COMPARISON OF A DEER YARD AND A MOOSE YARD IN NOVA SCOTIA

1967 ◽  
Vol 45 (4) ◽  
pp. 485-490 ◽  
Author(s):  
Edmund S. Telfer
Keyword(s):  
Nova Scotia ◽  
Snow Cover ◽  
Odocoileus Virginianus ◽  
Alces Alces

A winter concentration area or "yard" of moose (Alces alces) was compared with a nearby deer (Odocoileus virginianus) winter concentration area. Although both were on the middle of southwest facing slopes, the deer yard was steeper and drier. The deer yard was 500 ft lower in elevation and had a more continuous cover of heavy softwood, a thinner snow cover, and a smaller browse supply than the moose yard.

EVALUATING THE THRESHOLD DENSITY HYPOTHESIS FOR MOOSE (ALCES ALCES), WHITE-TAILED DEER (ODOCOILEUS VIRGINIANUS), AND PARELAPHOSTRONGYLUS TENUIS

2021 ◽  
Vol 57 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Amanda M. McGraw ◽  
Ron A. Moen ◽  
Louis Cornicelli ◽  
Michelle Carstensen ◽  
Véronique St-Louis
Keyword(s):  
Odocoileus Virginianus ◽  
Alces Alces ◽  
Threshold Density ◽  
Parelaphostrongylus Tenuis

scholarly journals Reconstructing Changes in Abundance of White-tailed Deer, Odocoileus virginianus, Moose, Alces alces, and Beaver, Castor canadensis, in Algonquin Park, Ontario, 1860-2004

2005 ◽  
Vol 119 (3) ◽  
pp. 330 ◽  
Author(s):  
Norman W. S. Quinn
Keyword(s):  
Odocoileus Virginianus ◽  
Alces Alces ◽  
Castor Canadensis ◽  
Parasitic Disease ◽  
Deer Population ◽  
The Future ◽  
History Of ◽  
Canis Lycaon ◽  
The 1960S

The history of White-tailed Deer, Odocoileus virginianus, Moose, Alces alces, and Beaver, Castor canadensis, in Algonquin Park since the 1860s is reviewed and placed in the context of changes to the forest, weather, and parasitic disease. Deer seem to have been abundant in the late 1800s and early 1900s whereas Moose were also common but less so than deer. Deer declined through the 1920s as Moose probably increased. Deer had recovered by the 1940s when Moose seem to have been scarce. The deer population declined again in the 1960s, suffered major mortality in the early 1970s, and has never recovered; deer are essentially absent from the present day Algonquin landscape in winter. Moose increased steadily following the decline of deer and have numbered around 3500 since the mid-1980s. Beaver were scarce in the Park in the late 1800s but recovered by 1910 and appear to have been abundant through the early 1900s and at high numbers through mid-century. The Beaver population has, however, declined sharply since the mid-1970s. These changes can best be explained by the history of change to the structure and composition of the Park's forests. After extensive fire and logging in the late 1800s and early 1900s, the forest is now in an essentially mature state. Weather and parasitic disease, however, have also played a role. These three species form the prey base of Algonquin's Wolves, Canis lycaon, and the net decline of prey, especially deer, has important implications for the future of wolves in the Park.

Prevalence of Antibody to Toxoplasma gondii in the Moose (Alces alces americana Clinton) of Nova Scotia, Canada

1990 ◽  
Vol 76 (1) ◽  
pp. 136 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. J. Siepierski ◽  
C. E. Tanner ◽  
J. A. Embil
Keyword(s):  
Nova Scotia ◽  
Toxoplasma Gondii ◽  
Alces Alces

Parelaphostrongylus tenuis (Nematoda) and Fascioloides magna (Trematoda) in moose of southeastern Manitoba

1974 ◽  
Vol 52 (2) ◽  
pp. 235-239 ◽  
Author(s):  
Murray W. Lankester
Keyword(s):  
Odocoileus Virginianus ◽  
Liver Damage ◽  
Alces Alces ◽  
Neurologic Disease ◽  
Suitable Host ◽  
Fascioloides Magna ◽  
Parelaphostrongylus Tenuis

Neurologic disease caused by the meningeal worm, Parelaphostrongylus tenuis (Dougherty 1945), is reported in moose of southeastern Manitoba, where the ranges of moose (Alces alces) and white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) overlap. Moose of this area are also infected commonly with the large American fiver fluke, Fascioloides magna (Bassi 1875). The moose cannot be considered a suitable host of F. magna since extensive liver damage results from infection, thick-walled cysts are formed, and mature flukes with eggs were not found in moose examined. Trematode eggs were found in liver sections of one animal but were not present in the faeces. It is suggested F. magna may be unable to persist in moose populations in the absence of a more suitable cervid host such as white-tailed deer.

Antibodies to Francisella tularensis in the snowshoe hare (Lepus americanus struthopus) populations of Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island and in the moose (Alces alces americana Clinton) population of Nova Scotia

1982 ◽  
Vol 28 (4) ◽  
pp. 403-405 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. B. Akerman ◽  
J. A. Embil
Keyword(s):  
Nova Scotia ◽  
Francisella Tularensis ◽  
Prince Edward Island ◽  
Alces Alces ◽  
Lepus Americanus ◽  
Snowshoe Hare ◽  
Serological Survey ◽  
First Report ◽  
Snowshoe Hares

A serological survey showed antibodies to Francisella tularensis present in 1.55% of snowshoe hares (Lepus americanus struthopus) and 1.06% of moose (Alces alces americana Clinton) sampled in Nova Scotia. No antibody-positive hares were found in Prince Edward Island, however. We believe this to be the first report of antibodies to F. tularensis in the moose.

