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Caribou response to human activity: research and management

open access: yesRangifer, 2003
This paper describes the need by researchers and managers of caribou (Rangifer tarandus) to carefully assess the impact of their study methods on animals and results. An error made during a study of barren-ground caribou is described.
Donald R. Miller
doaj   +1 more source

Epidemiology of the lymphatic-dwelling filarioid nematode Rumenfilaria andersoni in free-ranging moose (Alces alces) and other cervids of North America [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
Background: Moose (Alces alces) are a culturally and economically valued species in Minnesota, where the northeast population has decreased by 60 % since 2006.
Carstensen, Michelle   +6 more
core   +2 more sources

Parasite prevalence, infection intensity and richness in an endangered population, the Atlantic-Gaspésie caribou

open access: yesInternational Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife, 2018
The Atlantic-Gaspésie caribou (Rangifer tarandus caribou) population is a small isolated relict herd considered endangered according to the Canadian Species at Risk Act (SARA). This population has low recruitment and survival rates but the potential role
Geneviève Turgeon   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Wet Belly in Reindeer () in Relation to Body Condition, Body Temperature and Blood Constituents [PDF]

open access: yes, 2002
Wet belly, when the reindeer becomes wet over the lower parts of the thorax and abdomen, sometimes occurs in reindeer during feeding. In a feeding experiment, 11 out of 69 reindeer were affected by wet belly.
Olsson K   +3 more
core   +2 more sources

To stay or to roam? Behavioural type influences trade‐offs in male wild turkey survival

open access: yesFunctional Ecology, EarlyView.
Read the free Plain Language Summary for this article on the Journal blog. Abstract Animals develop familiarity with specific areas through repeated use, gaining detailed knowledge of local conditions, such as food availability, predator presence, and landscape features, which can directly impact fitness.
Nick A. Gulotta   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Review of forestry practices in caribou habitat in southeastern British Columbia, Canada

open access: yesRangifer, 1986
Woodland caribou (Rangifer tarandus caribou) in southeastern British Columbia feed mainly on arboreal lichens in winter. Some modified forestry practices that have been used or proposed for caribou ranges are reviewed.
Susan K. Stevenson
doaj   +1 more source

125 years of exploration and research at Gough's Cave (Somerset, UK) 125 ans d'exploration et de recherches à Gough's Cave (Somerset, Royaume‐Uni)

open access: yesJournal of the Royal Anthropological Institute, EarlyView.
Our understanding of the recolonization of northwest Europe in the period leading up to the Lateglacial Interstadial relies heavily on discoveries from Gough's Cave (Somerset, UK). Gough's Cave is the richest Late Upper Palaeolithic site in the British Isles, yielding an exceptional array of human remains, stone and organic artefacts, and butchered ...
Silvia M. Bello   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

George’s Island, Labrador - A high-density predator-free refuge for a woodland caribou subpopulation?

open access: yesRangifer, 2007
The movement patterns and demographic parameters were measured for caribou (Rangifer tarandus caribou) on George’s Island (Labrador, Canada) to determine if the population is separate from the Mealy Mountain Caribou Herd.
Rebecca A. Jeffery   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

ANÁLISIS FECALES EN EL ESTUDIO DE LA REPRODUCCIÓN EN CÉRVIDOS Y SU PAPEL EN LA CONSERVACIÓN [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
El uso de las técnicas no invasivas por medio de heces fecales, son una alternativa para el estudio de la reproducción en cérvidos, con la más mínima manipulación de los individuos de estudio.
Arroyo RE, Lavín MP, Vital GC
core  

Food Subsidies Reduce Livestock Depredations by a Recovering Carnivore

open access: yesAnimal Conservation, EarlyView.
Diversionary feeding—providing food caches to divert predators away from preying on livestock—is a strategy to reduce depredations by Mexican gray wolves but has not been evaluated for its effectiveness. We used data from the Mexican wolf recovery program from 2014‐2021 to evaluate whether diversionary feeding reduced livestock depredations by wolf ...
Matthew Hyde   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

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