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The Golden Egg: Using Adaptive Management To Regulate Hiking Near Golden Eagle Nests in Denali National Park

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Denali National Park in Alaska has one of the largest reported golden eagle nesting populations. Golden eagles are legally protected to help the population survive. Park managers were not sure how much hiking activities would affect nesting golden eagles in Denali National Park. They asked scientists to help them study this question.

 

The Golden Egg: Using Adaptive Management To Regulate Hiking Near Golden Eagle Nests in Denali National Park

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Scientific Models in Adaptive Management - Vol. 17 No. 1

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  • In this FACTivity, you will become a park manager and examine where to place trails in a fictional park according to the location of eagles’ nests. Materials: Graph paper (included)...

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    In this FACTivity, you will become a park manager and examine where to place trails in a fictional park according to the location of eagles’ nests. Materials: Graph paper (included)...
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  • Scientific modeling is used in medical, marine, space, and environmental science, among other fields. Scientific modeling helps scientists understand how things work now and how they might work in the...

    Spotlight – Scientific Models in Adaptive Management

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    Scientific modeling is used in medical, marine, space, and environmental science, among other fields. Scientific modeling helps scientists understand how things work now and how they might work in the...
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  • assumption

    (ǝ sǝm(p) shǝn): A fact or statement taken for granted (that it is true).

  • collaboration

    (kǝ la bǝ rā shǝn): The act of working together.

  • conservation

    (kän(t) sər vā shən): A careful preservation and protection of something, especially planned management of a natural resource to prevent exploitation, destruction, or neglect.

  • index

    (in deks): A number (as a ratio) derived from a series of observations and used as an indicator or measure.

  • mandate

    (man dāt): To officially require something.

  • migration

    (mi gra shun): The act of moving from one place to another.

  • monitor

    (mä nə tər): To watch, keep track of, or check usually for a special purpose.

  • objective

    (əb jek tiv): (noun) An aim or goal.

  • prohibition

    (prō ə bi shən): An order forbidding something.

  • regulate

    (re gyə lāt): (1) To control according to a system; (2) To bring under control of law or some authority.

  • telemetry

    (tə le mə trē): The process of transmitting data by telemeter (tə le mə tər). A telemeter is a device that allows measurements to be made at a distance.

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    The most satisfying moments in my job involve finding solutions to problems related to conservation. In the case of the golden eagle study, for example, our goal was to help...
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    Studying birds that nest at northern latitudes is exciting and one of the most interesting parts of my career. I also enjoy studying bird migration, particularly using technology such as...
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  • In this lesson, students will read and summarize four of the article’s sections. After the class reads the article and summarizes the sections, students should work in groups to create...

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    In this lesson, students will read and summarize four of the article’s sections. After the class reads the article and summarizes the sections, students should work in groups to create...
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  • National Park Service: Denali National Park

    Denali is six million acres of wild land, bisected by one ribbon of road. Travelers along it see the relatively low-elevation taiga forest give way to high alpine tundra and snowy mountains, culminating in North America’s tallest peak, 20,310′ Denali. Wild animals large and small roam un-fenced lands, living as they have for ages. Solitude, tranquility and wilderness await.

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  • Cornell's Lab of Ornithology: Golden Eagle

    Learn more about golden eagles.

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  • Photo Gallery: Denali National Park

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