Utah wolf management plan
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- UTAH WOLF MANAGEMENT PLAN
- Strategy II: Manage wolf/human interactions to benefit both
- Strategy IV: Manage wolf/wildlife interactions to meet the
- Under this plan, wolves will be allowed to disperse into Utah, and be conserved, except when or where
- Wolves contribute to wildlife populations not meeting management objectives as defined by the Utah Wildlife Board’s Predator Management Policy.
- Develop and implement outreach programs.
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UTAH WOLF MANAGEMENT PLAN 
Utah Division of Wildlife Resources Publication #: 05-17Prepared by: The Utah Division of Wildlife Resources & The Utah Wolf Working Group UTAH WOLF MANAGEMENT PLANTable of Contents List of Tables i List of Figures ii Executive Summary iiiDedication iv Introduction 1 Part I. Gray Wolf Ecology and Natural History 4 Description 4 Distribution 4 Sign 5
Taxonomy 5 Reproduction 6 Mortality 6 Social Ecology 6 Population Dynamics 7 Dispersal 8 Habitat Use and Home Ranges 8 Food Habits 9 Wolf-Prey Relationships 10 Interactions with Non-Prey 11 Ecosystem Level Impacts 11 Ecological Values 12 The Unknown 12
History 13 Current Status and Distribution 13 Wolf Management in the Intermountain West 14 Part III. Wolves In Utah 20 Utah’s Environment and Wolves 20 Potential Economic Impact of Wolves 20
Background 23 Scoping Meetings 23 Overall Summary of Top Issues 23 Prioritized Top Issues 23 Overall Summary of Top Advice 24 Prioritized Top Advice 24 Survey of Public Attitudes 24 Part V. Management Plan Purpose, Objectives and Strategies 28 Purpose 28 Management Goal 28 Management Objectives 28 Management Strategies 28 Strategy I: Develop and implement outreach programs 29 Timeline 29
Nuisance and Chronic Nuisance Responses 31 Human Safety Response 31 Implementation 31 Strategy III: Develop and implement wolf monitoring and research programs 32 Training 32 Programs 32 Reporting and Expansion 33
Influence on wildlife management 34 Recommendations 34 Strategy V: Control livestock depredation and fully compensate livestock owners for losses of livestock to wolves 35 Preventing Livestock Depredation 35 Depredation actions 36 Private lands 37 Public lands 37 Agency actions 37 Compensation Program 39 Strategy VI: Provide funding for wolf management 39 Literature Cited 41 Appendix 1. House Joint Resolution 12 51 Appendix 2. Utah Wolf Working Group Charter 54 Appendix 3. Defenders of Wildlife Compensation Policy 57 Appendix 4. Public Scoping Process 59 Appendix 5. Summary Report: Utah Residents’ Attitudes Towards Gray Wolves 63 List of Tables2.1 Minimum fall wolf population estimates by recovery area for the Northern Rockies wolf population from 1979 – 2004 15
the Northern Rockies wolf population from 1979 – 2004 16
the Northern Rockies by recovery area, 1987 – 2004 17
of wolves on these communities 21 3.2 Cattle and sheep abundance, trend and distribution in Utah 22 4.1 Summary of Utahns’ attitudes toward wolves 25 List of Figures 2.1 2004 distribution of wolves within the Northern Rockies 18 2.2 Wolf population trend in the Northern Rockies, 1979 – 2004 19 Executive Summary This plan will guide management of wolves in Utah during an interim period from delisting until 2015, or until it is determined that wolves have established1 in Utah, or assumptions of the plan (political, social, biological, or legal) change. During this interim period, arriving wolves will be studied to determine where they are most likely to settle without conflict.The goal of this plan is to manage, study, and conserve wolves moving into Utah while avoiding conflicts with the wildlife management objectives of the Ute Indian Tribe; preventing livestock depredation; and protecting the investment made in wildlife in Utah.Under this plan, wolves will be allowed to disperse into Utah, and be conserved, except when or where:
Livestock owners will be fully compensated for losses of livestock to wolves.Under this plan, six strategies are proposed:
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