Richard A. Beausoleil

Corrigendum to “Limited cougar recolonization of eastern North America predicted by an individual-based model” [Biol. Conserv. volume 298 (2024)/110756]

Thomas W. Glass, Richard A. Beausoleil, L. Mark Elbroch, Brian N. Kertson et autres

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Limited cougar recolonization of eastern North America predicted by an individual-based model

Thomas W. Glass, Richard A. Beausoleil, L. Mark Elbroch, Brian N. Kertson et autres

Machine learning allows for large-scale habitat prediction of a wide-ranging carnivore across diverse ecoregions

W. Connor O’Malley, L. Mark Elbroch, Katherine A. Zeller, Paul Beier et autres

Abstract Context Resource selection functions are powerful tools for predicting habitat selection of animals. Recently, machine-learning methods such as random forest have gained popularity for predicting habitat selection due to their flexibility and strong predictive performance. Objectives We tested two methods for …

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Genetic diversity, gene flow, and source-sink dynamics of cougars in the Pacific Northwest

Claudia Wultsch, Katherine A. Zeller, Lindsay S. Welfelt, Richard A. Beausoleil

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Genetic diversity, gene flow, and source-sink dynamics of cougars in the Pacific Northwest - Wultsch et al. 2023 - Microsatellite data of 1,903 cougars studied across Washington, United States and south-central British Columbia, Canada, 2003-2018

Claudia Wultsch, Katherine A. Zeller, Lindsay S. Welfelt, Richard A. Beausoleil

The microsatellite data table (Genalex file format) includes genotypes of 1,903 individual cougars, which were collected by the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife across Washington, USA and south-central British Columbia, Canada between 2003 and 2018. More specifically, 615 cougar individuals were …

Accounting for sex-specific differences in gene flow and functional connectivity for cougars and implications for management

Katherine A. Zeller, Claudia Wultsch, Lindsay S. Welfelt, Richard A. Beausoleil et autres

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Review of puma density estimates reveals sources of bias and variation, and the need for standardization

Sean M. Murphy, Richard A. Beausoleil, Haley Stewart, John J. Cox

Range-wide status assessments of wildlife are critical to effective species conservation and management. Reliability of these assessments is contingent on having accurate and precise demographic estimates for local populations, but for large carnivores, such estimates are often biased, imprecise, or unavailable. Despite …

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A policymaker perspective on use of a population density estimate to manage cougar harvest risk (Beausoleil et al. 2021): A reply to Thorburn

Richard A. Beausoleil, Lindsay S. Welfelt, Ilai N. Keren, Brian N. Kertson et autres

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Long‐Term Evaluation of Cougar Density and Application of Risk Analysis for Harvest Management

Richard A. Beausoleil, Lindsay S. Welfelt, Ilai N. Keren, Brian N. Kertson et autres

ABSTRACT Estimates of cougar (Puma concolor) density are among the least available of any big game species in North America because of monetary and logistical challenges. Thus, wildlife managers identify cougar density estimates as a high priority need for population estimation, developing …

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Factors associated with black bear density and implications for management

Lindsay S. Welfelt, Richard A. Beausoleil, Robert B. Wielgus

ABSTRACT Wildlife density estimates are important to accurately formulate population management objectives and understand the relationship between habitat characteristics and a species’ abundance. Despite advances in density and abundance estimation methods, management of common game species continues to be challenged by a …

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Cougar response to a gradient of human development

Benjamin T. Maletzke, Brian N. Kertson, Mark E. Swanson, Gary M. Koehler et autres

Abstract Human populations continue to increase and transform Earth's ecosystems. For large carnivores, human development reduces habitat abundance, alters predator–prey dynamics, and increases the risk of mortality, which may threaten the viability of many populations. To investigate how the cougar (Puma concolor) …

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A long‐term evaluation of biopsy darts and DNA to estimate cougar density: An agency‐citizen science collaboration

Richard A. Beausoleil, Joseph D. Clark, Benjamin T. Maletzke

ABSTRACT Accurately estimating cougar ( Puma concolor ) density is usually based on long‐term research consisting of intensive capture and Global Positioning System collaring efforts and may cost hundreds of thousands of dollars annually. Because wildlife agency budgets rarely accommodate this approach, …

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