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Thomas. E. Kucera, Ph.D.
22 Reservoir Road
San. Rafael CA'94901
5 May 2004
Ms. Marti Buxton
Mission Valley Properties
5.000 Hopyard Road Suite 170
Pleasanton CA 94588
Dear Ms Buxton:
This letter is in reference to the property at the southwest corner of Paula
Lane and Sunset, in the city of Petaluma California., At the beginning, I would
like to state that I am not.taking a position of advocacy for the project and I do not
want my remarks tote interpreted as such. L. would like to contribute some
scientific awareness of badgers and rare carnivores in general to the discussion.
At your request, I visited the site with you on 13 April 2004 to look at and
assess wildlife sign, particularly that reportedly made by American badgers.,
have also reviewed documents regarding badgers and, the project that you
provided .me, including.those written by: Robert W. Floerke, dated March 11,
2002; Anne Flannery May 16, 2002; Kimberly Fitts and Derek'Marshall, January
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2004; William F. Gogin and Bradley G. Erskine, Februa 11, 2004; K Shawn
Smallwood,, February. 23, 2004; and Liam Davis, email, February 23, 2004.
I am a wildlife 'biologist with more-than .25 years of experience. I received
a Master's degree in Resource Ecology (Wildlife Management) from the
University of Michigan in 1976; ,and earned a Ph.D. in Vllildland Resource
Science (Wildlife Biology) fromth University of California, Berkeley (UCB), in
1988. Tam a Certified Wildlife Biologist, as designated by The Wildlife: Society,
the professional organization of wildlife biologists. Currently I am employed as a
Research Wildlife.Biologist in the Department of Environmental Science, Policy,
and Management -at U'CB, and as,a Project Manager with the Endangered
Species Recovery. Program, California 'State University, Stanislaus. I also
conduct numerous i, dependent wildlife studies. For more than 1 10 years I have
been involved in research on the distribution and ecology of rare mammalian
carnivores in California, including the fisher, marten, wolverine, which are
cousins to the badgers,. all members of the family Mustelidae.
The American badger is' a medium -sized (7 -20 Ibs) member of the
• mustelid family; related to sea otters, weasels, and skunks. They have a large
native distribution in North America, mainly on unforested lands from the northern
Great Plain. s in Canada into Mexico. They are specialized for digging, and prey .
on burrowing'rodentssuch as pocket gophers, ground squirrels, and kangaroo
.rats. Although related to economically important forbearers (e g., mink, fishers, .
marten, sea otters, etc,), badgers have fur of relatively poor quality and „low
economic value. They are incidentally caught in traps set for other species, but
have never been a major component of a fur harvest. Badgers are poorly known
ecologically in California; most research on them has occurred elsewhere,
notably Idaho (Messick and Hornocker 1981) and Wyoming (Minta 1993;), mostly
on undeveloped land. Most of the. following information is from those studies and
from Grinnell et - al,. `(1937) and a recent species review by Lindzey (2003).
Although, occasionally active during the, day, badgers are primarily
nocturnal, when they forage, and typically spend daytime underground.. Dens
are common,' as many as 4 per acre, and are used for daytime resting, food
storage,. and. parturition which occurs in February through April. pens are .
typically open, but may be plugged from below during cold weather,,and may
reused frequently. Badgers. are typically solitary. .-Researchers have estimated
badger densities on open, undeveloped lands of between 0.5 and 2 animals per.
square mile (640.acres). Slzes of home ranges reported in the�scientific
literature have varied by sex, age-, season, and geographic location. from 300 to
more than 3,6,00 acres (0.5 -6 square miles). The home ranges of different
individuals may overlap. ,_ these data are from rangelands in Idaho,
Wyoming, and Utah; no such data from California exist.
The property at Paula Lane, at the edge of the city of Petaluma
coin prises approximately 11_ undeveloped acres in a <suburban landscape
fragmented with residential developments. The density of Aevplopmeht 'is
apparently'higher the east (toward central` Petaluma) than to the west. The
property immediately adjoining to the west appears to have been develop_ ed in
the last few years; others nearby %are up to approximately 40. years old, and no
doubt others are older. still., ,Examination of aerial photos confirms the visual
impression of fragmentation due to residential sprawl., The site itself is flat . to
moderately sloping and vegetated mostly with. annual grasses and. native and
non - native forb with a few. Baccharis: shrubs and several trees along the edge.
