Beginning January 2, and continuing through January 31, Montgomery Parks is again partnering with researchers from the University of Maryland as part of a regional study of white-tailed deer, deer-human interaction, and investigation of zoonotic disease transmission in white-tailed deer on an urban/suburban landscape. This research includes the short-term capture of white-tailed deer by way of drop nets (set-ups like that pictured). Captured deer will be anaesthetized by trained professionals, biologically sampled, some fitted with GPS collars, and released to allow for study of their movements and interactions across the local landscape.
Capture location(s) within Randolph Hills Local Park will include appropriate signage and questions may be directed to Travis Gallo (tgallo@umd.edu) or you may visit the Study’s webpage for more information about the project.: https://urbanxnaturelab.com/urban-deer-study.html
