Vanderbilt Television News Archive

(Studio: Dan Rather) Series on the confrontations between people & wildlife continued.

(Lakeway, Texas: Bob McNamara) The exploding deer population featured; scenes shown of deer in residential neighborhoods, of protests against efforts to reduce their numbers and of a doe being surgically sterilized in Highland Park, Illinois; details given about the loss of deer habitat due to development. [Lakeway, Texas, Mayor Gerry ASTORINO†- comments on costly deer damage and dead deer disposal.] [Protestor Debbie TRUEMAN†- objects to the trapping & slaughtering of deer.] [Motorcyclist Sunny WILLIAMS†, AMM Collision Center John CALDWELL†- comment on deer-vehicle collisions.] [Texas Parks & Wildlife Bryan RICHARDS†- says communities have to become more accepting of lethal means of population control.]