At the time of my visit; the grasses were 1: -3 feet high and quite dense.
Although dense vegetation covered most of the ground,, several animal burrows„
which were relatively fresh (i.e., with loose dirt with no vegetation, open
entrance), were evident., Others were less fresh, as evidenced b y cobwebs
covering the opening. The uneven nature of the ground on much of the,site .
supports the, contention that such animal:-excavations have occurred for some
years. I am aware that in addition `to badgers, otherrnammals that excavate
burrows of the size and type found on the isite, such as coyotes and, red foxes,
have been reported :at the site. , 'I alsol saw mounds made by pocket:gophers, and,
found: one'freshl,y killed gopher, °with only the head and intestines-present. There
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was no way to determine what killed it, but I doubt that a badger would have left
the head and intestines. A predatory bird or domestic cat are possibilities.
am sensitive to the need for verifiable documentation of the distribution of
animals that are poorly known and difficult to study, having spent several years
developing reliable, empirical, non- lethal detection method ologies'for'fishers and
martens (Zielinski and Kucera.1995) that are presently widely used in rare
carnivore surveys in „`California. In,the documents that I read and during my site
visit, I saw no direct evidence that establishes the presence of badgers at the
site. The existence of burrows means that burrowing mammals are present, but I
do not know how one can confidently discriminate burrows made by badgers
from those made by coyotes or foxes. "Dens [of badgers] are variable in
characteristics, with most having only a single, often elliptical entrance” (Lindzey
2003:686). I saw no scats at or near the. burrows.. (In contrast to the assertion of
Kimberly Fitts in herdocumentof February 24, 2004, that "the badger buries its
scat," Lindzey (2003;;686) writes "Scats frequently occur in the mound of soil at
the entrance and in the den itself. "), I saw no tracks at or near the burrows clear
enough to identify. No expert; has reported seeing a badger at the site, and I am
unaware of the existence ;of any carcass (for example, from a road kill),
photograph, or other solid. evidence of badgers at the site. The existence of
burrows by itself in my mind is -insufficient to conclude the presence of badgers.
To my knowledge, there has been no published ecological research on
badgers in California. As a wildlife research biologist, I regret the fact that the
status, distribution, and ecology of badgers in California are essentially unknown.
Badgers have been of conservation concern in California since at least 1937,
when Grinnell et al. (1937:374) stated "The badger has been reduced in numbers
over almost all its range in, California." it was and likely still is subject to
poisoning and shooting, and continues to experience habitat loss from
agricultural and urban development. Williams (1986) listed it as a "species of
special concern in California," and. stated (p. 66) "No current data exist on the
status of Badger populations,in California..:" According to the California
Department of Fish .and Game (CDFG;
http: / /www.dfg.ca.gov/hcpb /species /ssc /ssc.shtmi), Species of Special Concern
(SSC) is a designation for "animals not listed under the federal Endangered
Species Act, or the California Endangered Species Act, but which nonetheless 1)
are declining ata rate that could result in listing, or 2) historically occurred in low
numbers and known threats to their persistence currently exist." It is essentially
an early warning regarding species that could qualify for listing as threatened or
endangered, with the expectation that such a warning combined with
management attention could make such listings unnecessary.
According to the CDFG, "This designation is intended to result in special
consideration for .these animals by the Department, land managers, consulting
is biologists, and others, and is intended to focus attention on the species to help
avert the need for costly listing under federal and State endangered: species laws
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and cumbersome recovery °efforts that might ultimately be required. This
designation also is intended to stimulate collection of additional information on
the biology, distribution, and status of poorly known at -risk species' and focus
research and management attention on them.
