1	Increased Deer Population & Human Interaction
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3	Event Urban development is encroaching on deer habitat.
4	ISSUE Should there be a deer management plan at Harford Glen?
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6	"in the U.S.A., Maryland" in the U.S.A., Maryland, and Harford County
7	Deer Overpopulation : U.S.A. There are 20 million deer in the U.S.A. Deer reproduce rapidly Deer enjoy suburban developments
8	Deer Overpopulation: MD. 1990’s = 160,000 deer Hunt in 1992 killed 51,000 deer, leaving 109,000 deer White-tailed deer sent to Pennsylvania
9	Deer Overpopulation: Harford County People are part of the blame Urban development protection grass young trees
10	Deer Overpopulation: MD. 1990’s = 160,000 deer hunt in 1994 left only 9,000 deer white-tailed deer sent to Pennsylvania
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12	Food Poison ivy Black eyed Susan Bushes Wild berries Grass Leaves Weeds And almost every other plant in reach (Under the 6 ft. browse line)
13	Hot Spot Information Where meadows meet the forest (soft edge) Around areas with protection, new growth, food, and space
14	Deer Hot Spots
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16	"Deer adapt quickly" Deer adapt quickly Habitat is shrinking Deer eat the plants in our yards
17	"This is deer browse" This is deer browse
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19	DVC (Deer Vehicle Collisions) DVC happens when drivers speed at excessive speeds
20	Why DVC Happen Signs being ignored People drive too fast Roadways traveled more Cars swerving to avoid deer
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23	"Maryland in top 10" Maryland in top 10, for Lyme Disease Bacteria from the bite of a deer tick. Mammals and birds carry deer ticks
24	"Lethal and Non-lethal" Lethal and Non-lethal Options
25	Non-Lethal Options Repellents Scare Tactics Deer Resistant Plants Deer Contraception Exclusion (Forcing out the deer) Trap and transfer Fencing (over 8 ft.)
26	Lethal Options
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28	Reasons Why Deer Population is Growing Elimination of predators Urban development Agriculture
29	"Deer Count" Deer Count
30	Question #1 What is the approximate density of deer at Harford Glen per square mile?
31	This is what we were looking for: Scat Tracks Rubs Bed downs Browse
32	Data collection GPS to mark data GIS to analyze data
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35	Things We Found 1 instance of scat 5 tracks 9 rubs 16 beds 8 instances of browse
36	CONCLUSIONS High deer density (based on 2005 data) Clustered near and around pine forest
37	Inferences Too many deer in Harford Glen Cutting the pine forest will affect the deer habitat
38	"People and deer interaction" People and deer interaction
39	Question #1 To what extent are the Harford Glen neighbors affected by the deer population in Harford Glen?
40	How We Collected Our Data GIS to find addresses of neighbors within 10^th mile Got >300 names Whitepages.com 25 answered the questionnaire
41	People and Deer Questionnaire/Opinionnaire Have you seen deer on your property? Do you have damage from invading deer on your property? Do you like having deer on your property? Do you think there is a problem of deer overpopulation at Harford Glen? Do you support controlled deer hunting in Harford Glen? Do you support non-lethal management in Harford Glen, such as deer resistant plants, repellants, or fences.
42	"Here are our results" Here are our results.
43	Have you seen deer on your property?
44	Do you have damage from invading deer on your property?
45	Do you like having deer on your property?
46	Do you think there is a problem of deer overpopulation in Harford Glen?
47	Do you support controlled deer hunting in Harford Glen?
48	Do you support non-lethal management in Harford Glen such as deer repellants, fences or deer resistant plants?
49	Conclusions Large number of people wanted some kind of control Split- hunt vs. no hunt 17 people out of 25 don’t know about overpopulation in Harford Glen
50	Inferences People surrounding Harford Glen don’t know about the overpopulation deer problem in Harford Glen
51	RECOMMENDATIONS Thin out the deer population Controlled hunt Educate the public about deer population Neighborhood Board of Education
52	ACTION PLAN EDUCATION Persuasion and Political Action News article for Harford Schools newspaper Posters to hang in BOE building Brochure to give to neighbors surrounding Harford Glen
53	Researchers Deer Count Project Nathan Alexander Olivia Blondheim Juliane Caughron Tanner Corse Jake Davenport Ignatio Estay Hunter Gerard Hazel Saenz Deer Interaction Project Senna Casey Autumn Dardozzi Chistopher Filar Heather Litz Anthony Meyer Femi Ojo Katie Stuempfle Bryana Riffey Jacob Walter Taylor Ward
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