White-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) fawn survival and the influence of landscape characteristics on fawn predation risk in the Southern Appalachian Mountains …

AC Edge, JP Rosenberger, CJ Yates, AR Little… - Plos one, 2023 - journals.plos.org
In the Southern Appalachian region of the United States, harvest data has indicated the
occurrence of low deer densities while exposing a trend of declining white-tailed deer …

Survival of white‐tailed deer fawns on Marine Corps Base Quantico

GR Aubin, CC Nye, JH Rohm… - The Journal of …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Some jurisdictions in the eastern United States have reduced harvest of white‐tailed deer
(Odocoileus virginianus) because of perceived declines in recruitment and population size …

Birth date determines early calf survival in migratory caribou

B Vuillaume, JH Richard, S Hamel, J Taillon… - Oecologia, 2023 - Springer
The decline of most caribou (Rangifer tarandus) populations underlines the need to
understand the determinants of key demographic parameters. In migratory caribou, we have …

Patterns of white-tailed deer movements in suburban Maryland: implications for zoonotic disease mitigation

P Roden-Reynolds, CM Kent, AY Li, JM Mullinax - Urban Ecosystems, 2022 - Springer
Understanding the ecology of the often dense white-tailed deer populations in urban and
suburban landscapes is important for mitigating a variety of conflicts that arise with dense …

Incorporating vital rates and harvest into stochastic population models to forecast elk population dynamics

JT Paterson, KM Proffitt… - The Journal of Wildlife …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The dynamics of ungulate populations across variable ecosystems and management
strategies demonstrate disparate trajectories such that some populations are overabundant …

A statistical population reconstruction model for wildlife populations: A case study with white‐tailed deer and fisher

E Bellier, DC Ferreira, DM Kalb, LS Ganoe… - …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Harvested wildlife populations should ideally be monitored to inform harvest policies and
decision‐making to help achieve management objectives. When the age of harvested …

Where have all the flowers gone? A call for federal leadership in deer management in the United States

B Blossey, D Hare, DM Waller - Frontiers in Conservation Science, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Forests in the United States continue to lose biodiversity and many fail to regenerate due to
high deer (family Cervidae) abundance. Declines in biodiversity and overall ecosystem …

White‐tailed deer detection rates increase when coyotes are present

HL Clipp, SM Pesi, ML Miller, LC Gigliotti… - Ecology and …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Predator species can indirectly affect prey species through the cost of anti‐predator behavior
responses, which may involve shifts in occupancy, space use, or movement. Quantifying the …

Survival, cause‐specific mortality, and population growth of white‐tailed deer in western Virginia

GB Clevinger, WM Ford, MJ Kelly… - The Journal of …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Understanding the role of recruitment in population dynamics of white‐tailed deer
(Odocoileus virginianus) is important for management. In the central Appalachian …

Chemical immobilization of helicopter-captured elk (Cervus canadensis) and survival of elk calves in southeastern Kentucky

KE Williams - 2023 - uknowledge.uky.edu
Safe and effective chemical immobilization is critical to minimize stress and risk of injury
when capturing free-ranging, wild ungulates. Many traditionally favored high potency …