About the Deer-Forest Study
Pennsylvania forests face many challenges - invasive plants, insect outbreaks, soil acidity, tree diseases, and even deer. This study is being conducted to better understand the role of deer in the context of all these challenges and to help Pennsylvania’s forest and wildlife managers better manage deer and the forest.
June 28, 2016
Malice in Wonderland
Parasites, blood, bite marks- down the rabbit hole we go!
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Veg Crew Diaries Entry III
We have added a weekly dining feature to the Veg Crew Diaries – the “Deer Plate Special”
Deer Crew Diaries – Entry XXII
One last capture and some brownies. Not a bad way to wrap up fawn capture.
June 20, 2016
Deer Crew Diaries – Entry XXI
And that’s a wrap! Short and intense – fawn capture draws to a close.
June 17, 2016
The Onion
Peeling one can make you cry but reading one should make you laugh.
June 14, 2016
#1 Predator Discovered!
DNA samples are back and it’s going to rock the deer world.
Veg Crew Diaries Entry II
This week was a vegetation survey marathon (and sprint!). And we found an amazing American chestnut tree – alive!
Veg Crew Diaries Entry I
The first full week of data collection!
Meet the Veg Crew!
That’s right, all the green stuff from the smallest seedling to the tallest tree—we catalog them all.
Female Dispersal: Is it a matter of asking directions?
We recently published another paper on female dispersal in deer. Here are the highlights.
Deer Crew Diaries – Entry XX
Our crews had a very vanilla week.
June 9, 2016
Vanilla
Believe it or not, fawns come in flavors.
