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HomeMy WebLinkAboutAgenda Bill 9.A-Attch05 06/21/2004Thomas: E. Kucera, Ph.D. 22 Reservoir Road San Rafael ­CA 94901 5 May 2004 Ms. Marti Buxton Mission Valley Properties . 5000 Hopyard Road, Suite 170 Pleasanton CA 94588 Dear Ms Buxton: This letter is in reference Ito the property at the southwest corner of Paula Lane and Sunset, in the city Petaluma, California, At the beginning,.] would like to state that, I am.nottaking a.position.of advocacy4for the project and I do not want my remarks to be ' as such`.,. I would like tol contribute some scientific awareness of badgers and rare carnivores in general to the discussion. At your request, l visited the site with,you on 13 April 2004 to look at and assess have also l ey awe docu regarding bad' made by American badgers. I sign, P Y reported Y badgers and the project that you provided me, including;those written by: Robert-W. Floerke, dated March 11, 2002; Anne Flannery, May 16 2002,: Kimberl:y and Derek Marshall, January 2004; William F. L B ogin and radley G. Erskine, February 11, 2004;'K Shawn Smallwood, Februa y 23, 20'04 and Liam Davis, email, February 23, 2004. I am : a wildlife biologist with °more 25ayears 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 Wildland Resource Science (Wildlife $iology) from the,,,University of California, Berkeley (UCB), in 1988. I am a , Certified V1/ildlife Biologist, as designated by The Wildlife Society, the professional organization of wildlife biologists. Currently I am employed as a Research 1Nildlife Biologist in the Department of Environirmental Science, Policy, and Management 'at'UCB, and as a Project Manager with the Endangered Species Recovery Program, California State University, Stanislaus. also conduct numerous independent wildlife studies. For.more than 10 years I have been involved in.research ,or 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. Y g s The American bad er is a medium-sized (7 -20 Ibs) member of the musteilid distribution Ameritcasma nl se o l''n,'and skunks. They have a large y unforested 'lands from the northern .ATTACHMENT 5 Great Plains in Canada into Mexico. They are specialized for digging, and prey on burrowing rodents such as pocket gophers ground squirrels, and kangaroo rats. Although related to economically'importantfurbearers ('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 1?993), on undeveloped land. Most of the following_ information is from those studies and from Grinnell et al. (1:937) and a recent species review by Lindzey (2003). Although occasionally active during the day, badgers are,primanly 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. Dens a_re typically open,,'but may be plugged from below during cold weather and may be 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): Sizes of home ranges reported in the`scientific literature have; varied by sex, age, season, and geographic location. from 300 to. more than :3,600 acres (0.5 =6 square miles). The home ranges of different individuals fray overlap. Again these data. are from rangelands in Idaho, Wyoming, and Utah; no such data from California exist. The propertyat Paula Lane; at the western edge of the city Of" Petaluma,r comprises approximately 11 undeveloped acres in a suburban, landscape fragmented with resid'ential'developments. The density of development: apparently higher t_o the east (toward central :Petaluma) than to the west: The property immediately adjoining to the west appears to have been developod'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- natiVq forbs, with a few Baccharis shrubs and several trees along the . edge. At the time, of my visit, the. gram - ses were 4' -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 by cobwebs covering the opening. The uneven ,nature of the ground on much of1he site supports the contention that such animal excavations have occurred 'for some years. I am aware that i.n addition to badgers, other mammals that excavate burrows of the size and type found on the site, such a:s coyotes, and red foxes, have been .reported at the-site. I also - saw mounds made bypo.cket gophers, and: found one freshly killed gopher, with only the head and, intestines present. There 2 -- was no way, to determine what killed it, but I doubt, that a badger would have left the head and intestines. A redato bird or domestic cat are possibilities. I am sensitive tothe 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' methodologies for' fishers and martens (Zielinski and Kucera 199.5) `that -are presently widely used in rare carnivore surveys m, 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. 