What attracts elk onto cattle pasture? Implications for inter-species disease transmission |
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| Authors: | M Pruvot D Seidel MS Boyce M Musiani A Massolo S Kutz K Orsel |
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| Institution: | 1. Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Calgary, 3330 Hospital Drive NW, Calgary, AB, Canada T2N 4N1;2. Faculty of Environmental Design, University of Calgary, 2500 University Drive NW, Calgary, AB, Canada T2N 1N4;3. Faculty of Science, University of Alberta, 11455 Saskatchewan Drive, Edmonton, AB, Canada T6G 2E9 |
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| Abstract: | In Southwest Alberta, beef cattle and wild elk (Cervus elaphus) have similar habitat preferences. Understanding their inter-species contact structure is important for assessing the risk of pathogen transmission between them. These spatio-temporal patterns of interactions are shaped, in part, by range management and environmental factors affecting elk distribution. In this study, resource selection modeling was used to identify factors influencing elk presence on cattle pasture and elk selection of foraging patches; furthermore, consequences for inter-species disease transmission were discussed. |
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| Keywords: | Wildlife-livestock interface Interactions Contact structure Elk Cervus elaphus Cattle management GPS collar Inter-species disease transmission |
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