SUMMARY OF AMERICAN BURYING BEETLE SURVEY PROTOCOLS
At S.E.A.R.C.H. we like to share! This figure is a summary of the American burying beetle presence/absence protocols for each state. This is provided as a resource. We recommend you contact the appropriate US Fish and Wildlife Resource and state agency before beginning ABB surveys because protocols change! This summary was produced by Dr. Amy Smith on 4/24/2017. Below are the resources she referenced.
USFWS. Region 6 Presence/Absence Survey Protocol American Burying Beetle (Nicrophorus americanus). February 2016.https://www.fws.gov/mountain-prairie/endspp/protocols/Final%20Region%206%20ABB%20Survey%20Protocol.pdf (accessed 4/24/2017)
USFWS. 2015 American Burying Beetle Nicrophorus americanus Oklahoma Presence/Absence Live-trapping Survey Guidance. May 2015. https://www.fws.gov/southwest/es/oklahoma/documents/abb/surveying%20final/abb%20oklahoma%20presence%20absence%20live-trapping%20surveyguidance_05072015.pdf (accessed 4/24/2017) USFWS.
DRAFT American Burying Beetle Nicrophorus americanus Range Wide Presence/Absence Live-trapping Survey Guidance. November 2015. https://www.fws.gov/arkansas-es/docs/2015%20ABB%20Survey%20Guidance.pdf (accessed 4/24/2017)
Environmental Conservation Online System (ECOS). American Burying Beetle (Nicrophorus americanus) https://ecos.fws.gov/ecp0/profile/speciesProfile?spcode=I028 (accessed 4/24/2017)