1 saw no scats at;'or near the; burrows. (In contrast to the assertion of Kimberly Fitts in her document of February 24, "20,04,'th at''the badger buries its scat, " Lindze 2003:686 Y ( ) writes Scats fre uentl occ . q Y . ` ' ur m 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' site, and I am unaware of the e xistence any carcass (for' example, from a road kill),. photograph, orother solid, evidence of badgers at The existence of burrows by itself "in rm 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 wild Iife`research biologist, I regret the fact that the status, distribution, and ecology of'.badgers in .California' are essentially unknown: Badgers have been of1conserva'tion concern in California. since at Feast 1937, when Grinnell et al. (1 stated "The badge�'has been reduce n, d in numbers over almost all its range in Ca ifornia. "' It was and likely still is subject to poisoning and ,shooting;, an& to'experience habitat loss from agricultural and urban development. Williams (19:86,).listed it as a "species of status of Bad er o ula ib " special concern in Calif and stated (p 66) No:current data exist on the g p p tions in California-'.,". to the California , Department of Fish and' Game ,(CDFG htt / /www.df ; ca: ov ' p: g g /h;cpb /species /ssclssc.shtrnl),„ Species of Special Concern ,(SSC) is a designation for "animals not listed under th'e federal 'Endangered Species Act or the. California Endangered Species Act, but which nonetheless 1) are declining at a rate -that could result in listing, or2) historicallyoccurred in low nuInIbers� 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 managementattention 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' mahagers, consulting ® biologists, and others, and is intended to focus attentionon the species to help avert'the need for costly listing under federal and State endangered species laws 3 and cumbersome recovery efforts that might ultimately be required.. Th'is designation, also is intended to stimulate collection of additional information on the biology, d'i"stribution, and status of poorly known at -risk species, and focus research and management attention on there. "Department staff should consider rSSCs during 1) the environmental review,process' ,2) conservation planning process, 3) the preparation, of management plans for Department lands, 4) inventories, surveys and monitoring (conducted either by the Department or others with: whom we are co operating). ". (hftp: / /www.dfg:ca.gov /hcpb /species /ssc /ssc.shfml) Direction to CD;FG staff, taken from their website and presented. h .the: previous paragraph, is to "consider SSCs" during environmental reviews. It is my understanding that'CDFG's consideration of the badger with respect'to`the Paula Lane project is outlined in ..a letter dated March 1 fx, 2002 from Robert W. Floerke, Regional Manager; Central Coast.Region, to Ms Irene T. Borba of the City of Petaluma Planning, Department. In this letter,. Mr. Floerke recommends using the undeveloped portion of the project for long =term badger habitat, and separating this from the developed portions with a barrier extending some depth. into the ground to. prevent badger access ,underfences and walls to prevent problems for future owners. This 'recommendation was repeated "in an email' dated February 23, 2004, from Mr. ; Liam Davis of CDFG to ' Ms.. Borba. This ex concept appears to me a reasonable approach in. ari abundance of caufon to discourage badgers from accessing the developed areas assuming that badgers do `ind'eed occur" there. Developing some 840 acres of habitat in an already fragmented landscape is unlikelyto, have, asignificant adverse impact on an animal than is of low density by nature and has ,a home range.bf hundreds orthousands .of'acres.. You and 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.oth'er wildlife experts. Overall; `however, the concept of identifying occupied ,d'ens so as to allow their occupants to escape,before construction .and physically excluding badgers from the developed portion of the property seems feasible to me. I hope these remarks are helpful additional information or clarification. Sincerely, Thomas E., Kucera, Ph.D. 22 Reservoir Road San Rafael CA 94901 Please contact me if I can provide any Is • • • Liter"afurei'Cited Grinnell, .J.J • S. 'Dixon,�and J;. M. Linsdale. 1;937. Fur - bearing mammals of California. University of California Pres Berkeley. Lindzey, 'F.' G. Badger. 2003. Badger. Pp. 683 -691 in G A. Feldhammer, B. C. Thompson, and J. A Chapman (eds..). Wild mammals of North America: ecology, °,management, and 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 '96:4 °02 -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 r u 5 THOMAS EDWARD KUCERA 22 Reservoir Road 415 -482 =9325 San Rafael, CA 94901 415 =298 -9326 cell Education tom—kucera@hotmail.com Ph.D., Wildland Resource Science, University of'California, Berkeley, 1988., Area of 'Specialization: Wildlife ecology,; population dynamics, and management. Major Professor! Dr. Dale R, McCullough. Dissertation Title: Ecology and Population Dynamics of Mule Deer in the Eastern Sierra Nevada, California. M.$ Resource:Ecology (Wildlife Management) 17976. The :University of Michigan. Thesis Title: Social B'ehavi'or During Rut and Breed 1hg,System. of the Desert Mule Deer: B.A., Psychology and Zoology, 1969. Western Michigan University. Professional Employment Research Wildlife Biologist, Department of Environmental Science, •Policy, and Management, University of'California, Berkeley. July 2003- present. 