LIZARD

PANEL DISCUSSION

TRAX: RE-DEVELOPING ROADKILL REPORTING SOFTWARE TO IMPROVE DATA COLLECTION, PROCESSING AND USER EXPERIENCE.

SIMULATING WIND ENERGY PRODUCTION FROM DETECTION-BASED SMART CURTAILMENT FOR BATS AT WIND FACILITIES

ALMA BRIDGE ROAD-RELATED NEWT MORTALITY STUDY

CARCASS DETECTABILITY BY CANINE SEARCH TEAMS ON A WINDFARM IN CALIFORNIA.

WILDLIFE SPACE USE RESPONSE TO SMALL-SCALE CANNABIS DEVELOPMENT

CARNIVORE AND UNGULATE RESPONSE TO LIVESTOCK IN A GRAZED FOREST ECOSYSTEM

ESTIMATING THE ECOSYSTEM SERVICE OF ALEUTIAN CACKLING GEESE ON PASTURES.

IMPORTANCE OF AGRICULTURAL LANDS TO THE CONSERVATION AND RECOVERY OF THE CALIFORNIA TIGER SALAMANDER

NESTING PURPLE MARTINS AT MOUNT THAYER

PRELIMINARY DOCUMENTATION OF THE PRESENCE OF MICROPLASTICS IN THE GASTROINTESTINAL TRACTS OF TERRESTRIAL RAPTORS

INTRODUCED TROUT FILTER HIGH-ELEVATION LAKESIDE BIRD COMMUNITIES IN THE SIERRA NEVADA, CALIFORNIA

RAPID GROWTH OF THE SWAINSON'S HAWK (BUTEO SWAINSONI) POPULATION IN CALIFORNIA

DECADES OF RIPARIAN BREEDING BIRDS SHOW A PERSISTENT REDUCTION AFTER EXTREME WEATHER HEAT EVENTS.

POPULATION VIABILITY AND TRENDS OF BANK SWALLOWS (RIPARIA RIPARIA) ON THE SACRAMENTO RIVER FROM RED BLUFF TO COLUSA, CA

RECOVERY OF THE THREATENED SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND BELL'S SPARROW

BIRD TRENDS IN NATIONAL PARKS OF THE SIERRA NEVADA: HAS RECENT CLIMATE MASKED A GENERAL DECLINE IN POPULATION DENSITY?

YELLOW-BILLED MAGPIE POPULATION STATUS AND HABITAT CHARACTERISTICS IN URBAN SACRAMENTO

MODELING PLASTICITY IN RODENT RESPONSES TO THE LUNAR CYCLE FOLLOWING HABITAT MODIFICATION

TRANSLOCATION OF THE SAN JOAQUIN ANTELOPE SQUIRREL (AMMOSPERMOPHILUS NELSONI) IN THE CARRIZO PLAIN

IT'S GETTING HOTTER IN HERE: SALT MARSH HARVEST MOUSE SURVIVAL AND RECOVERY FOLLOWING WILDFIRE

PATCH OCCUPANCY OF THE SALT MARSH HARVEST MOUSE: DO PATCH SIZE AND ISOLATION DRIVE OCCURRENCE OF AN ENDANGERED HABITAT SPECIALIST?

A NEW FRAMEWORK FOR EVALUATING POTENTIAL HABITAT OF THE SALT MARSH HARVEST MOUSE

A RANGE-WIDE ASSESSMENT OF THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN SALT MARSH HARVEST MOUSE DENSITIES AND ENVIRONMENTAL CHARACTERISTICS