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By Cooperative Research Units February 18, 2026

The Pennsylvania Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit, est. 1938, is a partnership among the Pennsylvania Game Commission, Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission, Pennsylvania State University, the U.S. Geological Survey, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and the Wildlife Management Institute.

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white tailed deer with black eyes, black nose, white ears and tail, and brown fur, standing in snow near the woods
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The Pennsylvania Unit's research emphasis is on integrating ecology and management of terrestrial and aquatic habitats, evaluating the effects of human activities on wildlife, fish, and their habitats, and providing guidelines for restoring and maintaining important terrestrial and aquatic communities.

 

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Chronic wasting disease (CWD) is a transmissible spongiform encephalopathy that was first detected in captive cervids in Colorado, United States (US) in 1967, but has since spread into free-ranging white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) populations across the US and Canada. In some areas, the disease is considered endemic in wild deer populations, and governmental wildlife agencies...
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Accumulated wastewater calculations for smallmouth bass sampling sites in the Shenandoah River Watershed, USA Accumulated wastewater calculations for smallmouth bass sampling sites in the Shenandoah River Watershed, USA

This data release presents calculated accumulated wastewater (ACCWW, as a percent of total streamflow) values for 43 National Hydrologic Dataset Version 2.1 (NHDPlus V2.1) stream segments coinciding with long-term smallmouth bass sampling locations (Table 1) in the Shenandoah River Watershed (encompassing parts of Virginia and West Virginia, USA). Values are calculated for quarter-year...
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Evaluation of DNA yield from various sources for use in single nucleotide polymorphism panels Evaluation of DNA yield from various sources for use in single nucleotide polymorphism panels

Genetics studies are used by wildlife managers and researchers to gain inference into a population of a species of interest. To gain these insights, micro-satellites have been the primary method, however, there currently is a shift from micro-satellites to single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs). With the DNA requirements being different, an investigation into which samples can provide...
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Cooperative Research Units

The Pennsylvania Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit, est. 1938, is a partnership among the Pennsylvania Game Commission, Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission, Pennsylvania State University, the U.S. Geological Survey, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and the Wildlife Management Institute.

Media
white tailed deer with black eyes, black nose, white ears and tail, and brown fur, standing in snow near the woods
Sources/Usage: Public Domain. View Media Details

The Pennsylvania Unit's research emphasis is on integrating ecology and management of terrestrial and aquatic habitats, evaluating the effects of human activities on wildlife, fish, and their habitats, and providing guidelines for restoring and maintaining important terrestrial and aquatic communities.

 

Input for Habitat Risk Software Input for Habitat Risk Software

Chronic wasting disease (CWD) is a transmissible spongiform encephalopathy that was first detected in captive cervids in Colorado, United States (US) in 1967, but has since spread into free-ranging white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) populations across the US and Canada. In some areas, the disease is considered endemic in wild deer populations, and governmental wildlife agencies...
By
Cooperative Research Units

Accumulated wastewater calculations for smallmouth bass sampling sites in the Shenandoah River Watershed, USA Accumulated wastewater calculations for smallmouth bass sampling sites in the Shenandoah River Watershed, USA

This data release presents calculated accumulated wastewater (ACCWW, as a percent of total streamflow) values for 43 National Hydrologic Dataset Version 2.1 (NHDPlus V2.1) stream segments coinciding with long-term smallmouth bass sampling locations (Table 1) in the Shenandoah River Watershed (encompassing parts of Virginia and West Virginia, USA). Values are calculated for quarter-year...
By
Cooperative Research Units

Evaluation of DNA yield from various sources for use in single nucleotide polymorphism panels Evaluation of DNA yield from various sources for use in single nucleotide polymorphism panels

Genetics studies are used by wildlife managers and researchers to gain inference into a population of a species of interest. To gain these insights, micro-satellites have been the primary method, however, there currently is a shift from micro-satellites to single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs). With the DNA requirements being different, an investigation into which samples can provide...
By
Cooperative Research Units
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