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American settlers remade Iowa, for better and for worse June 12, 2026 Globe Gazette
... “We completely eliminated white-tail deer from the state by the time we got into the 1860s, 1870s. (Kevin Mason, University of Northern Iowa) ...Iowa started to re-establish deer populations in the early 1900s. Game farms appeared ... Lt. Albert Lea wrote in 1836 "at present there is a great deal of deer.."
Klaza Caribou Herd Population Estimate 2024
KL Russell, K Beckmann, J Potié, S Taylor - Yukon, Canada 2026 Government of Yukon
... The 2024 estimate of the Klaza caribou herd is 913 caribou (95% confidence interval [CI]: 729–1,146). The previous population estimate in 2012 was 1,179 caribou (95% CI: 952–1,461). Calf recruitment in 2024 was 31 calves/100 cows, above the threshold associated with population stability (20–25 calves/100 cows). The adult sex ratio was 38 bulls/100 cows, above the recommended minimum (30 bulls/100 cows)...
Cryptic Genetic Diversity in Deer: The Evolution of the White-Tailed Deer (Cervidae, Artiodactyla) in the Neotropics - Diversity, 2026
... Some mammalogists consider the white-tailed deer to be a single species, whereas others consider it to consist of multiple species. To help resolve the controversy, we sequenced mitochondrial cytochrome B ... the karyotypic differences between North American and Colombian specimens were very small; therefore, until further karyotypic studies demonstrate otherwise, we consider the existence of a single species of O. virginianus ...
Zion, Pine Valley part of Utah's effort to boost mule deer through extensive cougar removal June 12, 2026 St. George News
... There are currently an estimated 279,000 mule deer in the state. The statewide population goal is 404,900... deer-survival research using GPS collars to track thousands of deer has indicated that some populations struggle because predators — primarily cougars — kill a high number of adult female deer..,
Montana officials retool policy to hunt more mountain lions June 12, 2026 Billings Gazette
... mountain lions, often blamed for low deer and elk populations in the western part of the state ... policy set objectives to cut the predator’s numbers in Montana’s three western regions by 30%-35% over a six-year period... the agency will likely return to its past practice of forming advisory committees ...
Where am I mostly likely to hit a deer in Washington state? See high-risk roads June 12, 2026 AOL
... In 2025, there were 1,842 vehicle collisions across Washington state that involved wildlife, according to data from the Washington State Department of Transportation ... For comparison, there were 1,797 wildlife-involved crashes in Washington state in 2023, state data show, and 1,774 wildlife-involved crashes in 2024...
Opposition is Broad in Santa Catalina Island Deer Eradication Plan June 11, 2026 California Globe
... Most Californians would be shocked to learn that a plan is moving forward to eradicate every last mule deer from Santa Catalina Island. Not to reduce the herd to a sustainable level, not to implement science-based population objectives, but to eliminate the entire population... The Conservancy maintains that alternatives were considered and found insufficient. Yet public records and stakeholder input suggest several warrant deeper investment before irreversible action ...
Teton County considers testing water for CWD June 11, 2026 Wyoming Public Media
... After Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) was detected on the National Elk Refuge in May, it prompted questions about one of Jackson’s water sources, also on the refuge... For CWD, when a sick animal expels bodily fluids, it leaves behind the damaged proteins, or prions. Those can last in soil for years ...
GFP closes seasons, hopes deer population climbs June 11, 2026 South Dakota, AOL
... the deer population in southeastern South Dakota is low. In response, the state Game, Fish and Parks Commission has decided to reduce hunting activity there...
Video Below: Nebraska Game and Parks votes Friday on cutting antlered deer permits after a 40-50% population drop since 2019. June 11, 2026 KMTV 3 Now
Where have New World screwworm cases been reported in Texas? June 11, 2026 KTSM 9 News
... As of June 10, six cases have been reported in Texas ... The state’s $9.6 billion hunting industry also faces risk, as 80% of Texas’ white-tailed deer were wiped out during an outbreak in the 1960s...
Building a future where deer and cows can coexist June 10, 2026 The Wildlife Society
... The Migratory Big Game: A Framework for Conservation Action focuses on how federal agencies, states, Tribes and private landowners can coordinate efforts to reduce habitat fragmentation ... funded by the Farm Bill, compensate landowners for protecting wildlife habitat and other natural resources on private lands...
