For my undergraduate thesis I documented the effects of coniferous canopy cover on abiotic variables such as temperature, wind - speed, snow depth, and sunlight in relation to wintering white -
tailed deer in the Adirondacks of New York state.
White -
tailed deer in the northern United States are already showing a population boom thanks to this year's lack of snowfall, which has made it easier for the animals to find food, said Curtis.
Whether it is hurting white -
tailed deer in America is an open question.
In 1607, when settlers landed at Jamestown to start the first British colony, there were between 24 million and 31 million white -
tailed deer in North America.
Lyme disease has become more prevalent in Staten Island due to the population boom of white -
tailed deer in the borough.
Not exact matches
What it's about: Another Disney hit, «Bambi» uses an all - animal cast of characters
in a story about a white -
tailed deer, his animals friends, and a haunting death
in the family.
Alas, i bet venison (
in this case, white -
tailed deer) meat would be scrumptious
in this recipe as well!
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.
Three white -
tail deer reside
in this enclosure.
In a letter addressed to state Assemblyman Robert Sweeney (D - Lindenhurst), Suffolk County Legislator Al Krupski — the initial author of the letter, which was written late last month — said «the overpopulation of white -
tailed deer is a crisis which has plagued the East End of Long Island for many years, negatively impacting not only human health, but water quality, biodiversity, private property, the economy and the agricultural industry.»
«These data confirm what we have suspected for some time — that due to the increase
in white -
tailed deer on Staten Island, the incidence rate of Lyme disease — carried by black - legged ticks — is also rising,» Oddo said
in a statement.
Each
deer can grow up to twice the weight of North America's white -
tailed deer, and the animals now number between 360,000 and 400,000
in Scotland alone, says David Stanton, an evolutionary biologist at Cardiff University
in the United Kingdom.
In particular, the influence of warmer temperatures on moose nutritional condition and moose parasites, including a fatal brain worm parasite that is spread by white -
tail deer, which have moved farther north into moose territory as the climate has gotten milder.
Prey like moose and white -
tailed deer are expanding
in numbers and range because of logging and climate change, which
in turn increases predator numbers (e.g. wolves).
In the US, white - tailed deer are partly to blame for bovine TB problems, while in New Zealand the culprit is the brush - tailed possu
In the US, white -
tailed deer are partly to blame for bovine TB problems, while
in New Zealand the culprit is the brush - tailed possu
in New Zealand the culprit is the brush -
tailed possum.
In addition to red squirrels, cameras also caught a hawk, a Blue Jay, and even a white -
tailed deer preying on Rusty Blackbird nests.
Regulated
deer hunts
in Indiana state parks have helped restore the health of forests suffering from decades of damage caused by overabundant populations of white -
tailed deer, a Purdue study shows.
However, here
in Wisconsin, the
deer is standing calmly
in the long grass, flicking its
tail as if nothing had happened.
But by the 1990s, white -
tailed deer populations
in parks had swelled to such size that many species of native wildflowers such as trillium and lilies largely disappeared, replaced by wild ginger and exotic species such as garlic mustard and Japanese stiltgrass, plants not favored by
deer.
«Many white -
tailed deer have malaria: First - ever native malaria
in the Americas.»
The paper was published
in the journal Biological Invasions and also examines impacts sika
deer have had on the native white -
tailed deer populations
in an attempt to provide information that could lead to better management of the species.
Bowman, chair of the Department of Entomology and Wildlife Ecology
in UD's College of Agriculture and Natural Resources, said that the paper was part of a bigger project looking at whether there was a competitive exclusion between white -
tailed deer and sika
deer.
Which probably means that when the ancient evolutionary ancestors to white -
tailed deer traveled from Eurasia across the Bering Land Bridge to North America
in the Miocene, some 4.2 to 5.7 million years ago — malaria came along for the ride.
«What I saw when we did some population estimation work several years back before this project, the white -
tail numbers were high
in some areas and so were the sika
deer numbers.
Another study
in northwestern Missouri, published last year, fingered white -
tailed deer and raccoons as likely hosts for the virus.
In the new study, CDC's Nicholas Komar and Kasen Riemersma — who's now at the University of California, Davis — used existing blood samples from white - tailed deer, raccoons, moose, and coyotes collected between 2009 and 2014 in 19 states, both in the center of the lone star tick's range and its periphery, and tested them for antibodies against the Heartland viru
In the new study, CDC's Nicholas Komar and Kasen Riemersma — who's now at the University of California, Davis — used existing blood samples from white -
tailed deer, raccoons, moose, and coyotes collected between 2009 and 2014
in 19 states, both in the center of the lone star tick's range and its periphery, and tested them for antibodies against the Heartland viru
in 19 states, both
in the center of the lone star tick's range and its periphery, and tested them for antibodies against the Heartland viru
in the center of the lone star tick's range and its periphery, and tested them for antibodies against the Heartland virus.
