DATA FORMS AND CODING INSTRUCTIONS



Inventory Dataforms for Wolf and Cougar

Standards for Components of

British Columbia's Biodiversity No. 34 [Forms]

Prepared by

Ministry of Environment, Lands and Parks

Resources Inventory Branch

for the Terrestrial Ecosystems Task Force

Resources Inventory Committee

June 1998

Version 2.0

Table 1. Types of inventory surveys, the data forms needed, and the level of intensity of the survey.

|Survey Type |Forms Needed |Intensity |

|Wolf Scat and Track Surveys |Wildlife Inventory Project Description Form |PN |

| |Wildlife Survey Description Form - General |RA |

| |Animal Observation Form: Wolf Sign Transect | |

|Wolf Aerial Snow Tracking |Wildlife Inventory Project Description Form |RA |

| |Wildlife Survey Survey Description Form - General |AA |

| |Animal Observation Form - Wolf & Cougar Tracking | |

|Wolf Radio-telemetry |Wildlife Inventory Project Description Form |AA |

| |Wildlife Survey Description Form - General | |

| |Capture Form - Wolf Stations | |

| |Animal Handling Form - Wolf & Cougar Capture | |

| |Animal Observation Form- Wolf & Cougar Relocation by Radio-telemetry | |

|Cougar Aerial Snow-tracking |Wildlife Inventory Project Description Form |PN |

|and Road Track Counts |Wildlife Survey Description Form - General | |

| |Animal Observation Form: Wolf & Cougar Tracking | |

|Cougar Probability Sampling |Wildlife Inventory Project Description Form |AA |

| |Wildlife Survey Description Form - General | |

| |Animal Observation Form: Wolf & Cougar Tracking | |

|Cougar Radio-telemetry |Wildlife Inventory Project Description Form |AA |

| |Wildlife Survey Description Form - General |AA |

| |Animal Handling Form - Wolf & Cougar Capture | |

| |Animal Observation Form- Wolf & Cougar Relocation by Radio-telemetry | |

*PN = presence/not detected (possible); RA = relative abundance; AA = absolute abundance

Using RIC Dataforms:

* See Table 1 to determine what forms are necessary for the survey type chosen.

* Ensure forms are filled out correctly by checking the coding instructions provided with each form (it will also indicate which fields are mandatory and which are optional). Dataforms and codes that are generic to all surveys are found in the Species Inventory Fundamentals No. 1 [Forms] (previously referred to as the Dataform Appendix).

* Some forms have more than one part (e.g. A and B). All sections of a form must be filled out. In many cases, forms will be double-sided and both sides will be the same.

* Computer Buttons that appear next to groups of fields correlate to the Data Form Hierarchy and are used to assist Digital Data Entry.

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= Design Component Section

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= Design Component Visit Section

= Observation Section

Animal Observation Form - Wolf Sign Transect Page ___/___

Project _________________________________ Survey ________________________________ Study Area ________________________________

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Transect Label _____________ Stratum _____________ BEU ______ Trans Comment _____________________________ Trans Cleared: Y [pic] / N [pic]

Trans: Lgth _______ Width _______ Bearing _______ UTM: Start ____/________/_________ End ____/________/_________

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Obs Date ______/______/________ Transport _______ Grd Spd _____

|Obs Day |Time |CC |Wind |Temp |Precip |Snow Depth |Snow Cover |

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|End | | | | | |Days since 5 cm Snow ____ |

Surveyors ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

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|Obs |Spp |Activity / Sign |Dir |Detection UTM |BEU |Comments / Voucher Label |

|# | |Sign |Des |Scat Des |No | |Zone/East/North |

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|End | | | | | |Days since 5 cm Snow ____ |

Surveyors ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

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|Obs |Spp |Activity / Sign |Dir |Detection UTM |BEU |Comments / Voucher Label |

|# | |Sign |Des |Scat Des |No | |Zone/East/North |

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|End | | | | | |Days since 5 cm Snow ____ |

