Wildlife Management Plan for the Oak Ridge Reservation

Technical Report · Tue Oct 01 04:00:00 EDT 2019

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/1632096· OSTI ID:1632096

Carter, Evin ^[1]; Giffen, Neil R. ^[1]; McCracken, Kitty ^[1]; Darling, Sara E. ^[1]; Deck, Aubrey ^[2]; Byrd, Greg ^[1]

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1. Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
2. Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency (TWRA), Clinton, TN (United States)

This document outlines a plan for management of the wildlife resources on the US Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) Oak Ridge Reservation. Management includes wildlife population control through restoration of wildlife species; preservation, management, and enhancement of wildlife habitats; coordination of wildlife studies and characterization of areas, hunting, trapping, removal, and habitat manipulation; wildlife damage control; and law enforcement. Wildlife resources are divided into several categories, each with a specific set of objectives and procedures to attain the goals. These objectives are management of (1) wildlife habitats to ensure that all resident wildlife species exist on the Reservation in viable numbers; (2) focal species to promote healthy populations on designated land units; (3) game species for research, education, recreation, and public safety; (4) the Three Bend Scenic and Wildlife Management Refuge Area; (5) nuisance wildlife, including nonnative species, to achieve adequate population control for the maintenance of health and safety on the Reservation; (6) sensitive species (i.e., state or federally listed as Endangered, Threatened, Of Special Concern, or In Need of Management) through preservation and protection of both the species and habitats critical to the survival of those species; and (7) wildlife disease. Achievement of the objectives is a joint effort between Oak Ridge National Laboratory and the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency (TWRA) through agreements between DOE and the University of Tennessee (UT)-Battelle LLC, between TWRA and DOE, and between Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (TDEC) and DOE. Implementation of objectives is to be informed by leading-edge research and a strong collaborative approach between UT-Battelle and TWRA.

• Research Organization: Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE
• DOE Contract Number: AC05-00OR22725
• OSTI ID: 1632096
• Report Number(s): ORNL/TM--2012/387/R1
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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