"Department staff should consider SSCs during 1) the environmental
review process,, 2) conservation ,planning process, '3) the preparation of
management plans for Department lands, and 4) inventories, surveys., and
monitoring'.(conducted either by the Department or others with whom we are
cooperating)." (http'/ /www.dfg.ca.gov /hcpb %species /ssc /ssc.shtmi')
Direction to'CDFG staff, taken from their website and presented in the
previous paragraph is -to "consider SSCs" during environmental reviews.. It" is my
understanding that CDFG's consideration of the badger with respect to they Paula
Lane project is outlined in a letter'dated March 11, 2002 from Robert W. Floerke,
Regional Manager, Central Coast Region„ to Ms. Irene T. Borba of the City of
Pet Planning Department. In this letter, Mr' Floerke recommends using the
undeveloped portion of the project.for.long -term badger habitat, and separating
this from developed portions with a barrier- extending some depth; into the
ground to prevent badger access under fences and walls to prevent problems for
future owners. This recommendationwas repeated'"in an email dated February
23, 2004, from Mr: Liam Davis of .CDFG to Ms. Borba. This exclusion concept
appears to me a Teasonable approach in an abundance of caution to discourage
badgers from accessing the developed areas, assuming that badgers do indeed
occur, °there: Developing some 8 -10 acres,of habitat in an already fragmented
landscapeAs.unlikel,y to have.a significant adverse impact on an animal that is of
-low density by nature and has a home range of hundreds or thousands of acres.
You and I also discussed methods to reduce the likelihood of injury to
badgers (or other species') if present in dens during any grading activities; and.'I
presented some ideas. I would anticipate that any badger exclusion or removal:
plans would be developed in more detail with input from CDFG and other wildlife
experts. Overall, however, the concept of identifying occupied dens so as to
allowth 4r o ccupants to escape before construction -and physically excluding
badgers from the developed portion &-the property seems feasible to me.
I hope these remarks are helpful. Please contact me if I can provide any
additional information or clarification.
Sincerely,
Thomas E. Kucera,. Ph.D.
22 Reservoir Road
San Rafael CA 9490'1
Literature Cited
Grinnell, J. J. S. Dixon; and; J. M. Linsdale. 1937. Fur- bearing: mammals of
California. University of California Press, Berkeley.
Lindzey; F. G. B'ad'ger. 2003. Badger. Pp. 683 -691 in G. A. Feldhammer, B. C.
Thompson, and J. A Chapman (eds.). Wild mammals of North America:
ecology, management conservation. Johns Hopkins Press,
Baltimore.
Messick, J. P., and M., G: Hornocker: 1981.. Ecology of the. badger in
southwestern `Idaho. Wildlife Monographs 76:1 -53.
Minta, S. C. 1993. Sexual,differences in spatio= temporal interactions among
badgers. Oecologia '96.:402 -409.
Zielinski, W. L. and T. E: Kucera* (eds.). 1995. American .marten, fisher;, lynx, and
wolverine :, survey methods for their detection. USDA For. Serv. Gen. Tech. Rep.
PSW- GTR -157.
Cc: M. Bradish
I. Borba
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THOMAS EDWARD KU.CERA
22 Reservoir Road 415 =482 -9325
San Rafael, CA 94901, 4 9326 cell
tom_kucera @hotmail.com.
Education
Ph.D.,,W ldland Resource Science, University,of'California, Berkeley, 1988. Area of
Specialization; Wildlife ecology population dynamics, and management. Mayor
Professor: Dr.. Dale R. McCullough. Dissertation Title: Ecology. and Population
Dynamicst of Mule ,Deer in the Eastern Sierra Nevada, California.
M.&,, Resource Ecology (Wildlife.Management), 1976. ` The University of Michigan. , Thesis
Title: Social Behavior During Rut and Breed ingiSystem of the besert Mule Deer.
B.A., Psychology and Zoology, 1969. Western Michigan University.
Professional Emr)loyment
Research Wildlife Biologist, Department of Environmental , Science ; ;P61icy, and Management, '
Un_'iversity of California, Berkeley. July "2003 = present. I lead the operational component.
of Ihe;Califorma Cooperative Wild Turkey Project, including collecting and field
- necropsies of Wild turkeys in state parks, agency coordination, etc.
Project Manager and Wildlife Biologist' Endangered Species Recovery Program, California State
University, Stanislaus. January,2001- present, [ manage and conduct projects for ,ESRP
that include endangered species issues. Projects include documenting the potential
impact of :,a, new highway in the Mojave desert on threatened and, endangered"plant and
animal species and other natural resources, and assessing a dry stretch of 'the San
Joaquin River bed for a variety of listed species including the San_ Joaquin kit fox, Fresno
- kangaroo rat, and valley elderberry longhorn beetle.
