Understanding and managing impact of deer is focus of Penn State webinar
Updated Feb 23, 2021;
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A Deer Impact Assessment and Mitigation Summit has been scheduled for March 25, March 30 and April 1 by Penn State Extension.
The 3-session webinar will offer a roundup of current information and strategies to help natural resource managers understand the issue of deer impact, accurately assess that impact and use assessment information to strategize management actions on the landscape.
Each session will run from noon-2 p.m., incorporating 3-4 presentations and at least a 30-minute facilitated question-and-answer period with all speakers.
Sessions will be led by experts from Penn State Extension and feature speakers from the USDA Forest Service, Pennsylvania Game Commission, Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, Penn State, Cornell University, Harvard University and National Deer Association.
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As amazing as it often is, biology can be equally messed-up up at times.
In Tennessee, U.S., a whitetail deer was found ambling around the streets with a condition that made it appear as if it had hair growing on its eyeballs. Yes, you read that right.
Called a corneal dermoid, the extremely rare condition is described as an abnormal flesh growth – or a benign tumor – on the deer s cornea (the transparent part of the eye covering the iris and pupil) made of tissues usually found in other parts of the body – in this case, skin tissue complete with hair follicles.
A year-old whitetail buck was recently found circling a Tennessee suburb with hair covering both of its eyeballs, according to the National Deer Association. The bizarre condition is a rare example of corneal dermoids, which occur when tissue of a particular type grows in the wrong place on the body.
Residents first noticed the deer circling in Farragut, a suburb of Knoxville, in August 2020, and immediately notified the local wildlife authorities. Because the buck was bleeding, disoriented, and apparently lacked fear of humans, animal control officers suspected that it may have been infected with chronic wasting disease (CWD), and therefore decided to kill the deer in order to prevent the spread of this fatal prion disease.