The white-tailed deer became Mississippi’s official state land mammal in 1974, but its connection to the state reaches far beyond a legislative vote. The species reflects a long history of recovery ...

This near-disappearance of deer was much discussed at the time. In 1854, Henry David Thoreau had written that no deer had been hunted near Concord, Massachusetts, for a generation. In his famous ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. White-tailed deer in North America are back to their precolonial population levels. John Woodhouse Audubon/Heritage Images/Hulton ...

White-tailed deer represent “abundance and significance” to South Carolina’s “ecosystem and cultural heritage.” Act Number 1335 made the white-tailed deer the official animal of South Carolina.

(The Conversation) – Given their abundance in American backyards, gardens and highway corridors these days, it may be surprising to learn that white-tailed deer were nearly extinct about a century ago ...

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Editor’s Note: This article was written by Elic Weitzel, Peter Buck Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Smithsonian Institution. (The Conversation) – Given their abundance in American backyards, gardens and ...