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Key deer

Conservation News

In the Keys, does go high while fawns go low

May 10, 2021

When researchers set up camera traps in the lower Florida Keys, they were focused on the effects of feral cats on endangered marsh rabbits. But when key deer wandered in front of the cameras, they …

Conservation News

The Return of an odious invader — from The Wildlife Professional

September 21, 2018

Cooperation to conquer screwworm and protect Key deer Imagine happening upon an animal through a cloud of flies and the smell of decay, its body full of wriggling maggots as it walks around. Although this …

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The Sept/Oct issue of The Wildlife Professional

August 31, 2018

The latest issue of The Wildlife Professional salutes conservation successes, starting with our cover feature, Ready for Release — Rebound of the Kirtland’s Warbler. The population of the tiny bird fell to less than 200 …

Emily Ronis

As screwworm population decreases, Key deer death rates slow

December 27, 2016

Efforts to conserve the federally endangered Key deer (Odocoileus virginianus clavium) are proving largely successful, thanks to the release of sterile screwworm flies and medication. In October, the U.S. Department of Agriculture released nearly 60 …

Conservation News

Flesh-eating maggots threaten endangered Key deer

October 14, 2016

Endangered deer in the Florida Keys are suffering grizzly deaths from an infestation of flesh-eating maggots. The parasites, known as New World screwworms (Cochliomyia hominivorax), are the larvae of flies that lay their eggs in …

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