[Excerpt from M-Live article here] Before the Ann Arbor City Council votes on an ordinance moratorium to allow sharpshooters in city parks to kill deer this winter, citizens will have another chance to speak out. The council voted 10-0 Monday night to schedule another public hearing on the issue following more than a year of community discussions and emotional debate. The next public hearing on the controversial topic will be held at the council's meeting at 7 p.m. Nov. 5 on

After a 16-day cull in Oak Bay, British Columbia, 11 deer were killed. The mayor whose town had allocated $90,000 to a deer management program, called it "a success." Opponents made arrangements to secure a contraceptive vaccine (SprayVac). "Many didn't think the vaccine was available-- it just took some perseverance," asid Kristy Kilpatrick, vice-president of the Urban Wildlife Stewardship Society. They report the cost of the vaccine will not exceed $250 per dose. Oak Bay Ma

Mt. Lebanon officials and a contractor scrapped a controversial and ultimately unsuccessful program to kill deer to thin the herd, ending weeks of acrimony in the upscale Pittsburgh suburb — for now. Fraught with problems from the start — including a botched first night in which the contractor's ammunition proved ineffective — the plan was called off because of vandalism and interference, officials and the contractor said. Officials decided to halt the program, designed to re

​ Both the Village and Town of East Hampton, New York was set to conduct a deer cull conducted by sharpshooters, but stopped-- following vigorous opposition. Opponents initiated a petition drive and staged a rally attended by several hundred people in the heart of the Hamptons. Activists sued the village and town, prompting the Village mayor to say they were cancelling their plans to cull. Read more in the New York Times here. #protest #petition #AnnArbordeer #stopthecull #st