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City releases new report on controversial Staten Island deer vasectomy program; is it working? Updated Mar 04, 2021; Posted Mar 04, 2021 Veterinarian Nathan Kotschwar of White Buffalo Inc. performs a deer vasectomy in the woods north of Owl Hollow Soccer Fields in Arden Heights on Oct. 17, 2017. Staff-ShotStaff-Shot Facebook Share STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. Five years into the city’s deer vasectomy program, the city says there has been a “sizable decrease” in the total deer population on Staten Island, which could lead to a major drop in numbers if the program is maintained. While the data collected during that time and recently released in a report titled Managing Deer Impacts on Staten Island shows a reduction in the number of deer and vehicle collisions, Lyme disease cases, and the number of ticks, some of the data is inconclusive and without important context, Borough President James Oddo and Deputy Borough President Ed Burke said. ....