NavigatorPrinciple ____________________ Surveyors ______________________________________________________________________________________

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Capture Form - Wolf Stations -Part A Page ___/___

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Project _________________________________ Survey ________________________________ Study Area ________________________________

Grid Label ____________ Grid: Dim ___________ UTM ____/________/_________ Grid Cell Dim ___________ Interstation Dist _______ OR

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Transect Label ____________ Trans Comment ___________________________________________________________________________

Trans: Lgth ______ Bearing _____ UTM: Start ____/________/_________ End ____/________/________ Interstation Dist ________

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|Capt Sta Label |Grid Cell |Stratum |Sta UTM |Ecosystem Form Type / #|Comments |

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Animal Handling Form - Wolf & Cougar (Part A) Page ___ /___

Project _________________________________ Survey ________________________________ Study Area ________________________________

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Capture [Capture Sta _____________ ] Capt Mech ______ Capture UTM ____/_______/_______ BEU ______

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Capt Sess Label _________ Obs Date _______/____/____ Time: Start _______ End _______

Surveyors __________________________________________________________________________________

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Spp _______________ Obs # ______

Sex ______ Age Class ______ Age (Actual / Est) ______ Reprod Cond ______ Young: # ______ Age(s) ________

Mark ID

|Mark Meth |Model / Type |Mark Location |Mark ID |Serial # |Radio Freq |Comments |

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Morphometric Measurements

|Zygo Width | |Front Foot Length | |

|Skull Length | |Front Pad Width | |

|Ear Length | |Hind Foot Length | |

|Neck Girth | |Hind Pad Width | |

|Chest Girth | |Nipple Length | |

|Total Length | |Baculum Length | |

|Tail Length | |Canine Length | |

|Shoulder Height | |Canine Width | |

|Weight | |Canine Span | |

Animal Condition

|Tooth Wear (min, mod, heavy) | |

|Vulva Condition (normal, slightly swollen, swollen) | |

|Evidence of Nursing (rubbed, lactating, normal) | |

Pelage/Fur Colour __________________ Pelage/Fur Condition _____________________ Scarring _____________________

Comments

Animal Handling Form - Immobilization Data (Part B)

Immobilization & Reversal Information*

|Drug |Vial # |Exp Date |Conc (mg/ml) |Vol (ml) |Time |Hit / Miss |Range |Injection site |Method |Comments |

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**The time should be noted, and observations made: at capture (if physical capture is used); at injection; when the animal is affected by drug (down); periodically while the animal is down; when treatment or reversal drugs are administered (if used); when the animal recovers (head up, standing up, fully recovered); and time of release.

Biological Samples Collected

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Blood [pic]

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Fecal [pic]

Parasites [pic]

Animal Observation Form - Wolf & Cougar Relocation by Radio-telemetry Page ___/___

Project _________________________________ Survey ________________________________ Study Area ________________________________

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Obs Date _______/____/____ Time: Start _______ End _______ Surveyors ______________________________________________________________

Ground [pic] / Air [pic] ; Remote Y [pic] /N [pic] # Marked Animals Available (in Study Area) ______ ; Total Marked Animals ______

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|Obs |Spp |Grp |

|Project (Name) |The name of the project as it has been specified on the Wildlife Inventory|Mandatory |

| |Project Description Form (freeform text). | |

|Survey (Name) |The name of the survey as it has been specified on the Wildlife Inventory |Mandatory |

| |Survey Description Form (freeform text). | |

|Study Area (Name) |The name of the Study Area as it has been specified on the Wildlife |Mandatory |

| |Inventory Survey Description Form (freeform text). | |

|Transect Label |The label of the transect within which animal observations are made. |Mandatory |

| |Transects must be labelled so that each transect is unique within a | |

| |project. A reused transect within a project takes the original label given| |

| |to that transect, (regardless whether it is used for the same survey or | |

| |not). | |

|Stratum |The name of the stratum (from the list on the Wildlife Inventory Survey |Mandatory if Design Component|

| |Description Form) in which the Design Component is established. |stratified. |

