Sierra Nevada Red Fox: Range, Habitat, and Occupancy Models

The National Park Service intends to award a single source justified cooperative agreement to Oregon State University for the project "Sierra Nevada Red Fox: Range, Habitat, and Occupancy Models". The project aims to estimate the range of Sierra Nevada Red Fox in California and Oregon, and determine the habitat qualities that are important for their persistence. The project will also investigate the habitat relationships between Sierra Nevada Red Fox and other carnivores in Yosemite National Park. Key tasks include collecting and organizing data, developing and running occupancy models, and preparing manuscripts for publication in peer-reviewed journals. • The project will provide new information to the public and the scientific community about the status, range, and habitat of the Sierra Nevada red fox in Yosemite National Park and in the Central Sierra. • The project will estimate the potential range of Sierra Nevada Red Fox in California and Oregon using an integrated model that combines occupancy and spatial capture-recapture techniques. • The project will identify important habitat characteristics for Sierra Nevada Red Fox and their competitors in Yosemite National Park. • The project will finalize results and draft two manuscripts suitable for publication in peer-reviewed journals. • The project will incorporate summaries of relevant results and findings into Sierra Nevada Red Fox Conservation Strategy documents.