AZ Animals on MSN

From sacred rituals to backyard sightings: The unfinished story of New Hampshire’s deer

White-capped mountains, wildflower meadows for miles, and lakeside beauty are iconic to New Hampshire. Its landscape is ...
AZ Animals

Illinois Nearly Lost Its State Animal Before a Remarkable Comeback

Selected as the state animal in 1980 by school children, the white-tailed deer is an amazing conservation comeback story in ...
JSTOR Daily

MULTILOCUS HETEROZYGOSITY, BODY CONDITION, AND REPRODUCTIVE CHARACTERISTICS IN MALE WHITE-TAILED DEER FAWNS

Multilocus heterozygosity (H), body weight, kidney fat index (KFI), paired testes weight, and paired testes length were determined for 165 male white-tailed deer fawns (Odocoileus virginianus) to ...
AZ Animals on MSN

Fourth Graders Changed Michigan Law, But What Did Their Deer Win?

Learn why Michigan chose the white-tailed deer as its state animal and how this graceful species shapes life across the state ...
University of Wyoming

UW Study Reveals Environmental Characteristics for Three Genetic Groups of Wyoming Mule Deer

This mule deer was spotted in Medicine Bow-Routt National Forest. Melanie LaCava, a UW Ph.D. candidate in the Program in Ecology, was lead author of a paper about Wyoming mule deer that was published ...
JSTOR Daily

Effects of site characteristics, pinyon-juniper management, and precipitation on habitat quality for mule deer in New Mexico

Abstract: Wildlife enterprises are increasingly important to ranch income in the western United States. Habitat management practices that facilitate wildlife are needed for optimal management of ...