Managing Human-Wildlife Interactions: Ecological and Financial Assessment of Elk Feedground Closure in Teton County

Teton County in Western Wyoming is home to large working landscapes, a national park, and the nation’s largest elk herd, the Jackson herd. It is also one of the few places in the Western United States that still operates elk feedgrounds, where the artificial feeding of these large mammals has resulted in high density populations over small areas, leading to increased disease transmission and prevalence. A disease of primary concern is brucellosis (Brucella abortus) which can be transmitted from elk to cattle and result in financial burdens for ranchers through quarantine, depopulation, reduced milk production, or calf abortions. This project aimed to better understand the complex social and ecological dynamics of elk feedgrounds in order to assess the feasibility of implementing financial tools that would mitigate the effects of disease transmission and wildlife presence risks of a simulated feedground closure. Our goal is to help improve human-wildlife coexistence on Wyoming’s private ..., From the larger project, this dataset primarily contains the data and metadata associated with the habitat connectivity model and the forage competition calculations. For additional data, metadata, and code associated with the other parts of the project, see the linked GitHub repository under \"Related Works.\" More detailed methods can be found in the main report, also linked here. The main objective of creating a habitat connectivity model for the Jackson herd was to understand where the elk might disperse across the landscape if feeding on the National Elk Refuge (NER) ceases. This informed multiple aspects of our project, such as areas of potential overlap of elk and cattle for the brucellosis risk transmission model and locations of forage competition for the financial analysis. Analyzing where elk may relocate highlights places of management priority, particularly areas where conservation can be improved and stakeholder costs and human-wildlife conflict can be mitigated. To build h..., , This `README.md` file was generated on 2024-05-07 by Justine Lang ## GENERAL INFORMATION 1. Title of the Project: Managing Human-Wildlife Interactions: Ecological and Financial Assessment of Elk Feedground Closure in Teton County 2. Author Information A. Primary Contact Information Name: Justine Lang; Role: Data Manager; Institution: Bren School of Environmental Science & Management, University of California, Santa Barbara; Email: [[e-mail]](mailto:[e-mail]) B. Alternate Contact Information Name: Katherine Aristi; Role: Project Manager; Institution: Bren School of Environmental Science & Management, University of California, Santa Barbara; Email: [[e-mail]](mailto:[e-mail]) Name: Delores Chan; Role: Communications Manager; Institution: Bren School of Environmental Science & Management, University of California, Santa Barbara; Email: [[e-mail]](mailto:[e-mail])...怀俄明州西部的提顿县拥有大型生产性景观、一座国家公园，以及全美规模最大的麋鹿种群——杰克逊种群。这里也是美国西部少数仍在运营麋鹿饲喂场的区域之一：对这类大型哺乳动物的人工饲喂导致小范围内种群密度过高，进而加剧了疾病传播与流行。 最受关注的疾病是布鲁氏菌病（Brucella abortus），该病菌可从麋鹿传播至牛群，通过检疫、扑杀、产奶量下降或犊牛流产给牧场主带来经济负担。本项目旨在深入理解麋鹿饲喂场复杂的社会与生态动态，以评估实施经济工具的可行性，从而缓解模拟饲喂场关闭后可能出现的疾病传播影响与野生动物存在风险。我们的目标是助力改善怀俄明州私人土地上的人兽共存状况…… 从整体项目来看，本数据集主要包含与栖息地连通性模型以及草料竞争计算相关的数据与元数据。如需获取项目其他部分的额外数据、元数据与代码，请参阅‘相关研究’项下关联的GitHub仓库。更详细的方法可参见本文档链接的主报告。 为杰克逊种群构建栖息地连通性模型的核心目标，是探究当国家麋鹿避难所（National Elk Refuge, NER）的饲喂活动停止后，麋鹿可能在景观中扩散的区域。这一结果可为项目的多个环节提供参考，例如用于布鲁氏菌病风险传播模型的麋鹿与牛群潜在重叠区域，以及用于财务分析的草料竞争位点。分析麋鹿可能的迁移落脚点，可凸显管理优先级区域，特别是那些可优化保护工作、缓解利益相关方成本与人兽冲突的区域。用于构建…… 本`README.md`文件由Justine Lang于2024年5月7日生成。 ## 基本信息 1. 项目名称：《管理人类与野生动物互动：提顿县麋鹿饲喂场关闭的生态与财务评估》 2. 作者信息 A. 主要联系方式 姓名：Justine Lang；职位：数据管理员；所属机构：加州大学圣巴巴拉分校布伦环境科学与管理学院；邮箱：[e-mail] B. 备用联系方式 姓名：Katherine Aristi；职位：项目经理；所属机构：加州大学圣巴巴拉分校布伦环境科学与管理学院；邮箱：[e-mail] 姓名：Delores Chan；职位：传播经理；所属机构：加州大学圣巴巴拉分校布伦环境科学与管理学院；邮箱：[e-mail]……