The cheapest, most effective, safest, most humane, most collaborative way of handling human conflict with wildlife is through education and smart prevention strategies. The deer cull and sterilization are set to cost the City over $250,000 this year alone. Intolerance, violence and myopia are expensive. Wildlife experts agree Ann Arbor does not have an overpopulation, but rather an issue of social intolerance. Some have landscape complaints, and some believe our parks should be "living laboratories" instead of places for all to enjoy. With everything we know currently, both culling and sterilization are an unnecessary investment of time and money. Please keep your Ann Arbor companion animals inside and/or dressed in "blaze orange" January 22 through February 13.Īs an organization with experience in animal population control and one that's helped wildlife in this community for over 50 years, we're disappointed with the City's and University's decision. The City has said they will notify people who live next to these parks, but may not be notifying neighbors of shooting in private undisclosed lands - generating concern over wandering companion animals. Please be aware that 10 parks and nature areas, Nichols Arboretum and several other University lands will be closed every day (including weekends) from January 30 through February 13 from 3 p.m. Ann Arbor deer cull begins at the end of JanuaryĪnn Arbor will be using taxpayer money and the University of Michigan will be using funding to shoot and sterilize deer in parks and on undisclosed private lands January 22 through February 13, 2017.
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