Free Webinar Addresses Impact of Surgical Sterilization on White Tail Deer Populations - 11/17 @ 1:00PM (EST)
The Botstiber Institute for Wildlife Fertility Control (BIWFC) will host a free webinar addressing the impact of surgical sterilization on white tail deer populations around the United States. “Deer Population Demographic Impacts of Intensive Surgical Sterilization Treatments” featuring Dr. Anthony DeNicola, President of White Buffalo, Inc., is scheduled for Tuesday, November 17 from 1:00 – 2:00 PM (EST) .
Dr. DeNicola will present data on his six surgical sterilization sites with open populations (not fenced or island environments) in California, Maryland, Michigan, Ohio, Virginia, and New York. From 2012 to 2020, Dr. DeNicola and his team sterilized 493 deer via tubal ligation and ovariectomy. They noted an average reduction in deer abundance of 25% from Year 1 to Year 2. At research sites with 4 years of sterilization treatment (4 sites), they noted an average t