1, ead. the,operetional component of the California Cooperative. W` ild Turkey'Project, including collecting and fiend necropsies of wild turkeys in state parks, agency coordination, etc. Project Manager and Wildlife Biologist', Endan ered Species Recovery Program, California State 1 9. 9. P ry 9, University, Stanislaus. January `2001- present. I 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 plantand animal species and other natural'resources, and .assessing a dry stretch, of rthe, 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 Biologi'st, National Park Service, Point Reyes National Seashore Point'Reyes Station, CA. ,March 1998 -March 2000. 1 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 translocation, collections and necropsies radiotelemetry, disease monitoring, and censuses. I supervised two GS -7 technicians and volunteers. Lecturer and'Specialist, Department of Environmental'Scien'ce, Policy, and Management, University of California, Berkeley, 11992.4998. Courses taught: Advanced Wildlife Management (ESPM 187); North American Wildlife - Conservation and''Identification ESPM 106); graduate: seminars on'Metapopulation Biology and Conservation: Genetics. 1 was Principal Investigator on a. study of'the ecology o'f;American, martens in the Sierra Nevada funded, by the Inyo National'Forest.. I directed an effort to detect wolverines, Sierra Nevada red "fox, and other rare carnivores in mountainous areas of California, and co- authored a; U S. Forest Service .General Technical Report on detection methods for rare carnivor.e5 . I led a project to assess. the effects of biomass harvest on wildlife in forests of northern California. 1. 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. supervised a team of 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 1`990 =January 1992, Wildland Resources' University of California, Berkeley, working with the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection to develop: a Habitat: Conservation Plan` for the northern spotted owl. Senior Associate (March 1989 -Sept. 1990) and , Consulting Biologist (1990- 1997), Environmental Science Associates; Inc., San Francisco. I des.igned,'supervised, managed, and conducted studies related' to the impact of various projects and land -use changes on terrestrial wildlife: Projects; included salt marsh harvest mo trapping studies in Alameda, Santa Clara, and S'an Mateo counties, California clapper 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 1981, E Linwood Smith Associates, Tucson AZ. I conducted radiotelemetry studies of desert bighorn sheep in Arizona. Raptor Research Biologist,. February 1x979 -June 1981, Snake River'Birds..of Prey Project, U.S. Bureau of Land Management,. Boise ID. I collected compiled,, and analyzed 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 1,978, U:.S. Forest'Service Portland OR. I worked on the Resources Planning Act assessment of fish and 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 1,978 1'nyo National Forest, Bishop, CA. I. conducted censuses of bighorn sheep on the winterrange at the base of the eastern escarpment of the Sierra Nevada. Academic ' Employment Research Assistant, 19824983, 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. Teaching Assistant 1981 -2 1987 .'De Department of 9 p Forestry and Resource Management, 2 University of California, Berkeley. I taught sections of North American Game Birds and Mammals, and Wildlife Biology and Management: Selected _Consulting Experience 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 wetland`s. San Francisco Estuary Institute, ,May 2003;= present: 1 assist in the EPA - sponsored program to develop and, test rapid methods to assess wetlands around San Francisco Bay. Consulting Biologist,, g Montezuma Wetlands LLC, Emeryville -CA. August ,2000- present. I trap for the endangered salt,marsh harvest mouse in th'6 Montezuma wetlands .of Suisun Bay as part -of the project for upland. disposal of dredge spoils from the Oakland estuary., Consulting: Biologist California Departmenf of Parks and Recreation, November 1'999 present. Conducted detection surveys to detect'red fox Vul" es vuloes and 'other carnivores at .,China Camp State_ Park; assessed the black- tailed deer management program on Angel Island State park. Consulting Biologist, GANDA Co., San Anselmo, CA 1997 -2002. Set up forest carnivore: detection stations "in Flumas County; conducted small- mammal trapping for salt -marsh harvest mice and collected house mice, as surrogates for toxics analyses burrowing owl monitoring in eastern Alameda County. Consulting Biologist, ;Ibis Co., San. Rafael 'CA. 1,998 -2000. 