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Efficacy of surgical sterilization for managing overabundant suburban white-tailed deer

The authors investigated the use of one of the available non-lethal approaches to deer management: surgical sterilization. Based on the ineffectiveness of this practice, the authors do not recommend surgical sterilization as a stand-alone method for managing deer. View the abstract and purchase the full text by visiting: Wildlife Society Bulletin.

Author: 
Jason R. Boulanger
Paul D. Curtis
Publication: 
Wildlife Society Bulletin
Wildlife Society Bulletin
Jason R. Boulanger, Paul D. Curtis | Wednesday, October 26, 2016

The authors investigated the use of one of the available non-lethal approaches to deer management: surgical sterilization. Based on the ineffectiveness of this practice, the authors do not recommend surgical sterilization as a stand-alone method for managing deer. View the abstract and purchase the full text by visiting: Wildlife Society Bulletin.

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surgical sterilization, non-lethal
Surgical sterilization article in Wildlife Society Bulletin October 2016