Examination of the interaction between age‐specific predation and chronic disease in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem

Really interesting research- I wonder if when predators digest prey, can the CWD prions be denatured in the high acid stomachs? Or do they persist in the scat but are no longer infectious to the environment?

The infected mule deer buck was found in southwest Wyoming’s Deer Hunt Area 131 (see map), where there is zero tolerance of wolves & some tolerance of cougars. A recent study suggests wolf & cougar predation has some potential to limit spread of CW

Cool study! That is why nature predators cant be replaced by us-super predators. There will be a disaster when humans' preferences involve natural selection progress. https://t.co/I8QUZX0Twa

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