[BCNnet] better habitat coming in DuPage

Sat, 08 Nov 2003 12:20:11 -0600

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Dear BCN,
I think the main thing here is that we all want better habitat for birds an=
d
obviously there is a significant deer problem.  I for one am very intereste=
d
in the most humane solutions possible.

I do wonder if the FP might be interested in a contraceptive program after
their initial culling activities. It sounds like the feeling is that
something has to happen immediately to reduce the deer herds.

One article I found noted a 50% reduction in deer populations through the
use of contraceptives.  I think that this device may provide a more humane
and long term method of population control for deer .  I don=B9t consider
shooting 150 deer a year, ad infinitum, to be a great solution, if only
because the same problem recreates itself annually.

One thing I really don=B9t understand is how shooting a deer with a dart is
less humane than killing it with a bullet.  It sounds like one of the
programs actually administers the contraceptive in a dart that also dyes th=
e
deer around the injected area. This way they have an automatic way to
recognize which does have been treated.

I will look into this further and post back if I find more interesting info=
.
I hope to learn more about the specifics of what has been tried locally as
well. I know that this is a subject that has been considered carefully by
many of you and I look forward to learning more about the experiences here.

Thanks for all of the insights on this issue.
I appreciate the research by Judy as well.

I found these links  on the subject:

http://magazine.audubon.org/webstories/deer_birth_control.html

http://www.nps.gov/fiis/deerpeople/deer.html

http://www.hsus.org/ace/12030

some less specific links for deer and birth control are here- there is some
les related stuff too

http://www.hsus.org/ace/457?searchstring=3Ddeer++birth

I hope that we can create better habitats for the birds
while finding the most humane solutions for our problem animals.

Take care,

Robbie Hunsinger

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Dear BCN, 
I think the main thing here is that we all want better habitat for birds an=
d obviously there is a significant deer problem. &nbsp;I for one am very int=
erested in the most humane solutions possible. 
 
I do wonder if the FP might be interested in a contraceptive program after =
their initial culling activities. It sounds like the feeling is that somethi=
ng has to happen immediately to reduce the deer herds. 
 
One article I found noted a 50% reduction in deer populations through the u=
se of contraceptives. &nbsp;I think that this device may provide a more huma=
ne and long term method of population control for deer . &nbsp;I don&#8217;t=
 consider shooting 150 deer a year, ad infinitum, to be a great solution, if=
 only because the same problem recreates itself annually. 
 
One thing I really don&#8217;t understand is how shooting a deer with a dar=
t is less humane than killing it with a bullet. &nbsp;It sounds like one of =
the programs actually administers the contraceptive in a dart that also dyes=
 the deer around the injected area. This way they have an automatic way to r=
ecognize which does have been treated. 
 
I will look into this further and post back if I find more interesting info=
. &nbsp;I hope to learn more about the specifics of what has been tried loca=
lly as well. I know that this is a subject that has been considered carefull=
y by many of you and I look forward to learning more about the experiences h=
ere. 
 
Thanks for all of the insights on this issue. 
I appreciate the research by Judy as well. 
 
I found these links &nbsp;on the subject: 
 
http://magazine.audubon.org/webstories/deer_birth_control.html 
 
http://www.nps.gov/fiis/deerpeople/deer.html 
 
http://www.hsus.org/ace/12030 
 
some less specific links for deer and birth control are here- there is some=
 les related stuff too 
 
http://www.hsus.org/ace/457?searchstring=3Ddeer++birth 
 
I hope that we can create better habitats for the birds 
while finding the most humane solutions for our problem animals. 
 
Take care, 
 
 
Robbie Hunsinger
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