The long and winding road to safe highways: Inside the global movement to reconnect habitat June 10, 2026 Colorado, Mongabay
... I-25 ... For decades, mule deer, elk, black bears and other species have wandered onto the highway — with fatal consequences ... CDOT says it expects its network of a half-dozen passages to reduce roadkill by 90% and reunite 40,000 acres (about 16,200 hectares) of habitat that the interstate severed...
USGS Northern Rocky Mountain Science Center Fiscal Year 2025 Highlights June 9, 2026 Colorado, USGS.gov
... The USGS Corridor Mapping Team advances understanding of economically and ecologically valuable migratory ungulates across the western United States, including mule deer, white-tailed deer, elk, pronghorn, moose, and bison... In FY25, Volume 5 of the Ungulate Migrations of the Western United States report series was published and Volume 6 of the report series was released in March, 2026 ...
Chronic Wasting Disease not detected in Arizona's deer, elk populations June 8, 2026 Arizona Game and Fish
... Department officials did not detect CWD in any of the 1,468 mule deer, white-tailed deer, or elk tested during the 2025 hunt seasons...
This year, an NC animal rescue will take in 150 baby deer orphaned by passing cars June 8, 2026 North Carolina, News&Observer
... On their 12 acres outside Sanford, the Worthams run the largest deer rehab in North Carolina ... Holly's Nest ... “By the end of June, I’ll be making 100 baby bottles to feed the deer,” ...People don’t donate to wildlife charities as much as they do dog and cat shelters...
Oregon's wildlife areas: Managed for livestock? June 8, 2026 Oregon Capital Chronicle
...private ranchers hold grazing agreements that allow their cattle onto Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife Wildlife Areas. When you ask managers why, the answer you consistently get is something called “forage conditioning” ... The justification for forage conditioning in the Pacific Northwest rests heavily on a single study from 1975... When researchers ran the same kind of experiment in a dry, semi-arid landscape similar to most of Oregon’s wildlife areas, they found that spring cattle grazing did not improve the nutritional value of deer diets enough to make up for all the grass that was gone...
State denies professional sharpshooting request to manage Iowa City deer population June 7, 2026 Iowa, KCRG on MSN
.... Iowa City’s deer population is growing - with the latest data showing nearly 560 deer in just under five square miles. On May 14, the city asked the state’s Natural Resources Commission for professional sharpshooting, but that request was denied...
Deer-hunting dogs make life miserable for rural property owners, SC agency told June 6, 2026 South Carolina, Yahoo on MSN
... Virtually every Saturday during the fall, Rick Baturin watches dogs rush onto his land from nearby hunting grounds in Colleton County... My kids can’t be out there ... The Department of Natural Resources intends to hold a series of meetings on the issue ...
Abbott expands screwworm emergency second case confirmed June 5, 2026 The Texas Tribune
... The U.S. Department of Agriculture confirmed a second case of New World screwworm in Zavala County ... in a one-month-old calf 5.6 miles away from where the first case was detected ... “Deer is a several billion dollar business in Texas and hunting, and I think it could be a detriment, a huge detriment to wildlife,” ...
120,000-year-old European fallow deer – Tracing the loss of genetic diversity June 5, 2026 EurekAlert!
... European fallow deer faced a dramatic loss of genetic diversity since the last interglacial period. This was revealed by 120,000-year-old fossils from central Germany's ... “This pattern strongly suggests that multiple diverse genetic lineages once evolved in or colonized central Europe during the Late Pleistocene, but only a single one survived after the end of the ice age” ...
Video Below: The Hunters Saving Europe's Roe Deer Fawns June 5, 2026 The Origins Foundation
... Every year between May 15th and June 15th, farmers across Europe cut their hay fields for the first time — the exact same window when roe deer does are dropping their fawns in those same fields. Without intervention, thousands of fawns are killed or mutilated by hay cutters each season... Across Belgium, France, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, and Sweden, drone pilots and volunteers — many of them hunters and hunting federation members — are working the landscape before first light to locate and relocate fawns before the cutters move through. In some countries this work is mandatory...
Legislature moves to allow Adirondack deer management permits June 4, 2026 News York, Yahoo
... The state legislature voted this week to allow the state Department of Environmental Conservation to, at its discretion, issue deer management permits for the Northern Zone ... as the climate has warmed, the deer population in the Adirondacks has increased ... A larger deer population generally has an adverse effect on moose populations ...
