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(Bismarck, ND) -- North Dakota wildlife officials are encouraging hunters to bring deer heads in for testing of Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) The North Dakota Game and Fish Department is currently taking samples from the Hunter-Harvested Surveillance program in several units across the state (2A, 2B, 2F2, 2G1, 2G2, 2H, 2I, and 2J2). These samples are collected by wildlife
For this year's deer season, hunters should be on the lookout for deer infected with Chronic Wasting Disease, or CWD. Also, make sure the deer you take home isn't infected and get them tested.
Duck count studies numbers and behavior with drones flying above them Working with Ducks Unlimited staff and others, UND graduate student Mason Ryckman spent much of last summer on DU’s Coteau Ranch and adjacent Davis Ranch, which is owned by The Nature Conservancy, counting duck pairs, locating and tallying nests and studying how ducks behave when a drone passes overhead. Written By: Brad Dokken | × UND junior Cailey Isaacson (left) and UND graduate student Mason Ryckman with a quadcopter drone they used to observe duck behavior as part of a research project in...
UND-Ducks Unlimited research aims to learn more about using drones to survey ducks Working with Ducks Unlimited staff and others, UND graduate student Mason Ryckman spent much of last summer on DU’s Coteau Ranch and adjacent Davis Ranch, which is owned by The Nature Conservancy, counting duck pairs, locating and tallying nests and studying how ducks behave when a drone passes overhead. Written By: Brad Dokken | × UND junior Cailey Isaacson (left) and UND graduate student Mason Ryckman with a quadcopter drone they used to observe duck behavior as part of a resea...