2004 UC Proceedings Abstract
 Arkansas' Black Bear Data: Onion Paper to Digital Track: Forestry, Wildlife, and Fisheries Management Author(s): Hanna Ford The Arkansas Game and Fish Commission (AGFC) Bear Program is using GIS to visually represent relationships between nuisance black bear complaints and nuisance black bear captures in Arkansas. This paper discusses the path taken to develop databases to carry us from 'onion paper to digital,' the experience of managing data from the past, the difficulties unearthed while attempting to maintain uniformity and accuracy, and lastly utilizing GIS to provide a comprehensive visual representation of the data. The information derived from this data can ultimately be used to predict areas of high risk for nuisance black bear problems and hopefully assist us in reducing the amount of negative bear-human contacts in those areas. Future plans include creating a master database that would house all AGFC black bear related information, including nuisance, harvest and research information. Hanna Ford Arkansas Game and Fish Commission Wildlife Management Division 2 Natural Resources Dr. Little Rock , AR 72205 US Phone: 501-223-6366 Fax: 501-223-6452 E-mail: hlford@agfc.state.ar.us |
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