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 and conservation, focusing on aspects …
The spread of COVID-19 among captive mink continues to raise questions about how the virus may spread to wildlife and to humans. Last month, the Centers for Disease Control confirmed that four Michigan residents, including …
The virus that causes COVID-19 has spread throughout North American deer populations, but what the impacts may be for wildlife and for humans remains unclear. Hundreds of white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) have been infected in …
A new study in preprint reported the first potential case of a deer passing the novel coronavirus to a human. Researchers say they found no evidence of an elevated risk of humans, but they identified …
In the midst of the pandemic, hunters harvested the most deer in nearly a decade. According to the National Deer Association’s annual Deer Report, hunters harvested an estimated 6.3 million white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) during …
South Carolina has released 16 more tagged coyotes throughout the state with an incentive for hunters to harvest them. The South Carolina Department of Natural Resources created the Coyote Incentive Program in 2016 to try …
White-tailed deer on Staten Island have tested positive for the Omicron variant of the coronavirus that causes COVID-19. It’s the first time the highly-contagious variant has been detected in wildlife and suggests the deer caught …
After the virus that causes COVID-19 showed up among white-tailed deer in the United States, scientists have detected it among wild deer in Canada. Tests of hunter-harvested deer have shown the presence of SARS-CoV-2 in …
Chronic wasting disease has been detected in a hunter-harvested deer in northwestern Alabama, making it the 28th state where CWD has been documented. The disease has also been detected in four Canadian provinces. The fatal …
Recent research backs the notion that humans have transmitted the virus that causes COVID-19 to animals around the world, raising concerns that animals could serve as a reservoir for the virus. “Spillover and spillback of …
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