Even Justice Scalia —that strict constructionist — said that there are limits to free speech. Allowing these anti-cull people to use the pretext of the First Amendment to break the law seems like an abrogation of the Council’s responsibility—both legally and fiscally. They have a legal duty to allow their contract with White Buffalo to be fulfilled and not waste taxpayer money. Is Ann Arbor going to be one of those towns/cities which had a cull, then gave into to protests, and then 10 years later were overwhelmed with Lyme Disease, DVCs, the natural areas filled with barberry—and stiltgrass?
Key Reports and Articles
Deer Impacts on Vegetation in Ann Arbor Natural Areas: Key Monitoring Metrics for 2018–2019, Aug 2019Ticks and Your Health: Preventing tick-borne diseases in Michigan, 2019, MI Dept Health and Human Services, DNR, MSUYEAR THREE SUMMARY REPORT 2018-19 Deer Research Program, White Buffalo to Ann Arbor, Michigan, 20 March 2019The Impact and Management of White-tailed Deer in our Neighborhoods, Lecture by Dr. Bernd Blossey at UM SEAS, Jan 25, 2018.Deer Impacts on Vegetation in Ann Arbor Park Natural Areas, Summary of Monitoring Metrics for 2017, J.B. Courteau, Ph.D, 2018White-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) browse damage in Ann Arbor, Michigan Bird Hills Nature Area, Winter 2015The Relationship Between Deer Density, Tick Abundance, and Human Cases of Lyme Disease in a Residential Community, J. Med Ent, July2015Surgical Sterilization of White-tailed Deer, 2015- White Buffalo slide showDeer As Gas Molecules, Utah State University Extension, 2014Are we helpless?
"The native plants are tramped down, the bushes are gnawed, and my three-year-old grandson can't play in the back yard because of the deer droppings. If humans entered our property and exacted such a toll we would have legal recourse We're watching the curb appeal and property value decline at a time when our taxes are rising. We are without defense."
M. Holland, Ann Arbor residentWhere are the predators?
Deer Issues
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