Wildlife Biologist, URS Corporation, Oakland, 'CA., August 2001 - present., I lead field efforts on
surveys for endangered species, particularly• small mammals and kit foxes, in 'the San
Joaquin Valley.
Wildlife Biologist, National Park Service; Point Reyes National .Seashore :Point Reyes; Station,
CA. March 1998 -March 20.0,0. T managed the ungulate - program at the Seashore which
includes elk, 'native deer, and two species of exotic deer. ' Responsibilities included
planning, organizing, supervising, and conducting °management and monitoring activities
such as'animal capture and itransiocation collections and, necropsies,, radiofelemetry,
disease monitoring, and censuses. I supervised two GS -7 technicians and volunteers.
Lecturer and Specialist, Department of °Environmental .Science, Policy, and Management.
University of California, Berkeley; 1992 = 1998.. Courses taught: Advanced. Wildlife
Management (ESPM 187);, North American Wildlife Conservation and Identification
(ESPM 106); graduate seminars. on Metapopulation Biology and Conservation Genetics.
I Was Principal Investigator on a studyof the ecology of American martens in the Sierra
Nevada funded by the Inyo .National Forest. 1 directed an effort to detect vvolverines,
Sierra Nevada red °fox, and otherrare carnivores in mountainous`areas of'California, and
co- authored a U.S Forest Service General, Technical' Report on detection methods for
rare carnivores. I led a.. project to assess the effects biomass harvest. on wildlife in
forests of northern California. I was part of a'team writing an updated version of
Mammals of Special Concern in California for the California Department of Fish and
Game. I prepared the "Sportsman's Guide to Mule Deer Habitat. Improvements in
California," funded' by The Mule Deer Foundation..
Project Leader, Tahoe Pilot _Project,. University of California, 'Berkeley, May- September, 1992. 1
supervised a team of'six biologists in gathering data. on vertebrate distribution across
several watersheds'in the ;Sierra. Nevada as: part of a project combining California's
Wildlife - Habitat Relationships models with models of forest growth and yield to predict
future wildlife distribution under different management: scenarios.
Wildlife: Biologist, September 1990- January 1992, . Wildland Resources�Center, University of
California, Berkeley; working with the California Department of Forestry and Fire
Protection to develop a Habitat Conservation Plane for the northern spotted owl.
Senior Associate (March 1989 - Sept: 1990) and Consulting Biologist (1990- 1997), Environmental
Science Associate's Inc., ,San`Francisco. I designed supervised, managed, and
conducted studio's related to the impact of various projects and land -use change.s
terrestrial wildlife" - Projects included salt marsh harvest mouse trapping studies in
Alameda,„ Santa Clara, .and. San Mateo counties, California iclapper rail surveys, telemetry
studies. "of deer for, highway planning, bio- reserve planning for The Nature Conservancy,
shorebird and' waterfowl censuses, and Mojave Desert field surveys on the Nevada Test
Site.
Wildlife Biologist, July - August 4981, E. Linwood Smith Associates, Tucson, AZ. I conducted
radiotelemetry studies of desert bighorn sheep in southwestern Arizona.
Raptor Research Biologist, February 1 "979 -June 1981, Snake River Birds of Prey Project, U.S.
Bureau of Land Management, Boise, ID. I collected, compiled, -and anal�zed data on
raptor ecology, nesting density, reproductive performance and diets,, prey densities, and
habitat distribution ,in the Snake River Birds of Prey Area in southwestern. Idaho.
Wildlife Biologist, May - September 1978, U.S. Forest Service, Portland, OR. I worked on the
Resources Planning Act assessment, of fish arid wildlife for Region 6 (Oregon 'and
Washington), and .compiled a publication containing distribution and. habitat matrices for
all vertebrate species in. the region.
Range Aide„ April 197. 8. Inyo National Forest, .Bishop, CA. I. conducted censuses of bighorn
sheep on the winter range at the base' of the eastern escarpment of the Sierra Nevada.
