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UNB/ERD DEER RESEARCH PROJECT UNB/ERD DEER RESEARCH PROJECT Public concern that forest management (herbicide use) is reducing food supply to deer, thus reducing/limi:ng deer popula:on. Management concern on if/why DWAs are under u:lized.


  1. UNB/ERD DEER RESEARCH PROJECT

  2. UNB/ERD DEER RESEARCH PROJECT • Public concern that forest management (herbicide use) is reducing food supply to deer, thus reducing/limi:ng deer popula:on. • Management concern on if/why DWAs are under u:lized. • UNB PhD student Phil Weibe to conduct 3 year research project under Dr. Graham Forbes.

  3. UNB/ERD DEER RESEARCH PROJECT Main Research Ques<ons : • 1) Do current forest management prac:ces influence the availability of deer forage ? • 2) What factors explain differences in long- term occupancy of DWAs ? • 3) Is there a survival difference between deer on crown/freehold vs. private lands?

  4. UNB/ERD DEER RESEARCH PROJECT Research Methods : • 1) Browse - LIDAR assessment of forest structure, supported by EFI ground-based data. • 2) DWAs – LIDAR and deer use (GPS collars) • 3) Survival – GPS and VHF collars; coyote densi:es • 120 radio collars will be deployed.

  5. • NB ERD, UNB, CFS • Maine IFW, U. Maine • UNH, U. Vermont • J.D. Irving, Weyerhaeuser • QDMA • ? What is the Northeast Deer Research Partnership? An informal collabora:ve among stakeholders interested in science based policies and best management prac:ces aimed at increasing deer popula:ons in Maine and New Brunswick on an economic and biologically sustainable basis. How will this be Achieved? Mul:-disciplinary research projects across mul:ple jurisdic:ons and ins:tu:ons will allow for the best science to inform policy and management decisions across the landscape. The partnership is built on a founda:on of open communica:on, standardized research methodologies and online data & informa:on sharing pla_orms. This is the largest combined deer research project ever conducted in the Northeast.

  6. UNB/ERD DEER RESEARCH PROJECT

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