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Deer Control Group Project
Your group has been hired as a team of Wildlife Biologist working for a local municipality. Although the town is not an island, it borders a relatively large river on two sides and a national forest on a third side. The town is 4.2 square miles and is considered an mid-to-upper class community. The community is equipped with a recreation facility, country club, tennis club, and small business area, and a town hall. Most houses are very well maintained and there are two local garden clubs. There are approximately 3600 residents currently living in the community and this number is not expected to grow do to geographical / land limits. Since it is a residential area, hunting is strictly prohibited and is a safety concern. Over the last 25 years, residents have observed what they perceive is an unhealthy increase in the number of deer in the town. Several residents have complained to the town council about the negative impact the deer could have on resident safety, car insurance rates, and home resale value. These opponents cite Lyme's disease, deer car collisions, and one incident where a deer broke through a glass door and ended up in the living room of a house as reasons for the concern. Several members of the garden clubs are complaining that the deer are destroying expensive ornamental plants and vegetables from gardens. Since the garden clubs use public funds to landscape the recreation area, they think the town should do something about the deer. Other residents say the deer are not an issue and they like seeing the deer roaming the streets. Some residents even feed the deer. They say that natural predators will keep the deer herd in balance.

Your team is charged with reviewing data and developing a deer management plan. The only data available is provided in the attached spreadsheet. No data on predators was available through the county. The state department of natural resources does not predict that there is an increase of predators in the town, but there have been many coyote sightings in the county over the last five years. Other predators such as bobcat and alligator population numbers are not available. You may reference deer management plan successes from other communities to develop your plan. In your final presentation, you must

1. Determine if the deer population is healthy or unhealthy based upon data 2. Develop a plan that includes a complete analysis of the data both through graphical representation and verbal explanation. The plan should be presented in a step-by-step format. 3. Create a public service announcement (using the Puppet Pals application) explaining the newly proposed plan. The PSA will be aired on the local news network to inform residents. 4. All documents used for the presentation, including the Puppet Pal PSA need to be uploaded to the students page.



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Flash Cards All of the vocabulary terms below will not be studied in class, but the majority will be. []

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