Can genetic clues help fight CWD in captive herds?
Researchers may have found a way to use genetics to determine how susceptible deer and other cervids are to contracting chronic wasting disease. This offers hope ...
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Venison donations from damage management in a time of need
Last year, USDA’s Wildlife Services donated 138 tons of goose, deer, elk and other meat. Equivalent to more than 1 million servings of protein for people in need, ...
In NYC, officials wrestle with controlling deer populations
A portion of New York City is finding itself with a lot of unwelcome wildlife. White-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) are causing traffic accidents. Wild ...
Workers in Michigan wildlife disease lab contracted TB
Five workers at Michigan’s Wildlife Disease Laboratory were diagnosed with tuberculosis after likely contracting the disease from white-tailed deer (Odocoileus ...
JWM: Vehicles, lead poisoning cause Michigan bald eagle deaths
An analysis of more than three decades of necropsy data show that vehicle collisions and lead poisoning are the main causes of death for Michigan bald eagles. The ...
Tours to see rare white deer herd end
About 75 white deer occupy a former Army depot in New York’s Finger Lakes region. The deer are leucistic — they lack the normal pigment that makes other ...
Texas hunter harvests rare antlered white-tailed doe
A Texas woman recently hunted a rare antlered white-tailed doe (Odocoileus virginianus). Confirming the deer was a doe, a game warden instructed her to tag it as a ...
Giant motorcycle rally affects wildlife in national park
The sounds of revving engines and accelerating choppers during South Dakota’s famous Sturgis Motorcycle Rally changes the activity of several wildlife species in ...
Armed biologists to reduce deer in D.C. park
U.S. Department of Agriculture biologists who are trained firearms experts are taking to Rock Creek Park in Washington, D.C., to reduce the urban park’s ...
Wildlife forensics unveil predator-prey interaction clues
A single piece of evidence may not solve a crime, but put together lots of pieces and investigators can paint an entire picture of a crime scene. That’s not so ...