Deer Used California's First Wildlife Overcrossing Just 15 Hours After Construction Crews Left June 2, 2026 California, Active NorCal
... Deer became the first wildlife to successfully cross a roadway using the newly constructed overpass on U.S. 97 in Siskiyou County, stepping onto the structure just 15 hours after construction crews wrapped up work for the day...
More Idaho farmers, ranchers can now gefederal funds to help migrating wildlife June 2, 2026 Idaho Statesman
... Migratory Big Game: A Framework for Conservation Action, began in 2020 with a focus on several Great Plains states. The program later expanded west to include sagebrush habitat, including parts of Idaho in 2023...“We know that migratory big game rely on large and connected landscapes to meet their daily, seasonal and annual needs,” ...
First Alaska mule deer harvest follows years of fleeting appearances in the state June 2, 2026
Alaska Beacon
... the mule deer he shot in Skagway in April of 2026. He is the first person on record to harvest a mule deer in Alaska... “All it takes is one mule deer with one female tick on it to come into Alaska, and that would completely devastate our moose population,” Beckmen said...In recent years, nearly half of the mule deer examined in the Whitehorse area were found to be tick-infested ...
USDA Unveils New Framework for Migratory Big Game Conservation June 2, 2026 Farm Service Agency, Farm Service Agency - USDA
... The Migratory Big Game: A Framework for Conservation Action is the most unified, landscape-scale approach undertaken by the USDA’s Farm Service Agency (FSA) and Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) to support big game conservation while putting farmers and ranchers first by keeping working lands working. ..
Wildlife Baiting Permit Applications Should Be Deposited in Drop Box at Fish and Game Headquarters June 2, 2026 New Hampshire Fish and Game Department
... Permits to bait wildlife are required in the Granite State to hunt bear and deer, or take any other wildlife over bait, including for lands that are state owned or state managed as well as for privately owned property...
Limited transmission of cervid prions to nonhuman primates provides insights into the zoonotic potential of chronic wasting disease 2026 Science Advances
... One interpretation of these findings is that CWD prions retain infectivity across species and that primate infection may manifest atypically while still enabling transmission. Our results challenge earlier conclusions that minimize the zoonotic risk of CWD and underscore the need for continued surveillance...
How is California handling the presence of mountain lions? What to know May 30, 2026 AOL.com
... About 4,200 mountain lions live in the state, with roughly 1,400 in Southern California and along the Central Coast ... feeding on about 40 deer per year... Voters banned sport hunting of mountain lions in 1990 but allowed them to be killed if they pose an imminent threat ...
Lack of rehabbers leaves few choices for awns in need of care May 30, 2026 Michigan, Iron Mountain Daily News
... rescuing a fawn is almost impossible, even if intervention appears warranted — the doe obviously is deceased, the fawn has been continuously calling for hours or it has a visible and serious injury... When called in, officials likely can’t help short of putting the young animal down, they advised. “Usually, they have to euthanize it,” ... A lack of facilities and rehabilitators in the U.P., coupled with restrictions on how and where fawns can be housed...
Feral Hogs Can Spread CWD. So Why Are These States Still Transporting and Importing Them? May 29, 2026 Yahoo
... wild hogs can and do carry the CWD prions that are shed by infected deer. This is according to a landmark study published in Emerging Infectious Diseases last year, after researchers detected CWD prions in wild hog tissue. There aren’t any known instances of feral hogs becoming infected by the fatal neurological disease that affects deer, elk, and other cervids ...
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Video Below: Young deer with PVC pipe on leg treated by wildlife officials, walks free June 8, 2026
A deer on Whidbey Island had a PVC pipe stuck on its leg since it was a fawn. Wildlife officials finally caught it and removed the pipe Sunday. June 8, 2026 Washington, King 5 Seatte
Deer found with arrow in its head, Oregon police seek tips June 6, 2026 AOL on MSN
... Officials said the deer was tranquilized so the arrow could be removed. It was later humanely euthanized due to the severity of its injuries...
Video Below: Baby deer recovering after eye surgery at Tri-State animal sanctuary. June 4, 2026
Deer siblings reunite: Westford resident helps rescue orphaned fawn June 2, 2026 Massachusetts, WestfordCAT
... The doe sustained fatal injuries... Two newborn fawns were initially found near the roadway ... she heard an animal crying from the woods... located a third fawn hidden in the brush ...