|BEU |The Broad Ecosystem Unit within which the Design Component is located. |Mandatory |

| |Codes: refer to “Broad Ecosystem Units of British Columbia” (by Lea et | |

| |al.) available on the FTP site; | |

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|Trans Comment |A description of the area in which the transect occurs (freeform text). |Mandatory |

| |e.g. road; railroad; seismic line. | |

|Trans Cleared |Indicate whether the transect was cleared by marking the appropriate box. |Mandatory |

| |Codes: Y = Yes; N = No. | |

|Trans Lgth [km] |The distance from the start to the end point of the transect (km). |Mandatory: RA/AA Optional: PN|

|Trans Width [m] |The fixed-width of the transect being sampled (m). |Mandatory |

|Trans Bearing |The orientation of the transect (degrees, values 0 to 360). |Mandatory if transect is a |

| | |straight line. |

|Transect UTM: Start/End |The start/end location of the transect using UTM grid location. Record UTM|Mandatory |

| |as zone, easting, and northing. A map (and/or aerial photograph) showing | |

| |the transects delineated must accompany this data form. | |

|Obs Date |The year/month/day (YYYY/MM/DD) on which the data on the form were |Mandatory |

| |gathered in the field. e.g. 1995/04/17. | |

|Transport |The mode of transportation used to conduct the survey. Codes: refer to |Mandatory |

| |Species Inventory Fundamentals No. 1 [Forms]. | |

|Grd Spd [km/hr] |The ground speed of the aircraft during an aerial survey, or the average |Mandatory |

| |speed during a boat/vehicle survey (km/hr). | |

|Time Start/End |The time at which surveying the specified Design Component commences and |Mandatory |

| |finishes. Use the 24 hour clock. | |

|CC |The extent of cloud cover at the start and end of the survey. Codes: 1 = |Mandatory |

| |clear; 2 = scattered clouds (50%); 4 = | |

| |unbroken clouds. | |

|Wind |The strength of wind at the start and end of the survey using the Beaufort|Mandatory |

| |Scale. Codes: 0 = calm (< 2 km/h); 1 = light air (2-5 km/h); 2 = light | |

| |breeze, leaves rustle (6-12 km/h); 3 = gentle breeze, leaves and twigs | |

| |constantly move 13-19 km/h); 4 = moderate breeze, small branches move, | |

| |dust rises (20-29 km/h); 5 = fresh breeze, small trees sway (30-39 km/h); | |

| |6 = strong breeze, large branches moving, wind whistling (40-50 km/h). | |

|Temp |The temperature at the start and end of the survey (degrees Celsius). |Mandatory |

|Precip |The type of precipitation at the start and end of the survey. Codes: N = |Mandatory |

| |None; F = Fog; M = Misty drizzle; D = Drizzle; LR = Light Rain; HR = Hard | |

| |Rain; S = Snow. | |

|Snow Depth |The depth of the snow. Codes: 1 = 0 cm; 2 = 1-5 cm; 3 = 6-25 cm; 4 = 26-50|Mandatory |

| |cm; 5 = 51-75 cm; 6 = 76-100 cm; 7 = 101-150 cm; 8 = >150 cm. | |

|Snow Cover |The percentage of ground covered by snow. Codes: 1 = 0%; 2 = 1-5%; 3 = |Mandatory |

| |6-25%; 4 = 26-50%; 5 = 51-75%; 6 = 76-100%. | |

|Days Since 5 cm Snow |The length of time between the census period and the last snowfall that |Mandatory |

| |was significant enough to obscure old tracks. Codes: 1 = 150 cm. | |

|Snow Cover |The percentage of ground covered by snow. Codes: 1 = 0%; 2 = 1-5%; 3 = |Mandatory |

| |6-25%; 4 = 26-50%; 5 = 51-75%; 6 = 76-100%. | |

|Days Since 5 cm Snow |The length of time between the census period and the last snowfall that |Mandatory |

| |was significant enough to obscure old tracks. Codes: 1 = ................
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