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| “Reducing deer densities to below 10-12 per sq mile has been shown to substantially reduce tick numbers and human Lyme disease.” Kirby C. Stafford III, Ph.D., Vice Director, Chief Entomologist, Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station, New Haven, CT | 
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| "White-tailed deer impacts are significant. Unless something is done habitat degradation will continue." and "There will be a continued decline in the biological diversity of the state." - Connecticut Audubon Society | 
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| “Nationwide deer-vehicle accidents cause about 29,000 human injuries, 200 human fatalities, and $1 billion in property damage annually.” - Wildlife Society Bulletin | 
| | | | | Our Mission: The Fairfield County Municipal Deer Management Alliance is a consortium of municipalities in Fairfield County whose purpose is to foster a collaborative approach to managing the region’s abundant deer population and reducing its impact on ecological integrity, public health and safety. |
 | | “Deer population management must serve as the main tool in any long term strategy to reduce human incidences of Lyme disease.” Dr Sam Telford lll, Associate Professor of Infectious Diseases,Tufts University and Visiting Scientist in Immunology and Infectious Diseases, Harvard School of Public Health.
Address written inquiries or suggestions to :
Fairfield County Municipal Deer Management Alliance
P.O. BOX 186
Georgetown CT 06829
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