While tail docking is an effective preventive method in some cases, if it is not carried out correctly it may result in other problems such as ill thrift or rectal prolapse. In lambs, tail docking at the distal end of the caudal folds tends to minimize docking effects on incidence of rectal prolapse.
Carbon Glacier is located on the north slope of Mount Rainier in the U.S. state of Washington and is the source of the Carbon River. The snout at the glacier terminal moraine is at about 3,500 feet (1,100 m) above sea level, making it the lowest-elevation glacier in the contiguous United States.
Interdisciplinary Science at the Bering Glacier. The Bering Glacier is the largest and longest glacier in continental North America and is the largest temperate surging glacier on earth. The Bering Glacier has surged at least six times during the twentieth century, and the last surge occurred in 1993-1995. The Glacier is currently retreating, and scientists from MTRI have been conducting research at the Glacier during a period spanning almost a decade.