With this continued dry weather, parts of the Pittsburgh area are at the point where wildlife like deer will be searching for more places with food and water. That could push more toward your backyard.
Deer eat just about any native plants in the western Pennsylvania region. Their numbers are 10 to 20 times higher than before Europeans came to America, according to experts.
Dr. Ryan Utz, an associate professor of water resources at Chatham University, said most forests you see in our region are the leftover invasive species deer won’t eat. Deer can survive and thrive in woods in urban and suburban areas…