Raccoon Den Tree Characteristics in The Daniel Boone National Forest

Presenter Information

Chase H. TerryFollow

Presenter Hometown

McCreary, KY

Major

Wildlife Management

Department

Biological Sciences

Degree

Undergraduate

Mentor

Stephen Sumithran

Mentor Department

Biological Sciences

Recommended Citation

Terry, Chase H., "Raccoon Den Tree Characteristics in The Daniel Boone National Forest" (2021). University Presentation Showcase Event. 5.
https://encompass.eku.edu/swps/2021/undergraduate/5

Abstract

Raccoon Den Tree Characteristics in The Daniel Boone National Forest detected using a Coonhound

CHASE H. TERRY AND DR. STEPHEN SUMITHRAN, Department of Biological Sciences,Eastern Kentucky University, 521 Lancaster Avenue, Richmond, KY 40475, USA.

ABSTRACTLittle is known about raccoon den tree characteristics in The Daniel Boone National Forest. In this study, 25 raccoon den trees were found within McCreary and Pulaski counties from May – August 2020 using a Coonhound (“Coon Dog”). For each den tree found, a random tree was located to test for differences between all continuous variables. There were two variables that were found significant: Diameter at Breast Height (DBH) of the den tree and the diversity of mast producing species within the 0.04 ha plot. In this study, the mean DBH for the den trees (29.34cm) significantly differed from the random trees (22.08 cm, p

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Poster