Tribe: Upper Snake River Tribes
View Source Document: USRT Adaptation Strategy Database _Full Version Aug 2020
Year: 2020
Topic: Mule Deer
Limit human development impacts on important Mule Deer habitats.
Develop a landowner’s guide to Mule Deer management and disseminate across the reservation.
Educate the public about potential changes in Mule Deer populations due to climate change.
Develop and distribute educational materials to department leadership and public on climate impacts on Mule Deer and need for healthy...
Identify and map critical Mule Deer habitat (including calving, winter, summer, and yearlong) and work with public and private land...
Based on Mule Deer habitat requirements, use future climate projections (i.e., snow or lack of moisture) to develop maps of...
Assure future availability of habitats where Mule Deer are most secure from heat stress by undertaking conservation initiatives such as...
Locate passage structures in proximity to existing or traditional travel corridors or routes (Singer and Doherty 1985, Bruinderink and Hazebroek...
To maximize use by deer and other wildlife, passage structures should be located away from areas of high human activity...
Evaluate road densities and ensure that road densities are not adversely impacting Mule Deer habitat, particularly during times when fawns...
Ensure that water distribution is maintained in areas where freestanding water is documented to be important to Mule Deer.
Digitally map current mule deer distribution.