Diane K. Boyd
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How prevalent is it in humans? I don't know.
How prevalent is it in humans? I don't know.
How prevalent is it in humans? I don't know.
Right, right. It's crazy. The whole interface between humans and wildlife is becoming a more and more popular field. And if I was young and could do my career over, I wouldn't go into that because it's really crazy. The CWD. Mm-hmm. So when wolves first encountered parvovirus and distemper, it came from people and dogs going into parks and camping and dogs pooping.
Right, right. It's crazy. The whole interface between humans and wildlife is becoming a more and more popular field. And if I was young and could do my career over, I wouldn't go into that because it's really crazy. The CWD. Mm-hmm. So when wolves first encountered parvovirus and distemper, it came from people and dogs going into parks and camping and dogs pooping.
Right, right. It's crazy. The whole interface between humans and wildlife is becoming a more and more popular field. And if I was young and could do my career over, I wouldn't go into that because it's really crazy. The CWD. Mm-hmm. So when wolves first encountered parvovirus and distemper, it came from people and dogs going into parks and camping and dogs pooping.
And the disease came into being in the 80s. But we started documenting it in Glacier. And the first year that I was catching wolves and we took blood samples, they're off the chart in their immune response, the antibodies, to that particular disease. And we had most of our pups all die that year.
And the disease came into being in the 80s. But we started documenting it in Glacier. And the first year that I was catching wolves and we took blood samples, they're off the chart in their immune response, the antibodies, to that particular disease. And we had most of our pups all die that year.
And the disease came into being in the 80s. But we started documenting it in Glacier. And the first year that I was catching wolves and we took blood samples, they're off the chart in their immune response, the antibodies, to that particular disease. And we had most of our pups all die that year.
Boom, like that. And people don't think about, yeah, I got my little dachshund up at, you know, McDonald Lake and he pooped and you don't pick it up and the wolves get it. But the same thing happened in Yellowstone and they have certain years where they have horrible pup survival. It's called recruitment and they don't make it into the fall.
Boom, like that. And people don't think about, yeah, I got my little dachshund up at, you know, McDonald Lake and he pooped and you don't pick it up and the wolves get it. But the same thing happened in Yellowstone and they have certain years where they have horrible pup survival. It's called recruitment and they don't make it into the fall.
Boom, like that. And people don't think about, yeah, I got my little dachshund up at, you know, McDonald Lake and he pooped and you don't pick it up and the wolves get it. But the same thing happened in Yellowstone and they have certain years where they have horrible pup survival. It's called recruitment and they don't make it into the fall.
But the other thing of interest, so they've been learning by studying coat colors of wolves in Yellowstone that genetically, the ones who carry the gene for the black coat color, they have a different disease resistance to those diseases than the gray wolves.
But the other thing of interest, so they've been learning by studying coat colors of wolves in Yellowstone that genetically, the ones who carry the gene for the black coat color, they have a different disease resistance to those diseases than the gray wolves.
But the other thing of interest, so they've been learning by studying coat colors of wolves in Yellowstone that genetically, the ones who carry the gene for the black coat color, they have a different disease resistance to those diseases than the gray wolves.
Maybe Jamie could look that up. At certain times when the disease prevalence is higher, the wolves will select a mate of a certain color because their genetics change. prove to be an asset to the survival of those pups.
Maybe Jamie could look that up. At certain times when the disease prevalence is higher, the wolves will select a mate of a certain color because their genetics change. prove to be an asset to the survival of those pups.