Human-Wildlife Use of Roads and Trails in Southwest Alberta

Human-Wildlife Use of Roads and Trails in Southwest Alberta

43 camera traps were deployed on roads and trails in southwest Alberta to record the occurrence of eleven large mammal species, including humans and domestic cattle. Detections were used to investigate whether high human use of roads and trails displaced predators within the landscape and thus influenced predator-prey dynamics.

Project Leads: Tyler Muhly

Affiliations: University of Calgary

Project Collaborators: Christina Semeniuk ; Alessandro Massolo ; Laura Hickman ; Marco Musiani

Focal Species: Black Bear; Cougar; Coyote; Domestic Cattle; Elk; Grey Wolf; Grizzly Bear; Moose; Mule Deer; White-Tailed Deer; People