Hikers may create ‘landscape of fear’ for animals

Even hikers, not hunters, prompt many animals to find new ground in Glacier National Park, research indicates.

Sara Zaske-Washington State • futurity
Jan. 19, 2023 ~6 min

Fewer car-deer crashes with permanent daylight saving

Permanent daylight saving time could prevent an estimated 36,550 deer deaths and 33 human deaths each year, say researchers.

James Urton-U. Washington • futurity
Nov. 3, 2022 ~7 min


How non-deadly parasites create greener ecosystems

A world with more sublethal parasitic infections is a greener world. New research clarifies how that relationship works.

Talia Ogliore-WUSTL • futurity
May 13, 2022 ~7 min

SARS-CoV-2 has bounced between humans and animals

In humans the pandemic is showing signs of ebbing. In deer and other animals, however, SARS-CoV-2 infections appear widespread, researchers say.

Katherine Unger Baillie-Penn • futurity
March 1, 2022 ~9 min

Deer can get COVID-19. Here’s what hunters need to know

"...there are some simple things hunters can do to reduce their risk of contracting COVID-19 and keep themselves and their loved ones safe."

Matt Shipman-NC State • futurity
Dec. 6, 2021 ~3 min

People ratchet up feelings of burnout in stressed out fawns

When fawns sense danger from many sources, they relax rather than act hypervigilant. It's like they feel "there's no point in being ready to hide or flee."

Jeff Mulhollem-Penn State • futurity
Aug. 3, 2021 ~8 min

Migration maps help protect the corridors herds need

A new iniative to preserve the migration paths of ungulates like deer and caribou relies on maps of where the herds go and what obstacles they face.

Emily Halnon-Oregon • futurity
May 12, 2021 ~6 min

‘Extinct’ deer might still be alive today

Considered extinct since 1938, there's evidence that Schomburgk's deer could still be alive today.

Amanda Morris-Northwestern • futurity
Sept. 6, 2019 ~2 min


Wolf return sends mule deer to higher terrain

As gray wolves continue to make a strong comeback in Washington state, deer have had to get smart to avoid getting eaten.

Michelle Ma-Washington • futurity
March 7, 2019 ~5 min

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