Sudden Mortality in Captive White-Tailed Deer With Atypical Infestation of Winter Tick

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Erika T Machtinger ◽  
Hayley R Springer ◽  
Jessica E Brown ◽  
Pia U Olafson
Keyword(s):  
Odocoileus Virginianus ◽  
Physical Condition ◽  
Clinical Symptoms ◽  
Alces Alces ◽  
Good Physical Condition ◽  
Dermacentor Albipictus ◽  
Central Pennsylvania ◽  
Cervus Canadensis ◽  
Winter Tick

Abstract In October 2020, three captive male white-tailed deer, Odocoileus virginianus [Zimmermann] (artiodactyla: Cervidae), were found dead in central Pennsylvania and a fourth was euthanized due to extreme lethargy. The deer presented with high burdens of Dermacentor albipictus (Packard) (Ixoda: Ixodidae) (winter tick). There were no other clinical symptoms and deer were in otherwise good physical condition with no observed alopecia. Winter tick epizootics have been associated with mortalities of moose, Alces alces [Linnaeus] (artiodactyla: cervidae), and more recently elk, Cervus canadensis [Erxleben] (artiodactyla: cervidae), in Pennsylvania, but have not been reported in white-tailed deer. Mild winters are favorable to winter ticks and deer producers and managers should be aware of possible infestations as a result.

scholarly journals Activity of moose and white-tailed deer at mineral springs

1981 ◽  
Vol 59 (10) ◽  
pp. 1991-2000 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. Fraser ◽  
H. Hristienko
Keyword(s):  
Odocoileus Virginianus ◽  
Adult Male ◽  
Alces Alces ◽  
Spring Phenology ◽  
Natural Mineral ◽  
Mineral Springs ◽  
Adult Females ◽  
Leaf Flush

Activity of moose (Alces alces) and white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) was studied at two natural mineral springs (licks) in Ontario during the springtime and summer of 1977 to 1980. Most adult moose appeared to use a lick during a single 1- to 5-day period in a year; some returned at intervals during the season; and all seemed drawn principally by the mineral-rich water. Some young moose remained in the lick vicinity for 3 weeks or more, and often wandered in and out of the licks, grazing herbage as well as drinking. This suggested a social as well as a nutritional attraction for young moose. Activity of both moose and deer increased after leaf flush. Adult male moose used licks most heavily in late May and early June, adult females in middle and late June. Use by young animals was more variable, but all moose activity declined in late June when aquatic feeding became common. Deer continued to use licks heavily until mid-July. Evidently the Na hunger that motivates lick use is related to spring phenology and wanes during the summer. Social and other behaviour seen at licks is described.

Antibodies to the California group of arboviruses in the moose (Alces alces americana Clinton) population of Nova Scotia

1981 ◽  
Vol 27 (11) ◽  
pp. 1219-1223 ◽  
Author(s):  
B. L. McFarlane ◽  
J. A. Embil ◽  
H. Artsob ◽  
L. Spence ◽  
K. R. Rozee
Keyword(s):  
Nova Scotia ◽  
Hemagglutination Inhibition ◽  
Alces Alces ◽  
Snowshoe Hare ◽  
Atlantic Canada ◽  
First Finding ◽  
Jamestown Canyon Virus ◽  
Moose Population

Moose (Alces alces americana Clinton) blood collected by hunters during the 1977 and 1978 hunting seasons was tested for California group antibodies. Hemagglutination inhibition (HI) tests using snowshoe hare virus (SSH) as antigen yielded 37.02% HI-positive sera. Neutralization tests showed reactors (67.5% positive) to SSH and classified six reactors as Jamestown Canyon virus (JC). This study reports the first finding of JC in a moose population; it also provides the first evidence of JC in Atlantic Canada and supports previous findings of SSH in Nova Scotia.

Suitability of moose, elk, mule deer, and white-tailed deer as hosts for winter ticks (Dermacentor albipictus)

1991 ◽  
Vol 69 (9) ◽  
pp. 2300-2305 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. A. Welch ◽  
W. M. Samuel ◽  
C. J. Wilke
Keyword(s):  
Odocoileus Virginianus ◽  
Cervus Elaphus ◽  
North American ◽  
Field Data ◽  
Alces Alces ◽  
Mule Deer ◽  
Odocoileus Hemionus ◽  
Dermacentor Albipictus ◽  
Winter Tick

We evaluated the suitability of four species of North American Cervidae as hosts for the winter tick (Dermacentor albipictus) by comparing the numbers and weights of engorged female ticks recovered from experimentally infested moose (Alces alces), elk (Cervus elaphus), mule deer (Odocoileus hemionus), and white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus). Each host was exposed to approximately equivalent infestations (~1 larva/cm2). A higher percentage of ticks were recovered as engorged females from moose (8.0%) than from elk (0.23%) or mule deer (0.60%). No engorged female ticks were recovered from white-tailed deer. Female ticks engorged on moose were larger (0.533 ± 0.169 (SD) g) than those engorged on elk (0.414 ± 0.136 g) or mule deer (0.418 ± 0.138 g). Alopecia occurred on all infested animals but was extensive only on moose. Our findings support field data suggesting that moose are the most important and the most severely affected hosts of winter ticks.

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