Area of Focus: Ungulates

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

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 can track patterns to identify infected deer on the landscape

New mule deer route acknowledged without specific designation that would allow for extra protection

Deer population size was more affected by habitat quality and cougar presence

Pigs disturb native forests on Big Island

The oral vaccine is intended to protect deer from bovine tuberculosis