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Evaluation of the effects of multiple capture methods and immobilization drugs on mountain lion welfare

open access: yesWildlife Society Bulletin, 2023
Using a dataset of 591 capture events between 2001–2019 in California, USA, we examined the impact of capture methods and immobilization drugs on mountain lion (Puma concolor) welfare. The 3 methods used to capture mountain lions were cage traps, trained
Justin A. Dellinger   +12 more
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Let Us Now Praise Mountain Lions: Revisiting Edward Abbey in the Santa Monica Mountains

open access: yesSAGE Open, 2022
More than 50 years have passed since Edward Abbey published Desert Solitaire— his persuasive tribute to the preservation of wilderness and wildlife, and over 30 years since he penned. In Praise of Mountain Lions: Original Praises (1984) , Abbey predicted
Mary Louisa Cappelli
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Serosurvey of mountain lions in southern Arizona [PDF]

open access: yesWildlife Society Bulletin, 2012
Abstract An understanding of the prevalence of diseases in free‐ranging populations of felids is limited, and there is even less known about the overall health and diseases of wild felids that inhabit or utilize urban areas.
Kerry L. Nicholson   +2 more
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Apparent stability masks underlying change in a mule deer herd with unmanaged chronic wasting disease

open access: yesCommunications Biology, 2022
Fischer and colleagues revisit the unmanaged Table Mesa mule deer herd to examine the impact and dynamics of chronic wasting disease. Their findings indicate that disease prevalence and deer abundance have been surprisingly stable overall since 2005 ...
Mark C. Fisher   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Status of the Mountain Lion in Arkansas [PDF]

open access: yes, 1973
Two authenticated kill records of the mountain lion, Felis concolor, in Arkansas are reported as well as numerous reliable sight records spanning an approximately 30-year period.
Gipson, Philip S., Sealander, John A.
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Birth timing for mountain lions (Puma concolor); testing the prey availability hypothesis. [PDF]

open access: yesPLoS ONE, 2012
We investigated potential advantages in birth timing for mountain lion (Puma concolor) cubs. We examined cub body mass, survival, and age of natal dispersal in relation to specific timing of birth.
Brian D Jansen, Jonathan A Jenks
doaj   +1 more source

Viral Sequences Recovered From Puma Tooth DNA Reconstruct Statewide Viral Phylogenies

open access: yesFrontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 2021
Monitoring pathogens in wildlife populations is imperative for effective management, and for identifying locations for pathogen spillover among wildlife, domestic species and humans.
Roderick B. Gagne   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

Mountain Lion Vs Lion

open access: yes, 2023
Are you curious about the differences and similarities between mountain lions and lions? You’ll be amazed by the unique traits that set these majestic creatures apart. In this article, we’ll explore their physical characteristics, habitat preferences, and conservation efforts.
openaire   +1 more source

A Mongolian horsepacking adventure through my paranoid poetics of digital ontology [PDF]

open access: yes, 2019
This is not quite an essay. It is more of a scientific experiment conducted with words. It titrates the paranoid poetics of critique with the narrative practices of social media to precipitate a postcritical theory of digital ontology.
Hazera, Eduardo Iskender
core   +1 more source

Geologic quadrangle map no. 47 [PDF]

open access: yes, 1978
Process Steps: 1. Either: a) a Portable Document Format (PDF) version of the map provided the Bureau of Economic Geology, University of Texas at Austin was converted from pdf to Tagged Image File Format (TIFF) or b) a paper map was scanned and saved in ...
Barnes, Virgil E. (Virgil Everett), 1903-1998
core   +1 more source

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