Category Archives: Deer

Declining moose populations in some areas of Ontario puzzles biologists

 By: Curtis Rush News reporter, Published on Wed Oct 16 2013, Mystar  Moose populations are thinning out in certain parts of Ontario, mirroring a disturbing pattern across other parts of North America. Why the numbers are dropping in certain areas — … Continue reading

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Prions — in plants? New concern for chronic wasting disease

  September 28, 2013 5:15 am  •  RON SEELY | Wisconsin Center for Investigative Journalism Prions — the infectious, deformed proteins that cause chronic wasting disease in deer — can be taken up by plants such as alfalfa, corn and … Continue reading

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Move Over Global Warming! White-Tailed Deer Pose Biggest Threat To East Coast Forests

William Pentland, Contributor, Forbes 8/28/2013 @ 1:37PM   The rapidly rising population of white-tailed deer pose a more significant threat to forest habitats across the eastern United States than global warming, according to a new study by The Nature Conservancy … Continue reading

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States Initiating Research on Moose Declines; Minnesota Halts Hunt

Outdoor News Bulletin   February, 2013  Moose are the iconic big game species of the north woods. The largest subspecies is found throughout much of Canada and Alaska, while the lower 48 states have populations of three different subspecies in New … Continue reading

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CWD DISEASE IN IOWA

DES MOINES – A white-tail deer at a hunting preserve in Davis County has become the first positive detection of chronic wasting disease (CWD) in Iowa.  The positive sample was verified this week, and DNR is working closely with the … Continue reading

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