Science in the Parks—#USGS scientists are studying the impacts of mange on gray wolf survival, reproduction, and social behavior in #YellowstoneNational Park.
Sarcoptic #mange is a contagious canine skin disease caused by mites that results in hair loss, which leaves#wolves vulnerable to hypothermia, malnutrition, and dehydration. Psychedelically colored wolves depicted by thermal imaging can help scientists compare temperature loss from mange patches to temperature loss from natural fur.
More info, photos, and videos: http://bit.ly/1swpAcf.
Image: A wolf howls in this thermal image taken in West Yellowstone. (Credit: USGS)
#science #npscentennial #wildlifehealth#wildlifedisease
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