Chester County is facing a significant increase in its deer population, which poses threats to road safety, public health, and the environment.
Writing for MyChesCo, columnist Grace Wolter stated that deer overpopulation is causing environmental damage by overconsumption of vegetation, weakening forests, and hindering new tree growth, thereby affecting overall ecosystem health.
Wolter noted that, since 2003, the Pennsylvania Game Commission has shifted its deer management strategy from simple population counts to assessing forest health and human-wildlife conflicts, but this has not stopped the population from continuing to grow…