Setting a dinner table for wildlife can affect their risk of disease
Monday, March 30, 2015 - 14:30
in Biology & Nature
Supplemental feeding of wildlife can increase the spread of some infectious diseases and decrease the spread of others. A new study by ecologists finds that the outcome depends on the type of pathogen and the source of food. The findings have implications for human health and wildlife conservation, and contain practical suggestions for wildlife disease management and a roadmap for future study.