The existing wildlife of a region is heavily shaped over generations by environmental factors and human activity. Activities like urbanization and hunting are known to reduce wildlife populations. However, some cultural or ...
Plants & Animals
Mar 14, 2023
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It was the height of summer 2022 when the calls started coming in. Scores of dead deer suddenly littered rural properties and park preserves, alarming the public and inconveniencing landowners. According to officials at the ...
Plants & Animals
Feb 23, 2023
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Researchers have recovered and studied archaeological evidence of an ancient stringed musical instrument crafted from deer antler in southern Vietnam.
Archaeology
Feb 22, 2023
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Hidden in the redwoods above Watsonville, California, a shy and ghostly beauty once drew crowds but is now destined to live, and die, alone.
Plants & Animals
Feb 8, 2023
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Cornell University researchers have found that white-tailed deer—the most abundant large mammal in North America—are harboring SARS-CoV-2 variants that were once widely circulated, but no longer found in humans.
Ecology
Jan 31, 2023
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In a new study, a Penn State-led research team discovered evidence that browsing by white-tailed deer had relatively little long-term impact on two tree species in a northern forest.
Ecology
Jan 31, 2023
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Wolves on an Alaskan island caused a deer population to plumet and switched to primarily eating sea otters in just a few years, a finding scientists at Oregon State University and the Alaska Department of Fish and Game believe ...
Plants & Animals
Jan 23, 2023
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A University of Maryland-led team of scientists has deciphered the first comprehensive, continuous genome for a parasite responsible for transmitting Lyme disease and other serious infections to hundreds of thousands of Americans ...
Biotechnology
Jan 19, 2023
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The recent capture and euthanizing of Los Angeles's well-known mountain lion P-22, whose numerous injuries were likely the result of being hit by a car, has highlighted the need for safe wildlife crossings in cities and other ...
Plants & Animals
Dec 22, 2022
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For the first time, researchers have published a geonarrative revealing the record-breaking journey of Deer 255, whose story illustrates the challenges and opportunities for conserving migratory mule deer herds across the ...
Plants & Animals
Dec 22, 2022
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