4 conducted trapping 'fog salt marsh harvest in Menlo Park, at Mare Island, Solano Co., the Concord Naval Weapons Center,, Contra Costa County, and at the Alameda Naval Air Station, Alameda C'o: Consulting ; Biologist, Monk and Associates, WaInut 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 of the World Bank, -made a`mission to Georgia to consult on the status of make management recommendations for several, large mammals of conservation concern, including 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 deer and pronghorn in Lassen County. Consulting Biologist, EBASCO Environmental Sacramento, CA, September - November 1992. 1 designed, supervised,, andconducted field surveys to quantify fall mule deer migration in a proposed reservoir' area, North Fork Stanislaus River, California. 3 Consulting Biologist, McClenahan and Hopkins Associates, Redwood City, CA, April -July 1992. I identified wildlife issues and impacts to bald eagles "antl deer from a proposed 3000 - acre residential dev61opfnefltr near Lake Almanor, Plumas'County. Consulting Biologist, EIP• 'Associates, Sacramento, CA, December 1991 -March 1992. I designed and supervised a study to detect martens, fishers`, and wolverines in an area of proposed ski expansion at Alpir'e Meadows, Lake Tahoe Basin, California, using photographic bait stations and sooted track plates.. Consulting Biologist, Environmental Management Associates, Brea, CA 1986 -1988. I 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. I designed and conducted field studies in the area of a proposed reservoir in the western Sierra Nevada to evaluate its importance for deer, spotted owls, and other wildlife. conducted, and Bonneville-Pacific Corp., su ery sed field studies in an area t o fa propose I designed, Consulting Biologist, _ p d geothermal. plant to quantify the value, o °the area to ni `gratory and summering. deer in Mono Co., CA. and summering deer use and o wildlife 1985 -86. . 1 quantified migratory. Consulting Biologist, Jordan. Lakes, CA, g an'area on,which a golf course development was proposed nearthe 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,foraIpine ski development at Mammoth Lakes,CA. Consulting Biologist; : Biosystems Analysis Inc:, Santa Cruz, CA, 1984-85 advised in the design and implemeptafion, of field studies to assess the impacts of P.G &E's Crane Valley hydro project on mule deer in the, Western Sierra Nevada. Consulting Biologi St, Terry Clapha.m,.Bishop, CA, 1985 I advised on impacts of small hydro developments on mule deer jn .the Whit& Mountains-, Mono Co., CA. Consulting Biologist, Phil Leitner of ESA/Madrone, Novato, CA, 1984 -85, for advice regarding eeology.of deer,in the';:upper San.Joaquin River drainage for an environmental analysis of cumulative effects: of'hydro ,development in the basin. Consulting Biologist, H'olto,n Associates, CA, 1983 -84,. I, evaluated the impacts of the " Tuolumne River Ponderosa. y project on�•rnule deer, and conducted winter proposed onderosa h hydro r ssurve s for bald: ea less along �9 - Consultant on the Conservation of the Camelidae in Bolivia, February 1981, UNESCO, Paris. I made a mission to Bolivia for the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Or aniza g _ ise, on field ecological studies for the conservation of the vicuna, and tjon to adu to evaluate environmental impacts of human activities and the use of conservation areas for the protection of camelids 4 Fellowships Awards Bidwell Research Fellowship in Forestry'and Howard William Siggins Fellowship, University of California,•Berkeley; 1'984- 1985; Charles'.Lathrop Pack Prize in Forestry, University of California, ,Berkeley, 1984; Hilgard Fellowship; University of California, Berkeley, 1983 -1984; Regen't's Fellowship; University- of California, Berkeley, 1.982 -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, 1 °970 - 11971'. Cum Laude ,graduate, Western Michigan University, with, Departmental (Psychology) Honors 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. Expeditions Into the Parks, Bosack' and Kruger Foundation,. USDA ForestService, The Mule Deer Foundation, Urniversity of California Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources, University of California Energy.iResearch Institute, California Department,of Fish and Game, American Museum of Natural ,History-, Sacramento Safari Club, Inyo and Mono County Fish and Game Fund, Mzuri Wildlife Foundation * and Crockett Club., National Rifle Association, Center for Latin American Studies Publications Manning,: E.. J. B., T.E. Kucera, N. B, Gates, L. M. Woods, and M. Fallon- McKnigh, t. 2003. Testing for Mycobacterium avium ss. paratuberculosis infection in asymptornatie free- ranging tule :elk from an' infected herd. JOUthal of'W ldlife Diseases 39 :323 -328. an. Go g Shook, and T. E. Kucera. 2001. Control of ungulate numbers R a P otec ed area. Wildlife Society Bulletin 29,(4): 1 10,88. Kucera,, T. 1999. Endemic tule elk to range freely at Point Reyes National Seashore. Pages 41 -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 sportsmari guide to improving deer habitat in' California. California; Department of Fish and Game and the Mule, Deer Foundation, ''Sacramento. Kucera, T. E. 1:997. '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:distribution of American martens. Martes ameri ( ,icana in California... California Fish and Game 81:96` -10.3. Zielinski, W. L., T. E. Kucera, and R. H. Barrett. -1995. The :current distribution .of fishers ( Martes . pennanti ) "in California. California Fish and Game 81: 104 -112: Zielinski., W' L. and T. E. Kucera (e,ds.). 