Academic Employment
Research Assistant, 1982 -1983, Black= tailed deer project, Hopland Field Station, Mendocino
County;, CA. I captured, marked and released deer, conducted daylight and. spotlight
censuses, supervised processing and data collection from hunter - 'killed deer on the
Station,. and conducted habitat surveys and vegetation analyses.
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Teaching Assistant, 1981 2, 1987" . Department of Forestry°.and Resource Management,,
University of'California, Berkeley. I taught sections of North American Game Birds and
Mammals, and Wildlife Biology and Management.
, Selected , Consulting , Experience
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Consulting Biologist; Mammoth Mountain Ski,Area and Intra -West Corp.,,'Mammoth Lakes CA,
May 2001- present. At the request of Mammoth Mountain, I am - conducting an ecological
study of American martens, on the alpine ski :areas of Mammoth and. June Mountains
and the nordic ski area of Tamarack, on the Inyo.National Forest, Mono County, CA.
Member, San Francisco Bay Area Regional Team California Rapid Assessment Method
(CRAM)' for °wetlands: San Francis co.Estuary' Institute, May 2003 - present..) assist in the.
EPA- sponsored program to .develop and _test rapid methods to assess wetlands- around'
San Fra'ncisco.Bay.
Consulting Biologist -, Montezuma Wetlands LLC, Emeryville CA. August 2000- present. I trap for
the endangered .salt.marsh harvest mouse in he Montezuma wetlands; of Suisun. Bay as
part of the project for upland disposal of dredge spoils from the Oakland estuary .
Consulting Biologist, California Department of Parks land Recreation, November 1,999- present.
Conducted detection; surveys to detect red fox. Vul es vulpes ) and other carnivores at
China Camp,State ,Paris; assessed the black-tailed' deer management program on Angel
Island State, park.
Consulting Biologist, GANDA Co., San AnseImo, CA 1997 -2002. Set up forest; carnivore
detection stations in ;Plumas County, conducted smalC= mammal frapping' forIsalt =marsh
harvest mice, and collected, house mice as surrogates for toxics analyses; burrowing owl .
monitoring in eastern Alameda: County.
Consulting ,Biologi'st, Ibis Co..,, San Rafael CA. 1998 -2000. I, conducted trapping forsalt marsh
.'harvest mice. in Menlo Park, at Mare Island, Solano Co., the Concord Naval Weapons
Center, Contra Costa County; and at the Alameda, Naval Air Station, Alameda Co,'
Consulting Biologist, Monk and Associates, Walnut Creek CA, May - June`{ 2000. Conducting live
trapping and removal of salt; marsh harvest mice at.Sonoma Creek and Highway 37,
Sonoma County, preparatory, to, seismic retrofit of the Hwy. 37 bridge.
Consultant to the World Bank, 1998. At the request oNhe World Bank, I made a mission to
Georgia to consult on the status -of and ,make: management recommendations for several
large mammals of conservation concern, 'i'ncluding designing monitoring and inventory
programs.
Consulting Biologist, Planning Concepts, Nevada City, CA, 1996, to assess effects of-operations
of 'a gravel mine on Wintering mule: deerand' pronghorn in Lassen County.
Consulting Biologist, EBASCO Environmental Sacramento,. CA; September = 'November 1992: 'I
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designed, supervised, and ;conducted field surveys to, quantify'fa'll mule deer migration in
a proposed reservoir area, North ,Fork Stanislaus River, California.
Consulting Biologist, McClenahan and Hopkins Associates, Redwood City, CA, April -July 1992.
1 identified wildlife issues and impacts to bald eagles and deer-from a proposed 3000 -
acre residential development near Lake Almanor, Plumas County.
Consulting Biologist,, EIP`Associates,. Sacramento, 'CA, December`1,991 -March 1992. 1 designed
and supervised a •study to: detect martens, fishers, and wolverines in an area of proposed
ski expansion at Alpine Meadows, Lake Tahoe Basin, California, using photographic bait
stations and sooted track plates.
Consulting Biologist, Environmental Management Associates, Brea, CA, 1986 -1988. 1 designed,
conducted, and supervised field studies in an area of several proposed geothermal
plants in the eastern Sierra Nevada to quantify the importance of the area for migratory
and summering deer.
