The long, strange trip of Deer 255

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The long, strange trip of Deer 255

A 242-mile migration underscores the need to protect tracts of land
Anna Ortega and Brett Jesmer release a mule deer doe in the Red Desert. Biologists collect blood, fecal, morphometric measurements, and determine pregnancy.
Ph.D. student Anna Ortega processes a blood sample collected from a mule deer doe. Ortega uses the blood to gain insight into hormone concentrations, genetics, and disease.

The long, strange trip of Deer 255

Anna Ortega and Brett Jesmer release a mule deer doe in the Red Desert. Biologists collect blood, fecal, morphometric measurements, and determine pregnancy.
Ph.D. student Anna Ortega processes a blood sample collected from a mule deer doe. Ortega uses the blood to gain insight into hormone concentrations, genetics, and disease.