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
The 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 Buffalo Techniques: Surgical Sterilization, White Buffalo, 2016City of Ann Arbor Deer Count Increases Over Previous Year, City of Ann Arbor, Feb 22, 2016White-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, July2015Lyme Stats, 2015Surgical Sterilization of White-tailed Deer, 2015- White Buffalo slide showDeer As Gas Molecules, Utah State University Extension, 2014Coyotes, Red Foxes, and the Prevalence of Lyme Disease, Northeast Naturalist, Oct 2013Deer, Communities & Quality of Life, Ecosystem Management Project, 2006Public Menace, National Audobon Soc, 2005Learning by Doing: Deer Management in Urban and Suburban Communities, Cornell University, 2004Eating Themselves Out of House and Home, National Wildlife Federation, 1998Where are the predators?