Consulting Biologist, EA _Engineering;'Science, and Technology, Inc.,. Lafayette, CA, 1986 -88. 1
designed and' conducted field studies ,in the area of ia proposed reservoir in the western
Sierra Nevada to evaluate. its importance for deer spotted owls, and other wildlife.
Consulting Biologist, Bonneville- Pacific Corp., Salt Lake City, UT, 1986 -87. 1 designed,
conducted, and supervised field studies in an area of a proposed geothermal plant to
quantify the value of the area to migratory and summering , deer °in -Mono Co., CA.
Consulting Biologist,- Jordan Glazov, Ltd., Mammoth Lakes, CA, 19856. 1 quantified migratory
and summering deer use other wildlife values of "an area on which a golf course
development was proposed near the town of Mammoth Lakes Mono Co., CA.
Consulting Biologist, O'Connor Design Group,:Mammoth Lakes,, CA, 1984 -85. 1 determined the
wildlife values of an area proposed for alpine ski development at Mammoth Lakes,CA.
Consulting Biologist, Biosystems Analysis Inc., Santa Cruz, CA, 1984 -85. 1 advised in the
design and implementation of field studies to assess the: impacts of PG &E's Crane Valley
hydro project on "rmule deer,in the Western rSierra Nevada.
Consulting Biologist, 'Terry Clapham, Bishop, CA, 1985. 1 advised on impacts of small hydro
developments on ,mule deer in the White Mountains, Mono co., CA.
Consulting Biologist, Phil Leifner of ESA/Madrone, Novato, CA, 1984 -85, for advice regarding
ecology of deer in the upper San,Joaquin River drainage for an environmental analysis of
cumulative effects `of hydro development in the basin.
Consulting B'iologi"st, Holton Associates, `Berkeley, CA, 1983 -84. 1 evaluated the impacts of the
proposed Tuolumne River Ponderosa hydro project on mule deer, and conducted winter
surveys for bald eagles along the river.
• Consultanton the Conservation of the Camelidae in Bolivia, February 1981, UNESCO, Paris.
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made a mission to Bolivia for the United Nations 'Educational, Scientific„ and Cultural
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Organization, to advise on field ecological studies for the conservation of'th&vicuna, and
to evaluate environmental impacts of human activities and the use of conservation areas
for the protection of camelids.
Fellowships Awards
Bidwell Research Fellowship in Forestry and Howard William Siggins Fellowship; University of
California, Berkeley; 1984 - 1985; Charles Lathrop Pack Pdze in Forestry, University of California;
Berkeley;,1984; H.ilgard Fellowship, University of California., Berkeley, 1983 71984; Regent's
Fellowship„ Unjve'rsityof California, Berkeley, 1982 -1983.
Center for Latin American Studies Travel Grant, University of California Berkeley; "1982, for
travel to Bolivia to study occurrence of endangered large mammals and vicuna /alpaca, dietary
interactions.
Danforth Fellow; Department of Psychology, The University of Michigan', 1970 -1971.
Cum Laude graduate„ Western Michigan University, with Departmental (Psychology) Honors,,
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Dean's List, Honor College; member of Omicron Delta Kappa, Phi Eta Sigma, Beta Beta Beta,.
and Psi -Chi academic honorary societies.
Research + Grants
The Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation, Canon, Inc. E )peditions Into the; Parks and
Kruger Foundation, USDA'F:orest Service, The Mule Deer Foundation, University of California
Division. of Agriculture an, d'Natural Resources.,, University. of California Energy Research Institute,
California Department of Fish and Game; American Museum of Natural History;.,-Sacramento .
Safari Club Inyo and Mono County and Fund, Mzuri Wildlife Foundation, Booneand
Crockett Club, National Rifle Association, Center for Latin American Studies.
Public
Manning, E. J. B., 'T. E. Kucera, .N. B. Gates, L. !M. Woods, and M. Fallon- McKnight: 2003.
Testing. for Mycobacterium ss.. paratuberculosis infection in asymptomatic free -
ranging tule elk from an infected herd. Journal of'Wildlife Diseases 39:323 -328.
Gogan, P. J. P., R. H. Barrett; W. W. Shook, and T. E. Kucera. 20.01. Control of ungulate
numbers, in , a protected area. Wildlife Society Bulletin 29 (4.): 1075- 1088.