They're gussied up
in tuxedos and
tails, when they used to be fit for strapping a
deer to the hood and sticking the boat
in the water.
The lack of green vegetation has also driven hordes of Odocoileus texanus, aka Texas White
tail deer, to the roadside
in search of the only suitable grub for miles.
Whether or not a teenager reads novels, does crossword puzzles, repairs jeeps, attends Italian opera, engages
in household chores, or hunts white -
tailed deer vividly reflects the culture
in which he or she is growing up.
His research has concentrated on the infectious pathogen bovine viral diarrhea virus (BVDV) with a focus on BVDV infections
in white -
tailed deer, and the epidemiology and pathophysiology of BVDV infections
in cattle.
Ecological havoc, the rise of white -
tailed deer, and the emergence of Amblyomma americanum - associated zoonoses
in the United States.
After graduating from Cornell University with a BS
in Animal Science, she worked on a thoroughbred horse farm
in Ocala and two busy Ocala small animal hospitals before joining the College of Veterinary Medicine at the University of Florida to study diseases of white -
tailed deer, tortoises, iguanas, sea turtles, Mediterranean turtles, alligators, boas, pythons, and even rattlesnakes.
Dogs typically get infected from the saliva of ticks, especially brown dog ticks, after they bite a white -
tailed deer, a white - footed mouse or another mammal with Babesia
in its blood.
Animals treated: Chinchillas, Ferrets, Flying Squirrels, Gerbils, Hamsters, Mice, Rabbits, Rats, Short -
Tailed Opossums, Skunks, Sugar Gliders, Wildlife (including Squirrels, Raccoons, Opossums, Otters,
Deer or any other animal
in need).
Almgren, CM., Hayes JR., Grimes SD., Zhang Y., Mycoplasma bovis
in wild and captive white -
tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus)
in Ohio: The other M. bovis
in deer.
Ours actually turn mostly gray as winter approaches, then turn tawny again
in the summer, just like white -
tailed deer.
His previous research includes immune resistance to Salmonella enteritidis
in poultry, pathology of tuberculosis
in white -
tailed deer and a 42 - month study of Johne's disease prevention.
Exploring Banff's over 1,600 km (1,000 mi) of wilderness trails, chances are good that you may spot some of them, especially elk, which number
in the thousands and are commonly found
in the valleys of the park with mule
deer and white -
tailed deer.
Beginning
in the 1920s and continuing well into the 1970s, the government of British Columbia undertook several hunting, trapping and poisoning campaigns to remove all wolves from Vancouver Island so sport hunters would find it easier to hunt and kill black -
tailed deer, the wolves» principal source of food.
In the northern wooded areas one will find the
deer (Odocoileus virginiana, White
tail) and the wild pig or peccary (Dicotyles tajacu).
(to 5 ft, with 3 [1 / / 2]- inch
tail) Widespread
in Belize and Guatemala but rare, they occur
in essentially all wild habitats and feed on vertebrates ranging from snakes to
deer.
Coastal black -
tailed deer, Roosevelt elk, black bears, cougars and wolves are found
in the forested and open uplands.
The tour will begin
in Port Hardy and we will travel by van for 35 - 40 minutes out of town on an active logging road where there is a good chance of spotting black bears and white -
tailed deer.
From your room's balcony and the resort's walkways you can see toucans, woodpeckers, fly catchers, colorful red and blue macaw parrots, playful monkeys (you'll have to close your balcony windows, so the monkeys don't get
in), white
tail deer and alligators
in the lagoons.
The Columbian Black -
tailed deer (Odocoileus hemionug columbianus) is one of three closely related subspecies of
deer in British Columbia most closely resembling the larger mule Read More...
Hotel Villa Maya is involved
in the conservation and breeding of white -
tailed deer, agouti, peccary, and macaws.
Animals that are commonly found
in the reserve are sloths, white faced monkeys, squirrels, iguanas, howler monkeys, spider monkeys, capuchin monkeys, spiky porcupines, white - nosed coatis, white -
tailed deer, collared peccary, ocelots, jaguarondis, wild cougars, gray fox, anteaters, hog nosed skunks, raccoon, coyotes, pacas, armadillos and margays.
Other mammals which can be spotted feeding
in the wild include the white -
tailed deer, the white - nosed coati, the margay and even the coyote.
Adult white -
tailed deer, like the one
in this photo taken by Tony LePrieur, have reddish - brown coats
in summer which fade to a duller grayish - brown
in winter.
My thinking is that if the measured temperature data had dived
in the last 15 years, then that ref, lower uncertainty line would be fast on its trail like a hound dog after a white -
tailed deer.