Date: Tue, 24 Feb 2009 08:40:05 -0500
From: Sherri
Subject: overpopulation of deer and development around Chatham
“I would also like to start a discussion about the massive overpopulation of deer in this county and the ecological imbalance that this represents. I think we should really think about cutting the deer population in this county by as much as we possibly can. They are part of the life cycle of the ticks which are dominating our beautiful county.”
Yes, they are part of the ticks’ ability to move about but so are the raccoons, the o’possums, the foxes, coyotes, squirrels, dogs, cats, and the myriad of other animals in our woods. Are we to also do something about cutting their population?
Development around Chatham is what is moving more and more deer into the county. As the surrounding counties develop more, the deer move to where they can find land to roam. One way to stop the migration of deer to our county is to halt the massive development surrounding our county lines AND to definitely scrutinize our own county’s development. Briar Chapel, for example, will displace hundreds of deer as well as other wildlife. We need to think about this.
The answer is to find a balance of harmony between our natural wildlife population and our human population.