Carlsbad Wildlife Movement Analysis

A study of wildlife movement within the Carlsbad's NCCP plan, known as the Habitat Management Plan (HMP). The HMP is the only approved subarea plan of the sub regional Multiple Habitat Conservation Plan (MHCP). A key objective of the HMP is to maintain functional wildlife corridors and habitat linkages within the city and to the region. An inventory of possible wildlife movement corridors and constraints, and an initial monitoring of key locations, is necessary to provide a baseline assessment of animal movement within the city and to begin evaluating the MHCP and HMP objectives. This Wildlife Movement Analysis Final Report is a summary of the methods and results of an inventory of potential wildlife movement corridors and pinch points within the City of Carlsbad.

Monitoring
Wildlife Movement
completed
Project Focus

Bobcat, Mule deer

Center for Natural Lands Management; City of Carlsbad; ESA

California Department of Fish & Wildlife

Rosanne Humphrey

Sarah McCutcheon

Mike Grim

Project Protocol
File name Lead Author Year Type
Carlsbad Wildlife Linkage Evaluation Humphrey, Rosanne 2014 powerpoint presentation
Carlsbad Wildlife Movement Study Corridors and Pinchpoints Center for Natural Lands Management; City of Carlsbad; Environmental Science Assoc. 2015 other
City of Carlsbad Wildlife Movement Analysis Final Report 2015 Center for Natural Lands Management; City of Carlsbad; Environmental Science Assoc. 2015 report
Summary of Wildlife Movement Activities in Carlsbad 2018 Humphrey, Rosanne 2018 report