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Friday, February 21, 2014

More on Deer Management

Many people in Prince George’s County enjoy watching white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) and consider this wildlife species a valuable part of nature.  In recent years, the number of deer have increased to a level that has many Prince George’s County residents taking notice.  Citizens are becoming more concerned about deer-human conflicts (such as deer-vehicle collisions and Lyme disease), frustrated by deer browsing their landscaping and vegetable gardens, agriculture damage, and forest degradation.  Many feel that the time for management has come. (More County Parks & Recreation info here). (A map of County deer-vehicle collisions is here). (State Deer Management info is on a previous post).