This 6-minute video, which appeared on "New York Now," includes coverage of deer impacts, community-led processes to address these impacts, and innovative solutions. It also addresses the uncomfortable conversation around managed hunts and sharpshooting as the most effective tool -- giving some air time to PETA for an alternative point of view. The piece features the work of the Catskill Forest Association, and a symposium they hosted in October, 2015 to discuss solutions to the deer issue. It is a good, concise introduction to the issues and options at hand, particularly in New York, but applies anywhere in the US. For example, David Drake (Wildlife Ecologist at the University of Wisconsin Madison) makes an appearance. Journalist Jenna Flanagan does a superb job interviewing experts and covering multiple angle sof the story, for which the lessons transcend geography.
This 6-minute video, which appeared on "New York Now," includes coverage of deer impacts, community-led processes to address these impacts, and innovative solutions. It also addresses the uncomfortable conversation around managed hunts and sharpshooting as the most effective tool -- giving some air time to PETA for an alternative point of view. The piece features the work of the Catskill Forest Association, and a symposium they hosted in October, 2015 to discuss solutions to the deer issue. It is a good, concise introduction to the issues and options at hand, particularly in New York, but applies anywhere in the US. For example, David Drake (Wildlife Ecologist at the University of Wisconsin Madison) makes an appearance. Journalist Jenna Flanagan does a superb job interviewing experts and covering multiple angle sof the story, for which the lessons transcend geography.
