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Thermal Imagery Sheds Light on Wolf Disease

By Guest PostDecember 12, 20102 commentsEnvironment, Naturecolored wolves, contagious canine skin disease, coyote, dehydration, disease ecologist, doug smith, elk, grizzly, hypothermia, infections, malnutrition, mange, mites, northern rockies, northern rocky mountain, paul cross, remote cameras, reproduction, sarcoptic mange, social behavior, survival, thermal imagery cameras, thermal imaging, wildlife species, wolf, wolf discovery center, wolves, yellowstone national park

Psychedelically colored wolves depicted by thermal imaging will shed light on how mange affects the survival, reproduction and social behavior of wolves in Yellowstone National Park.

About a quarter of the wolf packs in the park are afflicted with sarcoptic mange, a highly contagious canine skin disease caused by mites that burrow into the skin causing infections, hair loss, severe irritation and an insatiable desire to scratch.

The resulting hair loss and depressed vigor of the wolves leaves them vulnerable to hypothermia, malnutrition and dehydration, which can eventually lead to death, said Paul Cross, a U.S. Geological Survey disease ecologist, who leads the project along with Doug Smith of Yellowstone National Park. (more…)

Scary Chupacabras Monster is as Much Victim as Villain

ANN ARBOR, Mich.— As Halloween approaches, tales of monsters and creepy crawlies abound. Among the most fearsome is the legendary beast known as the chupacabras.

But the real fiend is not the hairless, fanged animal purported to attack and drink the blood of livestock; it’s a tiny, eight-legged creature that turns a healthy, wild animal into a chupacabras, says University of Michigan biologist Barry OConnor. (more…)

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Thermal Imagery Sheds Light on Wolf Disease

Scary Chupacabras Monster is as Much Victim as Villain