Identifying Habitat Factors Affecting Fisher Reproductive Output And Diet In Southcentral BC

Fishers in central British Columbia (BC) have not been thoroughly studied and there are many gaps in our understanding. This project aims to fill two important knowledge gaps that affect the reproduction and survival within the endangered Columbian population of fishers in central BC: habitat and diet. Prey, diet, and reproductive data will be compared to other areas within
the range of the Columbian population of fishers. Intern #1’s project will focus more on reproduction, while intern #2 will be looking into diet. Using radiotelemetry, they will track fishers in the Cariboo region to better understand habitat and space use
of tagged individuals within their home ranges. The benefits to the WLRS partner are to gain region-specific knowledge of fisher populations in the interior ecosystems in the Cariboo which will help inform future management decisions for the species.
Consus will benefit from the project by having their biologist, Rory Fogarty, more thoroughly understand this threatened species
in the region where their business is based to help facilitate future studies on fishers in the central interior.

Faculty Supervisor:

Karl Larsen;Joanna Burgar

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Partner:

Consus Management Ltd.

Discipline:

Earth science

Sector:

Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

Thompson Rivers University

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