Deer overabundance in Michigan means more deer-car collisions, habitat damage

Deer remain a big problem for Michigan drivers. According to state crash data, deer are involved in tens of thousands of crashes annually. Humans were reported injured in over 1,500 deer-related crashes during each of the last three years.

Does that mean there are too many deer in Michigan?

It turns out, state officials don’t really know how big Michigan’s deer population is. The Department of Natural Resources used to produce estimates, but stopped because the numbers were controversial and “not always accurate.”…

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