WSB: Marksmen outperform hunters eliminating infected herd
Chronic wasting disease has mostly affected North American wildlife, but when it appeared among reindeer in Norway in 2016, authorities took drastic action. ...
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Wild Cam: Svalbard Reindeer rebound after near extirpation
At 35 degrees Fahrenheit, it was a relatively warm day in an Arctic archipelago far north of the Norwegian mainland. But drift ice still floated in the balmy summer ...
New map illustrates caribou decline in Canada
Caribou populations are dropping all across Canada, with one herd — the South Selkirk — in British Columbia down to just three females by April 2018. Caribou ...
Norway to cull reindeer herd to stem CWD
Alarmed by the appearance of chronic wasting disease (CWD) in Norway, the country’s agriculture and food minister has approved a plan for hunters to cull an ...
Could reindeer be slowing climate change?
As the climate warms and permafrost thaws, some tundra dwellers might be helping cool the planet. By grazing heavily and decreasing the height and prevalence of ...
Chronic wasting disease detected in Europe for first time
A reindeer in Norway has been diagnosed with chronic wasting disease, a deadly disease that targets cervids, earlier this month. This is the first time the disease, ...
Announcing the March 2016 issue of the Wildlife Society Bulletin
The March 2016 issue (Vol. 40.1) contains 25 papers on a wide array of subjects including a special section titled “Risks Posed by Captive Cervids” that ...