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Resolving Livestock/Wildlife Conflicts

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Resolving Livestock/Wildlife Conflicts

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Grassland Restoration

This research supported the information needs of the East Kootenay Trench Agriculture / Wildlife Committee (EKTAWC) in fulfilling its mandate to develop a strategy to provide comprehensive, workable solutions to the agriculture / wildlife conflict in the East Kootenays. Specifically, the research and monitoring projects were designed to assist in resolving long-standing disagreements in the Rocky Mountain Trench of southeastern B.C. regarding appropriate allocation of forage among cattle, elk and deer.

Elk The research results formed the base of the EKTAWC's report to the three sponsor Ministries (Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, Environment, Lands and Parks, and Forests) and will aid the Ministry of Forests and Range in fulfilling its role of supporting the strategic land use planning process.

A Demonstration of the Effects of Cattle and Wildlife Grazing on Forage Standing Crop and Trends in Plant Species Composition

Effects of Frequency and Intensity of Defoliation on Forage Production and Quality of Bluebunch Wheatgrass and Rough Fescue

Temporal and Spatial Dietary Overlap Among Cattle, Deer, and Elk

The Effects of Cattle and Wildlife Use on Rangeland Plant Communities

Pitt, M.D. 1982. East Kootenay problem analysis: the interactions among grass, trees, elk and cattle. British Columbia Ministry of Forests and Lands, Research Branch, Victoria, B.C. (Mimeo.) 67 p.

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Last Modified: 2006 Sep 7. Ministry contact: Reg Newman.
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