Colorado State University - Wasting Disease on Elk Population

Post Date

July 13th 2010

Application Due Date

July 20th 2010

Funding Opportunity Number

NPS-WASO-NOI-2340100054

CFDA Number(s)

Funding Instrument Type(s)

Cooperative Agreement

Funding Activity Categories

Natural Resources

Number of Awards

1

Eligibility Categories

Public and State Controlled Institutions of Higher Education

Funding

• Estimated Total Funding:

  $40000

• Award Range:

  $None - $40000

Grant Description

This is an intent to award ONLY. Study the effects of chronic wasting disease on elk population dynamics in Rocky Mountain National Park. This task agreement will gather information on how CWD is affecting elk population processes. This is critical to understand because elk population sizes in and around RMNP have declined by 40% in the last seven years. These decreases in population size occurred prior to the onset of new management actions (e.g., culling, large-scale fencing). It has been speculated that the decline is due to increased hunter harvest, lower food availability, and migration out of the Estes Valley; however, none of these metrics has been examined in a quantitative fashion. Thus, evaluating the role of CWD relative to these other potential causes of decline has emerged as a fundamental need.

Contact Information

• Agency

  Department of the Interior

• Office:

  National Park Service

• Agency Contact:

  Kortni Selinger
  Contract Specialist
  Phone 303-987-6734

• Agency Mailing Address:

  kortni_selinger@contractor.nps.gov

• Agency Email Address:

  kortni_selinger@contractor.nps.gov