One hundred and forty-four Sage-Grouse Centrocercus urophasianus were translocated in March/April 1986 and 1987 in Idaho, producing 14 offspring in the first two years
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Published source details
Musil D.D, Connelly J.W. & Reese K.P. (1993) Movements, Survival, and Reproduction of Sage Grouse Translocated into Central Idaho. The Journal of Wildlife Management, 57, 85-91
Published source details Musil D.D, Connelly J.W. & Reese K.P. (1993) Movements, Survival, and Reproduction of Sage Grouse Translocated into Central Idaho. The Journal of Wildlife Management, 57, 85-91
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Translocate gamebirds
A before-and-after study in Sawtooth Valley, Idaho, USA (Musil et al. 1993), found that following the translocation of 196 greater sage-grouse Centrocercus urophasianus in March and April 1986 and 1987, four of 17 radio-tagged birds (24%) in 1986 and 11 of 27 in 1987 (41%) survived into the summer, with 79% of deaths occurring in the three weeks immediately after release. The number of observed lekking sites increased from one to six by 1987, with one translocated hen nesting in 1986, and seven in 1987. Three of these nests were fertile, producing 14 offspring.
