WILDLIFE CONTROL

In summer 2015 we captured and collared 18 fawns and in total had 21 fawns as part of the study. These fawns were found using ground searching with Cornell students, community volunteers, military families, retired veterans, and a number of active duty soldier volunteers. For 2016, we are expanding our project methods to including implant transmitters that are implanted in pregnant does and are expelled during birth. This allows us to find fawns immediately after birth before early mortalities occur... After seven years of implementing a deer fertility control program in the core campus area, there was no change in deer abundance (see report, IDRM 12-11-14 Final). Consequently, we are using a NYS Department of Environmental Conservation Deer Damage Permit on the core campus. Deer are removed using archery equipment and bait by selected volunteers. During the initial two years of the program, deer abundance was reduced on campus by 55%, from just over 100 deer to less than 50. We will..

Registration numbers: 39039-12 (W)

Primary location: Tailed Deer United States