Greater Yellowstone's bison: unraveling of an early American wildlife conservation achievement

Article Abstract:

Many of Yellowstone National Parks' free-ranging American bison and elk carry the Brucella abortus bacterium that can cause brucellosis and there is a fear that the disease could be transmitted to domesticated animals. The numerous federal and state agencies that control the area's livestock and wildlife are unable to reach agreement as to how the problem should be solved. Some states have given their agencies authority to shoot bison that stray outside the park. A coherent risk management disease control policy would balance the risks associated with brucellosis with the need to maintain a free-ranging bison herd.

Care and treatment, Management, Diseases, Natural history, Bison, Brucellosis, Wildlife diseases, Yellowstone National Park, Wildlife management areas

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Early development of climbing skills in harvest mice

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The earliest climbing skills to appear in harvest mice, Micromys minutus, are strong hand and foot grasping. This indicates that these skills are the most significant elements of overall climbing ability. Tail prehension is acquired by 11 days, providing evidence that pups gain all the skills they need for climbing grasses by the time they leave the nest. However, the limb muscles appear to continue to develop beyond the lactation period.

Physiological aspects, Reithrodontomys

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Nest desertion in the greater flamingo, Phoenicopterus ruber roseus

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Greater flamingoes desert their nests because of hunger which forces them to go in search of food, resulting in the increase in egg mortality. Female flamingoes could desert their nests first due to their weak condition after egg laying. It could also give them more time to recover from strain and start incubating a second clutch sooner.

Behavior, Flamingos

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