Tag: mule deer

Researchers have put together an immersive story map where readers can learn more about the migration of Rocky Mountain mule deer (Odocoileus hemionus), particularly the journey of Deer 255, a...

Deer may take advantage of burned forests in the summer, but they avoid burned areas with deep snow in the winter to reduce risk from the cougars that prey on...

The Journal of Wildlife Management is a benefit of membership in The Wildlife Society. Published eight times annually, it is one of the world’s leading scientific journals covering wildlife science, management...

In northwest Montana, mule deer face snowy conditions that impact what they eat and how well they survive the region’s cold winters. Some subpopulations are partially migratory. They forage abundant,...

For urban wildlife, adapting to city life means changing the times of day when they would usually be active in more natural settings. “In order for species to function within...

Predators could play in important role in limiting the spread of chronic wasting disease among ungulates, but under what circumstances? Chronic wasting disease was first detected in the Greater Yellowstone...

TWS CEO Ed Arnett addressed the inaugural Mule Deer Summit hosted by the Mule Deer Foundation in Salt Lake City. The summit came as biologists described being at an “inflection...

Northwestern Montana is a legendary area for mule deer. Hunters go there to seek out unusually large trophy bucks, which prowl through a more densely forested landscape than mule deer...

Road strikes are a major cause of death for ungulates across the world—in Wyoming alone, an average of about 7,500 big game animals are killed every year. “Roads can be...

U.S. Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland supports Wyoming’s approach to designing and implementing wildlife migration strategies to conserve wildlife and protect migration corridors, she announced in a meeting with...