Evaluating Effective Group Size, Population Growth, and Survival of Translocated Black tailed Prairie Dogs in the Southern Portion of Phillips County, Montana.

Jo Ann L. Dockter Dullum. M. S. Thesis in Wildlife Biology completed August, 2001.

Jo Ann began her formal study on black tailed prairie dogs in May of 1999 following two summers of preliminary research. She is working on the Charles M. Russell National Wildlife Refuge where her objectives are to, 1) compare the effect of release group size on translocation success, 2) to compare population growth of naturally recolonizing and augmented prairie dog colonies, and 3) to determine the survival of translocated animals.

Jo Ann was supported through the U. S. Geological Survey on a Cooperative Education Internship. A complete description of her research can be found in her thesis in the Mansfield Library at The University of Montana. Jo Ann is currently completing a manuscript for submission.
Jo Ann is currently employed as a wildlife biologist for the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, Charles M. Russell National Wildlife Refuge, Lewiston, Montana.

Dullum, J. L. D., K. R. Foresman, and M. R. Matchett. 2005. Efficacy of translocations for restoring populations of black-tailed prairie dogs. Wildlife Society Bulletin 33:842-850.

Contact Jo Ann L. Dockter Dullum: Joann_Dullum@fws.gov