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Numbers say 15A moose population low, browse-creating fires not a solution, KNWR says

...biologists counted 1,600 moose, a slight departure from the 1,825 to 2,352 moose counted in a 2008 census, said Thomas McDonough, a Homer-based biologist for Fish and Game and the census's lead investigator. In unit 15C, which covers all...

http://peninsulaclarion.com/news/2013-03-14/no-easy-remedy
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Bear data could liberalize area hunt

...Game Management Units 15A and 15C have shown that brown bears killed 35 percent of the total collared calves, said Thomas McDonough, the study's principal investigator and a research biologist for Fish and Game, in an October interview with...

http://peninsulaclarion.com/news/2013-01-26/new-data-likely-to-liberlize-kenai-b
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Culling all moose

...of the mountains, it counted about 2,000 moose - about 40 percent less than census findings in the '90s, said Thomas McDonough, a Homer-based Fish and Game research biologist. The two factors culling moose population in 15A, McDonough...

http://peninsulaclarion.com/news/2012-11-05/culling-all-moose
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Brown bear hunt, permit changes on the way

...Tustumena Lake, found brown bears killed 40 percent of moose calves this spring, Fish and Game research biologist Thomas McDonough said. The Kenai National Wildlife Refuge is also conducting a study to determine the exact brown bear population...

http://peninsulaclarion.com/news/2012-09-29/public-support-prompts-change-in-bro
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Lemmings: Never too small to make an impact

...A meadow vole (Microtus pennsylvanicus) was also seen during the survey but never caught. More recently, Thomas McDonough at the Alaska Department of Fish and Game found a few more species of small mammals: the montane shrew (Sorex monticolus...

http://peninsulaclarion.com/outdoors/2012-07-20/lemmings-never-too-small-to-make
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Study: Moose calf survival low

...seven deaths when they frightened the cows into abandoning their calves. The study's principal investigator, Thomas McDonough, a research biologist for Fish and Game, said the death distributions may change pending further analysis of kill-site...

http://peninsulaclarion.com/news/2012-10-23
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New moose regs limit hunting

...or with at least four or more brow tines on one side, said Alaska Department of Fish and Game Wildlife Biolgist Thomas McDonough. "The purpose behind greatly restricting the harvest opportunities is based on recent and dramatic decline in bull-to-cow...

http://peninsulaclarion.com/news/2011-08-12/new-moose-regs-limit-hunting
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Wolf control on the Kenai?

...in January 2012. Buffers would be put in so that aerial wolf control isn't done near residential areas, said Thomas McDonough, a biologist with the Homer office of the Alaska Department of Fish and Game who is helping to write the plan...

http://peninsulaclarion.com/news/2011-10-05/wolf-control-on-the-kenai
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Homer Advisory Committee votes against wolf control

...Research Reserve building on Kachemak Drive drew about 30 people. Homer Alaska Department of Fish and Game biologist Thomas McDonough briefed the committee members, telling them that Unit 15C moose population estimates are right within management...

http://peninsulaclarion.com/news/2011-11-03/homer-advisory-committee-votes-again
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Study shows struggling moose in GMU 15A

Moose in Game Management Unit 15A on the Kenai Peninsula are entering the winter in bad condition, said Thomas McDonough, a Homer-based research biologist for the Alaska Department of Fish and Game. "These 15A moose are supposed...

http://peninsulaclarion.com/news/2012-12-10/study-shows-struggling-moose-in-gmu-
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