Soil sample locations for chronic wasting disease prion surveillance in Grand Teton National Park and National Elk Refuge 2019

A total of 200 soil samples were collected in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem in Grand Teton National Park and the National Elk Refuge in July 2019 for chronic wasting disease (CWD) monitoring purposes. To collect samples from locations where ungulates are most likely to be shedding or encountering CWD, we targeted elk collar data locations, known migration routes of mule deer and elk, and areas where yearly elk supplemental feeding generally occurs on the National Elk Refuge. We sampled 10 transects in Grand Teton National Park and 10 transects in the National Elk Refuge, each 1,000 meters in length. We collected soil samples every 100 meters along the transect for a total of 10 samples per transect. Terra Core...

Categories: Data; Tags: Grand Teton National Park, National Elk Refuge, Teton, USGS Science Data Catalog (SDC), Wyoming, All tags... biota, chronic wasting disease, ecology, elk, mule deer, soil samples, wildlife biology, wildlife disease, Fewer tags