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Managing White-tailed Deer in Forest Habitat From an Ecosystem Perspective
 

Audubon is among the nation’s leading voices for the use of sound science to inform conservation actions and public policies. Birds are excellent indicators of ecosystem health and Audubon’s work in Pennsylvania focuses on conserving the diversity and abundance of native bird life and, consequently, protecting Pennsylvania’s environment for the benefit of humanity and the earth’s biodiversity.

From this page, you can download either:

• the executive summary
• the full report (broad-band internet connection)
• sections of the full report (slow internet connection)

Also included on this page:

• commentary about the report
• the authors' responses
• newspaper articles about the report

The files are in PDF format, which requires the (free) Adobe Reader.

download Executive Summary (127K) download Text of Full Report (2,444K; includes Executive Summary) download Front Cover (68K) download Back Cover (112K)

[Citing the full report: Latham, R. E., J. Beyea, M. Benner, C. A. Dunn, M. A. Fajvan, R. R. Freed, M. Grund, S. B. Horsley, A. F. Rhoads and B. P. Shissler. 2005. Managing White-tailed Deer in Forest Habitat From an Ecosystem Perspective: Pennsylvania Case Study. Report by the Deer Management Forum for Audubon Pennsylvania and Pennsylvania Habitat Alliance, Harrisburg. xix + 340 pp.]

Download sections of the report

Preface, Acknowledgments, Table of Contents (89K)

Part 1: Introduction (159K)

Part 2: Deer Impact and Forest Recovery (214K)

Part 2 (continued): Predicting Forest Recovery Fates in Pennsylvania (1016K)

Part 3: Indicators, Part 4: Details of Ecosystem Management (253K)

Part 5: Deer Management Policy and Institutional Structures Needed (325K)

References Cited (150K)

Appendices (135K)

Commentary and response

Criticism from Commissioner Schleiden, 12 January 2005 (10K)

Authors' response to Commissioner Schleiden, 15 January 2005 (14K)

Representative newspaper articles

Philadelphia Inquirer, Tom Avril, 12 January 2005 (101K)

Harrisburg Patriot-News, Marcus Schneck, 13 January 2005 (137K)

Lancaster Sunday News, Jon Rutter, 15 January 2005 (40K)

Centre Daily Times, Mark Nale, 23 January 2005 (46K)

Philadelphia Inquirer, Editorial, 29 January 2005 (46K)

Paper copies of the full report are again available: Copies are available for $20.00 each from the Audubon PA state office. Please send checks to: Sharon Sherick, Audubon PA 100 Wildwood Way, Harrisburg, PA, 17110. Make checks payable to Audubon Pennsylvania.