Tag: Deer

As hunters take to the forest this fall, the risks posed by chronic wasting disease are greater than ever. Last February, a white-tailed deer that tested positive for the disease...

The Illinois Chapter of The Wildlife Society (ICTWS) has opposed a state bill that would amend the state’s Wildlife Code to allow supplemental feeding of deer outside hunting season. Illinois...

White-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) fawns have a better chance of avoiding mortality on agricultural land than they do in forests, according to new research. In a study published in The...

When biologists in Wyoming wanted to test how effective wildlife warning reflectors were at discouraging deer from entering the roadway, they figured they’d wrap up some of them to keep...

What’s a mule deer’s (Odocoileus hemionus) favorite spring snack? Researchers tackled this question to help homeowners determine which flowers to plant to avoid deer gobbling up their gardens. “Deer come...

Worried about the spread of chronic wasting disease, Tennessee Fish and Wildlife Commissioners are taking measures to prevent the disease from entering their state. Tennessee Fish and Wildlife Commissioners voted...

Large mammals choose to use crossing structures on the busy U.S Highway 93 on Montana’s Flathead Indian Reservation, according to new research. The structures appear to be particularly effective for...

Wildlife killed in road collisions can one day be put on people’s plates in Oregon after the state legislature passed a bill meant to prevent useable meat from going to...

Soybean farmers tend to think white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) are major culprits behind lost yields. A new study conducted in Mississippi, however, points to other detrimental factors related to the...

While eastern coyote populations are abundant in Ontario, researchers recently found the canids play a different role than wolves in predator-prey interactions. Ontario is one of only a few areas...