Area of Focus: Mammals

Research shows that feeders may pose a risk to white-tailed deer health and prevalence

The individual was likely passing through looking to find its own territory

Trained dogs may be able to detect a CWD infection in wild and captive cervids

Two studies suggest the communication behavior in deer can facilitate the spread of chronic wasting disease

Native plants and small mammals may be losing key habitat features due to grazing donkeys

Thin ice may have been the culprit

Researchers wondered if artificial ponds there attracted species that host the virus

Foxes and martens changed their range and behavior after wolves moved back into Isle Royale

Researchers can track patterns to identify infected deer on the landscape

Researchers worry it’s an “early warning sign” that the population is in jeopardy