Texas Police Officer Plays Lassie in Real Life After a Doe Flags Down His Patrol Car May 31, 2026 AOL
... The officer was parked in his patrol car doing what officers do between calls when a doe walked directly up to the front of his vehicle and stood there... she bolted across the road ... did the exact same thing a second time, staring him down ... A fawn had become tangled underneath a chain-link fence ...
Video Below: A crying baby deer is saved from swift-moving floodwaters by a brave, wading fireman. May 30, 2026 WHAS 11
Video Above: Firefighter Rescues Baby Deer During Flash Flood In Indiana May 29, 2026 Yahoo, Video
... they heard distressed cries from a baby deer being swept downstream by the high, muddy torrent. Capt. Joe Sinclair didn't hesitate. Donning full water rescue gear and secured by a safety cable, he waded into the dangerous currents to reach the struggling fawn ...
Video Below: Help finally coming for injured Whidbey Island deer May 26, 206 Washington, King 5 Seattle
Neighbors on Whidbey Island have been trying for eight months to get help for a deer with a piece of pipe stuck around its ankle.
Video Below: Oak Harbor residents hoping to find help for deer with PVC pipe lodged on its leg May 25, 206 Washington, King 5 Seattle
Neighbors said they have sought help from wildlife officials.
Video Below: Michigan State University tracks white-tailed deer fawns for important research May 25, 2026 Fox66
It's fawn season and researchers at Michigan State University are putting collars on fawns to track their movement, health, survival, and mortality causes. The team found a fawn in less then ten minutes and he was less than 24 hours old.
Video Below: Two leucistic fawns were recently rescued in Greentown, Pennsylvania. The fawns, Dipper and Mabel, are getting care at the Pocono Wildlife Rehabilitation and Education Center and will be released back into the wild when they are recovered. May 24, 2026 Pennsylvania
'This guy needs help': Neighbors rally around injured Whidbey Island deer May 24, 2026 Washington, KING 5 on MSN
... residents noticed a piece of PVC pipe lodged around one of its legs... Ramsey said he has spent weeks contacting wildlife agencies, veterinarians and neighbors in hopes of finding someone able to help the animal... “This thing is hobbling around, and the foot is infected,” ...
Pennsylvania Game Commission defends decision to take Fayette County woman's illegal pet deer May 19, 2026 CBS News
... In the video that started the outcry, the buck named Baby was roped and tied and dragged away... The Pennsylvania Game commission said they understand Baby is loved by his keeper and the entire neighborhood but it's an issue of safety... Shiery still has her charges to face before a judge ...
Deer seen swimming in San Francisco Bay far from shore May 15, 2026 California, SFGATE
... A video from a passenger on a San Francisco Ferry showed an unusual sight on the water this week: a deer swimming through the cold waters of the bay...
Rare white fawn spotted in southeast Iowa May 13, 2026 Iowa Local 5 News
State wants to know who shot this Oregon doe with a crossbow May 6, 2026 Oregon Live
... state Department of Fish and Wildlife workers were able to tranquilize the deer and remove an arrow from its neck, officials said. The second arrow, in the head, had apparently fallen out on its own. Both arrows appeared to be fired from a crossbow ...
Farmington Hills' beloved all-white albino deer struck, killed by car April 5, 2026 Michigan, USA TODAY
... The "unique deer captured the hearts of many community members," according to a Facebook post by the City of Farmington Hills on Tuesday, May 5, confirming the deer's death.
The case of Rudy the 'rescued' deer argued at trial. Its whereabouts remain a mystery. April 30, 2026 New Jersey, NJ.com
... Lowe admitted to having a deer and showed it to Riviello as it was in an animal stall. She told the story of how she rescued it in 2019 after it walked onto her farm, she found its mother dead nearby... Oxley testified about the permitting process for possessing wildlife, and said the state is currently not issuing any permits for deer due to chronic wasting disease ...
Forest the deer's future now unclear after FWC removal in Volusia April 30 2026 Florida, Yahoo
... The FWC report ... said he kept Forest longer than the allowed rehabilitation period and fed hot dogs to his deer ... Roddenberry said he will fight the FWC's allegations. He added that he did not feed hot dogs to deer and spent thousands caring for Forest... The FWC took Forest and two other deer at the property ...
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