BYU ScholarsArchive

Title

Hold Your Horses: Tracking Spatial Patterns of Feral Horse Movement Across Seasons and Months in Northwestern Nevada

Authors

Logan Kalai Ellis, Brigham Young University - ProvoFollow

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Keywords

feral horses, spatial patterns, wildlife management, GIS analysis

Abstract

Free roaming horses are found on allcontinents worldwide. These horsesinfluence a range of biotic and abioticfactors but managing these horses hasfaced many challenges, one of which isunderstanding the spatial movementpatterns of these horses. The Sheldonwildlife refuge area is home to wildhorses that are free roaming in thenorthwest corner of Nevada. Managingthese horses is important as theyimpact other wildlife and affect landuse of people living around the wildliferefuge area. Feral horses do notrecognize management areas in thesame way that humans acknowledgeand follow them so understanding theirspatial movement patterns will assist indecision making about managementareas for these animals.

BYU ScholarsArchive Citation

Ellis, Logan Kalai, "Hold Your Horses: Tracking Spatial Patterns of Feral Horse Movement Across Seasons and Months in Northwestern Nevada" (2020). Library/Life Sciences Undergraduate Poster Competition 2020. 22.
https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/library_studentposters_2020/22

Document Type

Poster

Publication Date

2020-04-03

Language

English

College

Life Sciences

Department

Biology

University Standing at Time of Publication

Senior

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