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State Survey Asks NY Residents About Deer Concerns

Tom Reichner

New York wildlife researchers are taking a new approach to gathering citizen input to guide deer management objectives.

The Department of Environmental Conservation working with researchers at Cornell University have developed a survey asking people about deer-related interests and concerns. Among the questions:  how they would like to see the deer population in their area change over the next few years.

The survey is currently being mailed to people in a third of the state - additional households are to be surveyed next year.

The results, coupled with data on deer impacts on forest regeneration, will be used to guide deer population management decisions.

DEC previously used citizen task forces to involve state residents in the process.

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Dave Lucas is WAMC’s Capital Region Bureau Chief. Born and raised in Albany, he’s been involved in nearly every aspect of local radio since 1981. Before joining WAMC, Dave was a reporter and anchor at WGY in Schenectady. Prior to that he hosted talk shows on WYJB and WROW, including the 1999 series of overnight radio broadcasts tracking the JonBenet Ramsey murder case with a cast of callers and characters from all over the world via the internet. In 2012, Dave received a Communicator Award of Distinction for his WAMC news story "Fail: The NYS Flood Panel," which explores whether the damage from Hurricane Irene and Tropical Storm Lee could have been prevented or at least curbed. Dave began his radio career as a “morning personality” at WABY in Albany.
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