Kucera, T. 1`999. Endemic tule elk to range freely at Point Reyes National Seashore. Pages
411-42 in J. Selleck (ed.). Natural _Resource Year in Review. National Park' Service, U.S.
Department of the Interior, 'Lakewood, 'Colorado
Kucera, T'. E., and K: E: Mayer. 1998. A sportsman's guide to 'improving deer habitat in.
California. California Department of Fish and Game and the Mule Deer Foundation,
Sacra iimento.
Kucera,, T.. E. 1997. Fecal indicators, diet, and population parameters in mule deer.. Journal of
Wildlife.Management 61:550 - 560.
Kucera, T. E., W. L. Zielinski, and R..'H: Barrett. 1995. The current distobutionof American
martens Martes americana in California. California Fish and Game 8 96-103..
Zielinski, W. L., T. E'. Kucera, and R. H. Barrett. 1995. The current distribution offishers
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( Mantes pennanti California., California Fish and Game 81: 104412.
Zielinski, W. L. and T. E. Kucera (ed's.). 1995. American marten, fisher., lynx, and wolverine:
survey methods for their detection. USDA For. Se'ry. Gen. Tech. Rep. PSW- GTR -157.
Kucera, T. E., A. Soukkala, and W. L..Zielinski. 1995. Remote photographic bait stations. n
W. L. Zielinski and T. E. Kucera (eds'.). 1995. American marten, fisher, lynx, and
wolverine: survey methods for their detection., USDA For. Serv. Gen. Tech. Rep. PSW-
GTR -157.
Kucera T. E. 1995. Recent photograph of a Sierra Nevada red fox California Fish and Game
81 :43 -44.
Kucera, T. E. and R. H. Barrett. 4995. California wildlife:faces an uncertain future. California
Agriculture 49(6)
Kucera, T. E. and W. L: Zielinski. 1995. The case of forest carnivores: small packages, big
worries. Endangered Species Update 12(3)1-7.
Kucera, T. E. and R'. H. Barrett. 1995. The Trailmaster camera system for detecting wildlife:
response. Wildlife Society Bulletin 23:110 - 1
Kucera, T. E. and R. H Barrett. 1,993. The use of'the Trailmaster camera system to detect
wildlife. Wildlife Society Bulletih 21:505 -508..
Kucera, T. E. and R. H. Barrett._ 1993.; The California*Cooperative Wolverine Survey.
Transactions of'the Western Section of the Wildlife Society29 :49 -53. -
Kucera, T. E. 1993. Seldom -seen carnivores of the Sierra Nevada. Outdoor California 54(6): 1-
3..
Kucera, T. E. 1993. The Sierra Nevada red fox. Outdoor California 54(6):4 -5.
Kucera, T. E. 1992. Influences of`sex and weather on migration of mule deer in California.
Great Basin Naturalist 52 %122 -130.
Kucera, T. E.. 1991. Genetic variability in tule elk. California Fish and Game 77:70 -78.
Kucera, T E. 1991. Adaptive variation ih,sex ratios of offspring in nutritionally stressed mule
deer. Journal of Mammalogy 72:745 -749.
Kucera, T. E. 1991. :Effects of an antlerless hunt on reproductive..output of migratory mule deer.
Applied Animal Behavior Science 29:50.8 (abstract only)..
Kucera, T. E. and C. McCarthy. 1988. Habitat fragmentation and mule deer migration corridors
- a need for evaluation. Transactions of °the Western 'Section of the Wildlife Society
24:61 -67.
Jessup, D.A., K. Jones, R: 'Mohr and T. Kucera. 1985. Yohimbine antagonism to xylazine in
free - ranging; mule deer and desert bighorn sheep. Joumal of the American Veterinary
Medical Association° 187:1251 -1253.
Kucera,, T: E., 1982. How mule deer mate in Texas. Natural History 91:650 -57.
Kucera T. E,11078 Social; behavior and breeding system of the desert mule deer. Joumal of
Mamm6logy'S9c463=476.
