Rob and Bessie Welder Wildlife Foundation

Hispanics are a growing segment of the United States population and will be an increasingly important stakeholder in future allocation and management of natural resources, including wildlife. In the United States, Hispanics now are the largest ethnic minority and will remain so over the next 40 years. Texas supports the second-largest Hispanic population in the United States behind California, and it will have a Hispanic majority by 2040. Some analysts predict that this demographic shift will leave us with a less-educated population with smaller incomes and higher levels of poverty—posing not only a social concern but also a challenge for conservation of wildlife resources. Here we identify shared Hispanic cultural characteristics, such as family, socioeconomic factors, and language, and their importance in planning wildlife outreach programs. Recognizing differences among Spanish-speaking cultures is equally important. Knowledge of cultural characteristics will enable wildlife advocates to better expose wildlife issues in a manner receptive by Hispanics. It is in the best interest of wildlife and wildlife professionals to encourage Hispanic participation in this planning process because of their growing political and economic influence.

SUMMARY Albendazole at dose rates of 11 to 54 mg/kg (mean of 25 ± 11 sd) of body weight was highly effective (>99%) against Haemonchus contortus, Ostertagia odocoilei, O mossi, Trichostrongylus askivali and Nemafodirus odocoilei in 22 white tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) in southern Texas. It was 38% effective against mature and immature deer liver flukes (Fascioloides magna). Toxicoses associated with treatment were not observed. Large numbers of abomasal nematodes (mean of 2,949 ± 3,147 sd) were recovered from 16 untreated control deer, indicating these may have had a potential impact on herd health and indicating the importance of treatment or other management alternatives.

Journal Article An Unusual Antler-Drop Schedule in the White-Tailed Deer Get access W. C. Glazener W. C. Glazener Welder Wildlife Foundation, Sinton, Texas 78387 Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Journal of Mammalogy, Volume 50, Issue 1, February 1969, Page 156, https://doi.org/10.2307/1378656 Published: 01 February 1969 Article history Accepted: 12 August 1968 Published: 01 February 1969