Evidence of Arboreal Lichen Use in Peatlands by White-tailed Deer, Odocoileus virginianus, in Northeastern Alberta

• Published in: The Canadian Field-Naturalist
• Main Authors: Latham, A. David M., Boutin, Stan
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: The Ottawa Field-Naturalists' Club 2008
• Subjects: White-tailed Deer; Odocoileus virginianus; arboreal lichen; peatlands; range expansion; northeastern Alberta; Athabasca River; Caribou Range; Rangifer tarandus
• Online Access: https://www.canadianfieldnaturalist.ca/index.php/cfn/article/view/604; https://doi.org/10.22621/cfn.v122i3.604

Within the past 10 to 15 years, White-tailed Deer (Odocoileus virginianus) have extended their geographical range to include most of northern Alberta. In the boreal forest they are most abundant in well-drained upland habitat. We report the occurrence of unusually large numbers of deer seen in a lar...