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People and Nature, EarlyView.Abstract Meat production has notable benefits for food security, nutrition and various production economies, but has elicited substantial negative environmental impacts. Recreational hunting provides an alternative to agricultural meat production for over 24 million hunters worldwide.
Shane P. Mahoney, Richard D. Honor
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Ecosphere, 2018 The horse (Equus caballus) is a feral ungulate that currently exceeds target population sizes in many areas of western North America. Horses are behaviorally dominant over native ungulates and outcompete the latter for access to water sources. However, a
Lucas K. Hall +3 more
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People and Nature, EarlyView.Abstract Urban environments create unique challenges for wildlife, where dietary habits may reflect both ecological heterogeneity and societal disparities. In this study, we explored how social factors such as household income and human population density, and ecological factors such as tree canopy correlate with coyote (Canis latrans) diets in Seattle,
Samantha Erin Sophia Kreling +7 more
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Mycoplasma ovipneumoniae in Wildlife Species beyond Subfamily Caprinae
Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2018 Elucidating the emergence of Mycoplasma ovipneumoniae–associated respiratory disease in ruminants requires identification of the pathogen host range.
Margaret A. Highland +5 more
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Ecosphere, 2021 Sympatric species that are ecologically similar must either segregate through habitat disassociation or engage in biotic interactions with one another. Mule (Odocoileus hemionus) and white‐tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) are similar ungulate species
Anna R. Staudenmaier +4 more
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Risky business: relating probability of direct contact to risk of chronic wasting disease
Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 2023 Chronic wasting disease (CWD) is a fatal, prion disease of cervids that was first detected in Alberta in 2005. Transmission of CWD by direct contact with infected individuals plays a major role in the early phases of an outbreak.
Maria A. Dobbin +3 more
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Unraveling the impact of dog‐friendly spaces on urban–wildland pumas and other wildlife
Wildlife Biology, EarlyView.As the most widespread large carnivore on the planet, domestic dogs Canis lupus familiaris can pose a major threat to wildlife, even within protected areas (PAs). Growing human presence in PAs, coupled with increasing pet dog ownership underscores the urgency to understand the influence of dogs on wildlife activity and health.
Alys Granados +3 more
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Ecosphere, 2018 Prions that cause chronic wasting disease (CWD) in cervids can remain infective for years outside the host. Infectious cervids shed prions for a long time, consequently depositing prions in frequently used areas.
María Fernanda Mejía‐Salazar +3 more
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Wildlife Biology, EarlyView.Resource managers require accurate estimates of large herbivore abundance and demography to maintain ecological integrity. Common methods to count these species, including observations from low altitude helicopter flights, may conflict with other protected area management objectives and struggle to produce precise estimates for more cryptic species. To
Hanem G. Abouelezz, N. Thompson Hobbs
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EDISPox viruses are widespread and infect many hosts, including insects, reptiles, birds, and mammals. Some, like chicken pox, are highly adapted to humans, and others, like monkeypox, can be transmitted from species to species.
Juan M. Campos Krauer +1 more
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