Administrative Rules of Montana
Department 12 - FISH, WILDLIFE, AND PARKS
Chapter 12.9 - WILDLIFE DIVISION
Subchapter 12.9.10 - Translocation of Prairie Dogs
Rule 12.9.1020 - MONITORING PLAN - PRAIRIE DOG TRANSLOCATION
Universal Citation: MT Admin Rules 12.9.1020
Current through Register Vol. 6, March 22, 2024
(1) For each translocation, project monitoring must be conducted at the receiving area.
(2) A monitoring plan must be included with or attached to the translocation proposal. The department or the Montana prairie dog working group will provide assistance if requested. The monitoring plan must contain the following:
(a) a
description of the methodology and time lines of data collection;
(b) a description of the amount of acreage
occupied by prairie dogs at the receiving area prior to the release;
(c) a description of any habitat that prairie
dogs previously occupied but that is vacant at the time of the
translocation;
(d) a description of
any other baseline habitat information pertaining to the release;
(e) provisions for one-year and three-year
post-release assessments. These assessments must compare translocation results
with the baseline inventory and must be provided to the department;
and
(f) a provision for assessment
of the translocation's success by comparing results of the translocation to the
objectives stated in the translocation proposal, and the requirements of this
subchapter.
87-1-301, 87-5-105, MCA; IMP, 87-1-301, 87-5-105, MCA;
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