TWS2021: Humans influence predator-prey dynamics in Jackson Hole
Around Jackson Hole, Wyoming, people are changing the ways wolves prey on elk, sometimes acting as a shield for the prey against their predators. Ungulates, like ...
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Watch: Colorado wildlife officers free elk from tire around its neck
After carrying a tire around its neck for at least two years, an elk was finally freed of the burden after Colorado Parks and Wildlife officers tranquilized it and ...
Global migration maps chart a course for conservation
Conservationists and scientists around the world are partnering with the United Nations to create the first-ever global atlas of ungulate migrations. The initiative ...
Tracking brucellosis hot spots in Yellowstone area
Hazing elk and increasing harvest in private ranches in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem could limit the spread of brucellosis between elk and livestock. ...
Wild Cam: Community scientists help detect North Carolina wildlife
It’s impossible for researchers to be in many places at once, and sometimes spots on private land are off limits altogether. That’s where community scientists ...
Watch: Aerial survey studies wildfire’s effects on elk
The Cameron Peak Fire was a massive wildfire that swept across the Colorado landscape last summer —the state’s largest fire in history. To understand the effect ...
New big game migration maps help inform management
New maps documenting migration routes throughout the West can help inform managers and conservation groups about areas that are important for deer, elk and other ...
WM: Puma harvest bolsters elk population in western Montana
Mountain lion predation is the main cause of death in young elk calves in western central Montana, but increased harvest on the big cats can result in larger ...
Watch: Elk respond to massive Colorado fire
The Cameron Peak Fire is the largest wildfire in Colorado history at nearly 209,000 acres. Colorado Parks and Wildlife has 30 elk (Cervus canadensis) with GPS ...
TWS2020: Exploring the historic trails of Mexican elk
Back when much of what’s now the U.S. Southwest still belonged to Mexico, elk used to roam widely across the region. Researchers are now looking at old diaries, ...