1995. American marten, fisher, lynx, and wolverine: survey methods for their detection. USDA For. Serv. Gen. Tech. Rep. PSW- GTR - 157 Kucera, T. E., A. Soukkala, and W. L. Zielinski. 1995. Remote •photographic bait stations. I_n W. L. Zielinski and T. E. Kucera (eds.). 1995. American marten, fisher,. lynx, and • 5 wolverine: survey methods for their detection. USDA For. Serv; Gen. Tech. Rep, PSW- GTR -1:57. , 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. 1996. California wildlife faces an uncertain future. California Agriculture 49(6) :23 -27. , 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..4995 ..The Trailmaster camera system for detecting wildlife: response. Wildlife Society Bulletin 23,:110 -113. f Kucera, T. E. and R.. H'. B'arrett. 7993. 'The. use of the Trailmaster camera system to detect wildlife. Wildlife Society,Bulletin 21,:505 =508. Kucera, T. E. and R. H Barrett. 1993: The California ^Gobperative. Wolverine Survey. Transactions of the .1Nestern ,Section,bf - the Wildlife'S6ciety29:49 =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 Naturali 52;1'22 -130. Kucera, T. E. 1991. Genefic variability in tule elk. California Fish and Game 77 :70 -78. Kucera, T. E. 1991. Adaptive variation in 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 reproducfive output of migratory mule deer. Applied Animal Behavior Science 29:508; (abstract only),. ® Kucera, T. E. and C. McCarthy. 19$8. 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- T. Kucera. 1985. Yohimbine antagonism to xylazine in free - ranging, mule 'deer. desert bighorn sheep. , •Journal of the Artier can Veterinary Medical Assoc iation,1871251-1;253., Kucera, T. E. 1:982. How mule deer mate in'Texas. Natural:Histgry 91 :650 -57. Kucera, T. E. 4978. Social behavior and breeding system ,of the desert mule deer. Journal.of Mammalogy 59 :.4,63 -476 Guenther, K. and T E. Kucera 1978. 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 meetings TheWildlife Society, Septernber' Organized and moderated a special symposium Remote Photography in Wildlife Research and Management;at the.national meeting in Reno, NV. Kucera Seashore: Return of a t v n Society for E ©og cal Restorat�ont,,Reyes National 9 San Francisco, CA, September, 1,99:9. Kucera, T. E. 1997. Structural characteristics of rest sites of American martens in managed east side�forest_s. Western Section of The Wildlife Society Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA, 8 February. Fallon- lvlcKnight;'M. and T E, Kucera:.Habitat similarities between American martens and northern goshawks in the , eastern Sierra Nevada. Western Section of The Wildlife 1. Society:Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA, 8 February 1997. Kucera, T. E. 1996.. Relationships between 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. B "arrett. 1,995. Effects of,biornass thinning on wildlife habitat _ tat in forests of northern California. Paper presented at The Wildlife Society 2nd Annual Conference, Portland, 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 Western Section of The Wildlife Society Annual Conference, Santa Rosa, CA, 24 January. Kucera, T. E. and W. L. Zielinski. 1995 The current distribution >of American' martens in California. Paper presented at the Western Section of`The 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, T 'societ 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 Perm it,and state Memorandum of U,ndersta riding 'for livetrappin. g the endangered salt marsh harvest mo use; ( Reithrodontomys , raviventris San Joaquin kangaroo .rats ( Digodomys , itratoides and State MOUE to_ live trap Mohave ground. squirrels (Spermophilus moiavensis and American martens. Conducted'worksllbps on detection of forest carnivores for the USDA Forest Service. Region 1 (Kalispell;MT) and Region 6 (Portland, OR), 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 revieWeid manuscripts for The Journal of Wildlife Management, Ecological Monographs, Conservation Biology, Mammalian Species, and the Wildlife Society Bulletin; consulted to the California Academy of Sciences `on their permanent- exhibit "Wild California" provided photographs and reviewed text for Life: on , the; Edge, A Guide .to California's Endangered Natural Resources' Wildlife published by Biosystems Books. References Prof.. Reginald H. Barrett (510 - 642 -7261) Dr. Peter Gogan (406 - 994 =6989) ESPM, 151 Hilgard Hall USGS =BRD University of California Montana State University 7 a' Berkeley CA 94`720 -3110 Prof. Dale McCullough (510 -642 -8462) ESPM, 151 'Hilgard Hall University of California Berkeley CA 94720 - 3110 D • 0 Bozeman MT 59715- 5065 Dr. Patrick Kelly (559- 453' - 1103) Endangered Species Recovery Program 1900 N. Gateway Ave. Fresno CA 93727