Sentences with phrase «mule deer»

«Measuring abundance of mule deer in the western United States is logistically difficult, hazardous and very expensive.

CWD, first diagnosed in mule deer in Colorado in the late 1960s, has spread across the country into 22 states, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), including the counties of El Paso and Hudspeth in Texas.

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There, seven years of natural - gas drilling in the Pinedale Anticline region have slashed mule deer populations by a third.

Black bears in Yosemite National Park that don't seek out human foods subsist primarily on plants and nuts, according to a study conducted by biologists at UC San Diego who also found that ants and other sources of animal protein, such as mule deer, make up only a small fraction of the bears» annual diet.

The resulting loss of vegetation will not only impact herbivores like mule deer; their main predator, mountain lions, might take an even larger hit.

For instance, hunted mule deer are known to move into less desirable habitats, and their poorer diet can affect their ability to successfully reproduce.

In a similar manner, introduced mule deer supported golden eagle breeding on neighboring Santa Rosa Island.

Arizona's famous Kaibab forest is so stuffed with big mule deer that every hunter has an eight - to - two chance of getting his venison this season

Both of these important food sources are at risk — sugar pines are vulnerable to white pine blister rust, a fungal pathogen, while oaks are currently at risk from fire exclusion, mule deer predation and potentially a pathogen causing sudden oak death.

HSS» hypothesis was based on a terrestrial environment mostly involving insects and their predators, with the Kaibab mule deer irruption the sole example presented of a mammalian system.

However, his domestic bliss turns sour after a chance meeting with Elliot (Ashton Kutcher), a dazed - but - not - dead mule deer who has been strapped to the hood of a sportsman's truck.

Following an ill - fated night on the tiles with a wisecracking mule deer called Elliot (Ashton Kutcher), culminating in a sugar - fuelled rampage in the local convenience store, Boog is released back into the wild where he must fend for himself.

Teenagers study mule deer populations and corresponding cougar - human interactions.

The longest recorded migratory mule deer herd in the world travels about 150 miles (241 kilometers) from the Red Desert in southwest Wyoming to...

Wildlife enthusiasts will love this Valley — world class bird watching, bighorn sheep on Radium's main street, whitetail and mule deer wandering Invermere's downtown, black and grizzly bears in the backcountry, wild turkeys in farmer's fields all add up to something for everyone to see and discover.

Because it sits on a wildlife refuge, you will find mule deer, elk, and moose roaming the land.

His first profession after college was in the field of wildlife biology; for five years, Timms worked for public agencies and consulting firms assisting in studies of peregrine falcons, bald eagles, mule deer telemetry, and species inventories.

Over two summers, the researchers treated herds of mule deer and white - tailed deer on a Canadian farm to modified recording of the cries of a wide variety of infant mammals — elands, marmots, bats, fur seals, sea lions, domestic cats, dogs and humans.

Blecha said it is likely that prey such as mule deer are safer in sprawling subdivisions and exurbias, given that mountain lions, coyotes, and human hunters usually avoid these urban fringes.

Feral goats, pigs and sheep, as well as introduced mule deer and elk have been removed from the northern Channel Islands.

You can examine many different forms of morality, from plants to birds, to bonobo's to mule deer.

The Big Bend is mostly open range, full of javelinas, cactus roses, mule deer, desert willows and legends, lots of legends.

In the shelter of the valley webegin encountering game: elk, moose, buffalo, mule deer, a few bighorn sheepand the inevitable coyotes, ravens and magpies.

Three of the prizes set new world records: a polar bear taken off Point Hope, Alaska by Tom F. Bolack of New Mexico; a white - tail deer shot in his home state by John A. Breen of Minnesota; and a mule deer with a mysterious past — it was discovered in a saloon by a Wyoming taxidermist, history and hunter forgotten.

Active families will love the abundance of foot and horse trails, and you can camp amongst the creatures, as wildlife such as American bison, mountain lions, feral horses, elk, bighorn sheep, white - tailed deer and mule deer, and prairie dogs abound, as well as at least 186 species of birds including golden eagles, sharp - tailed grouse, and wild turkeys.

This group of progressive diseases includes scrapie in sheep and goats, chronic wasting disease in mule deer and transmissible mink encephalopathy.

An avid hunter, Cornatzer was listening to a presentation on the lead poisoning of California condors when an x-ray of a mule deer flashed on an overhead screen.

Mule deer are popular game animals, bringing in hundreds of millions of dollars to rural areas through recreational hunting and tourism.

To estimate the numbers and distribution of mule deer and mountain lions in Utah, Nevada and Arizona, David Stoner, a wildlife ecologist at Utah State University in Logan, Utah, used imagery of plant productivity from the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer, flown on NASA's Terra and Aqua satellites, plus radio - telemetry measurements of animal density and movements.

In the 4FRI treatment zone, they provide habitat for species like the endangered Mexican spotted owl, mule deer and other animals that depend on a thick canopy to survive.

In addition to providing habitat for the Mexican spotted owl, this would protect the populations of black bears, turkeys, mule deer and tassel - eared squirrels.

A study of Trans - Canada Highway wildlife structures in and around Banff National Park found that cougars, like these mule deer, prefer crossing below ground.

They offered the example of the vast carbon deposits that had accumulated globally as evidence that herbivores historically have been limited by predation, and they provided cases of the direct effect of predator removal on herbivore populations, such as the mule deer (Odocoileus hemionus) herd irruption on the Kaibab Plateau.

Sawyer and photographer Joe Riis followed the deer over the next 2 years to document the mule deer's annual journey — and the obstacles they face as they travel their ancient path through modern America.

And some 200 humans wind up dead annually: Mack Truck versus mule deer is one thing, Mini Cooper versus moose quite another.

Along the way, the animals join another 4000 to 5000 mule deer, says Hall Sawyer, a research biologist with Western Ecosystems Technology Inc., a private company in Laramie, Wyoming.

Hunters, hikers and anglers prize the Roan for its large herds of mule deer, rare plants and cutthroat trout.

A herd of mule deer has been discovered making an epic migration in Wyoming, scientists announced today — one that is the longest journey of any mule deer population.

Lewis, the group's naturalist and astronomer, and Clark, the surveyor, documented new species of wildlife (coyotes, jackrabbits, mule deer, and others), unfamiliar geology, and interactions with native peoples.

The mountain lions» main prey, mule deer, are attracted to water sources and lush vegetation, including woodlands near natural water sources, as well as swimming pools and cultivated gardens in human settlements.

Mountain lions hunt their mule deer prey closer to human settlements around Los Angeles than locations randomly distributed across their home ranges, according to a study published July 13, 2016 in the open - access journal PLOS ONE by John Benson from the University of California, Los Angeles, US, and colleagues.

WCS Northern Rockies Program Coordinator Jeff Burrell said, «Sagebrush steppe is one of the most important and most threatened habitats in the western U.S. Healthy sagebrush steppe provides crucial cover and food resources for a wealth of species including sage - grouse, pronghorn and mule deer.

Protecting the greater sage grouse benefits a host of other species that depend on the Sagebrush Sea, including pronghorn, elk, mule deer, golden eagle, native trout and nearly 200 migratory and resident bird species.

The greater sage - grouse is an umbrella species, emblematic of the health of sagebrush habitat it shares with more than 350 other kinds of wildlife, including world - class populations of mule deer, elk, pronghorn, and golden eagles.

Lobos kill and eat a variety of prey, including elk, mule deer, white - tailed deer, and javelina.