The Mayor and Council will hear from several experts at their work session on Monday, April 23, to learn more about ways to manage the city’s white-tailed deer population.
The Mayor and Council requested the presentation in response to resident concerns about the impact of deer. They will hear from representatives of federal, state and county agencies.
According to Montgomery County’s website on deer management, “The growing concern about deer-related impacts over the past two and a half decades indicates that deer populations in some areas of Montgomery County have exceeded the cultural carrying capacity (i.e. exceeded what citizens will tolerate). There are also concerns about the damage deer are causing to natural communities in our parks, especially those related to forest system ecology.”
Deer-management strategies can involve data collection, education, use of repellents, fencing and managed deer hunting.
For more information on Rockville’s urban wildlife management program, visit www.rockvillemd.gov/urbanwildlife.