Guenther, K. ,and T. E. Kucera:. 1;97 Wildlife of the- Pacific Northwest: Occurrence and
Distribution by Habitat, BLM District and National Forest. USDA `Forest Service Region 6
Special Publication No. 6. Portland OR.
Presentations at scientific , meeting
The Wildlife Society September 20.01. Organized and moderated , a special symposium Remote
Photography in Wildlife "Research and Management'at`the national meeting in Reno, NV.
Kucera, T: E. N: Gates, and :M :Fallon- McNight. 1999. Tule elk at Point Reyes National
Seashore: Return of a native. Society for Ecological Restoration, San Francisco, CA,
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September, 1999.
Kucera, T. E: 1997. Structural characteristics of rest sites of American martens in. managed
east -side. forests. Western Section of The Wildlife Society Annual Meeting, San 'Diego,
CA, 8 Febnaary.
Fallon-McKnight, >M. and T.. E.. Kucera. Habitat similaritie& between,Amencan martens and
north em;go"shawks in eastern Sierra-Nevada: Western Section of The Wildlife
Society Annual Meeting, San Diego,. CA, 8 February 1997.
Kucera, T E. 1996. Relationships bet%een',fecal chemicals and population parameters in mule;
deer. Presented at the Western Section of The Wildlife Society Annual Meeting,
Sparks, NV, 3 February.
Kucera, T. E: and R. H. Barrett. 1;995. Effects of °biomass thinning on wildlife habitat inJorests
of northern California: Paper presented of The Wildlife Society 2nd Annual` Conference,
Porfland, OR, 13 September..
Kucera, T. E'. and W': L. Zielinski. '1995. Survey°methods for the detection of°lynx wolverine,
fisher, and marten. Paper presented ''at the WIestern'Section of The Wildlife Society
Annual Conference, Santa Rosa, CA, '24 January.
Kucera, T. E. :and W1 L. Zielinski. 1995. Tho current distribution of American martens in
California. Paper presented atthe'Westem'Section of The Wildlife Society Annual
Conference, Santa Rosa, - CA, 24 January
Zielinski, ,W: L. ;and T.E. Kucera. 1995. The current distribution °of fishers in California: Paper
presented at the Western Section of The Wildlife Society Annual Conference,, Santa
Rosa, CA, 24 January.
Memberships
The Wildlife Society, The American Society'of Mammalogists, The Society for Conservation
Biology, the American Association for the Advancement of Science.
Certification Certified Wildlife Biologist
Foreign languages Spanish
Other activities
Have federal Endangered Species Permit and state 'Memorandum - of Understanding for
livetrapping the endangered salt,marsh harvest mouse (Reithrodontomys raviyentri's San.
Joaquin.kangaroo rats (Dipodomys nitratoides and State MOU to live trap Mohave,ground
squirrels. (Spermophilus moiavensi's and' - American martens. Conducted workshops on
detection of forest carnivores for the USDA Forest Service Region 1 (Kalispell MT) and Region' 6
(Portland OR), and for the 'University of California Cooperative Extension (Riverside CA);
member of the.'Monitoring Committee of the Interagency Forest, Carnivore Working Group;
served on expert panels evaluating consequences of forest - management options on` wildlife in
the Pacific Northwest and the Sierra Nevada "for the USDA Forest Service; reviewed
manuscripts for The. Journal of Wildlife Management, Ecological Monographs, Conservation
Biology; ,Mammalian Species, and the Wildlife: Society Bulletin;, consulted talh ' California
Academy of Sciences;on-theirperrnanent exhibit "Wild California "; provided photographs and
reviewed textfor Life on the Edge, A Guide to- California's ; Endangered Natural Resources:
Wildlife published by B.iosystems Books'.
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References
Prof. Reginald H. Barrett (510- 642 - 7261)
ESPM, 151 Hilgard Hall
University of Calif6rnia
Berkeley CA 94720-3110
Prof. Dale McCullough (510 -642 -8462)
ESPM, 151 Hilgard Hall
University of California
Berkeley CA 94720 -3110
Dr. Peter Gogan (406 -994 -6989)
USGS -BRD
Montana State University
Bozeman MT 59715 -5065
Dr. Patrick Kelly (559- 453 -1103)
Endangered Species Recovery Program
1.900 N. Gateway Ave.
Fresno CA 93727