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Effects of spotted knapweed on a cervid winter-spring range in Idaho

open access: yes, 1997
Spotted knapweed (Centaurea maculosa Lam.), an exotic member of the Compositae, infests large areas of rangeland in the northwestern United States. We assessed the impacts of infestation on a wilderness winter-spring range for elk (Cervus elaphus nelsoni
Wright, A. L., Kelsey, R. G.
core   +2 more sources

Beginning with a single step: A social theory of change for managing chronic wasting disease

open access: yesThe Journal of Wildlife Management, EarlyView.
Following opinions of chronic wasting disease management experts, we identified and prioritized critical interventions to address the disease. We developed a theory of change for the most prioritized intervention that supports the implementation of engagement or social marketing strategies to increase support for management.
Nicholas W. Cole   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Exploring perceptions about chronic wasting disease risks among wildlife and agriculture professionals and stakeholders

open access: yesWildlife Society Bulletin, 2016
Chronic wasting disease (CWD) is a fatal disease of North American Cervidae. New York State (NYS, USA) successfully managed an outbreak of CWD in 2005 in both captive and wild white‐tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) with no reoccurrence of the disease
Krysten L. Schuler   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Changes in deer hunter satisfaction under special antlerless harvest regulations in Pennsylvania, USA

open access: yesThe Journal of Wildlife Management, EarlyView.
Deer Management Assistance Program hunter satisfaction in Pennsylvania increased over time and was associated with antlerless deer harvest success, repeated permit purchases, and seeing an antlerless deer. Understanding these relationships can help wildlife agencies support both deer management objectives and long‐term hunter engagement.
Arun Regmi   +11 more
wiley   +1 more source

Hominin paleoecology and cervid ecomorphology

open access: yes, 2009
University of Minnesota Ph.D. dissertation. April 2009. Major: Anthropology. Advisor: Dr. Martha Tappen. 1 computer file (PDF); xxii, 316 pages, appendices A-D.Homo erectus (senso lato) was a remarkable hominin in that it was the first hominin to have a ...
Curran, Sabrina Christiene
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Built it, but did they come? Monitoring winter feeding station use by endangered long‐tailed gorals

open access: yesThe Journal of Wildlife Management, EarlyView.
Emergency feeding stations successfully supported endangered long‐tailed gorals during severe winter weather, with high utilization driven by snow depth. Because localized feed depletion triggered intraspecific conflict, managers should implement spatially dispersed feeding networks to optimize survival interventions for vulnerable populations ...
Jinhwi Kim, Donggul Woo
wiley   +1 more source

Drivers of geophagy by red brocket deer (Mazama americana) at Amazonian interior forest mineral licks

open access: yesEcology and Evolution
Mineral licks are key ecological components of the Amazon rainforest, providing critical dietary functions for herbivorous and frugivorous mammals and birds, which help maintain the structure and function of the forest itself through seed and nutrient ...
Brian M. Griffiths   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Where opportunity meets desire: Predicting antlerless deer harvest selectivity during Wisconsin's nine‐day firearm season

open access: yesThe Journal of Wildlife Management, EarlyView.
We predicted Wisconsin deer hunters’ likelihood to take an available antlerless deer harvest opportunity on a given day of the 9‐day firearm season using a combination of personal characteristics of the hunter and situational factors of the hunting day.
Meghan E. Henry   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Monitoring wolverine (Gulo gulo) distribution across the western United States for regional and national assessment

open access: yesThe Journal of Wildlife Management, EarlyView.
We estimated the distribution of the federally threatened wolverine (Gulo gulo) across the western United States in 2022, evaluated changes in distribution since 2017 (the last survey), and made inference on drivers of wolverine occurrence. This monitoring program and subsequent results are used by states to make management and conservation decisions ...
Brian D. Gerber   +16 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Swedish Arctic Fox Project: 40 years of research in ecology and conservation

open access: yesThe Journal of Wildlife Management, EarlyView.
The 4 central research themes in The Swedish Arctic Fox Project and key deliverables for practical conservation achieved over 4 decades. Abstract The scientific community widely recognizes the value of long‐term studies, especially those with individual‐level resolution; however, maintaining a consecutive data series is associated with multiple ...
Anders Angerbjörn   +11 more
wiley   +1 more source

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