Letter to the Director of the National Park Service
Calahane VH and National Park Service, Acadia National Park. 1944. To: Director of The National Park Service. Re: Letter to the Director of the National Park Service
A letter to the Director of the National Park Service in regards to the deer population at Acadia National Park. FIELD WORK: May 16-26, 1944. Records detailed notes on degree of browse utilization on Mount Desert Island, in Trenton and on Schoodic (no specific information given on Schoodic). Concludes that deer reached peak abundance in about 1939. Population declined, then increased and are doing excessive damage in localized areas. States that current rate of browse depletion and recovery are not sufficient to serve as basis for recommending a deer reduction program /STUDY LOCATIONS:/ /MOUNT DESERT ISLAND/SCHOODIC PENINSULA/
- Type
- Administrative
- Authors
- Calahane, Victor; National Park Service, Acadia National Park
- Date of Issue
- 1944-06-29
- Units
- ACAD
- Keywords
- Browsing, culling, Food, Letter, Mammals, Mount Desert Island, Population Control, Schoodic Peninsula