Overabundant Deer Populations in California
Mccullough DR, Jennings KW, Gates NB, Elliott BG, DiDonato JE. 1997. Overabundant Deer Populations in California. Wildlife Society Bulletin. 25(2):478-483
The authors review recent case histories of overabundant deer in the San Francisco Bay area, California. Problems include increased vegetation damage, more deer-car collisions, exposure to Lyme disease carried by deer, and lure of large predators such as mountain lions and coyotes into urban areas. A brief description of an urban-deer study underway in a high human density neighborhood and research on other possible solutions.
- Type
- Journal Article
- Authors
- Mccullough, Dale; Jennings, Kathleen; Gates, Natalie; Elliott, Bruce; DiDonato, Joseph
- Units
- JOTR
- Keywords
- Black-Tailed Deer, Canis latrans, car collisions, Coyote, Immunocontraception, Lyme Disease, Mountain Lions, Odocoileus hemionus columbianus, overpopulations, plant damages, Porcine Zona Pellucida, Puma concolor, Taxa Links To References, urban deer