Deer Safety And Preservation Powerpoint

Deer: The Unrespected Road Hazard

Have You Ever.....

Driven in a woody area?

Driven at night?

Driven through an unfenced roadway?

Been in a state with a population of deer?

Known someone who has hit a deerOr done so yourself?

If you answered YES to any of these questions...

You’ve been at RISK!!

For What?Serious Injury

Fatality

Living with yourself after causing injury to a deer

Deer often exist in close proximity to humans

37.8% of people treated for nonfatal MVCs(motor vehicle crashes) with large

animals, 86.9% of which are deer, were 15-24 years of age.

54.4% of people injured hit the large animal directly, 44.8% swerved or slowed causing their

vehicle to:hit a tree/pole/guardrail (21.4%)hit a car (6.3%)

roll over (17.3%) go off the road (29.0%)

other or unknown (26.1%)

There are preventative measures although...

The injuries that occurred most often as of 2001-2002 in the US after an accident with a large

animal:

Do you want these injuries?

If you think it happens just in the US...

In Britain 74,000 deer are estimated to be hit every year in DVCs (Deer Vehicle Crashes). It is

the most common death of deer.

Due to cars every year:

13% of the fallow deer population7% of the roe deer populationDIE

Do you want to help these innocent creatures suffer?

Veterinary Treatment?

Two things have been discovered

There is no information really available through the internet

And

Many deer won’t even make it that far

Why?

People do not want to put the effort into saving the lives of deer because they are “over populated”. Although we put billions

of dollars of resources towards saving human lives. There are over 6 billion of us!

Human life is valued as a unique and amazing thing that should be cherished. Yet

these deer die without so much as a side glance.

Start thinking and stop killing.

Life.......

Deer Deserve it Humans Deserve It

So, how do we preserve it?

Some preventative measures have been

createdProved Effective

Needs More Research

Limited/Ineffective

Ineffective

Exclusionary Fencing

In-Vehicle Technologies

(Sensors)Roadside Lighting Deer Whistles

Careful DrivingDeer Crossing Signs

Active signs & technology

Speed Limit Reduction

Deer Flagging Models

Wildlife CrossingsPublic Information

and educationDe-icing salt alternatives

Roadside clearingInterceptive

Feeding

Passive Crossing signs

Road reflectors or mirrors

Deer repellents

Potential Program Funding

An idea that I would propose would be to fine all the people who hit large animals. This law when enforced would provide the states with revenue

for future funding of preventive programs to protect the wildlife surrounding roadways. There are over 247,000 crashes with large animals a year in the United States alone!

One thing we must do is give the deers their space. The reason

they’re encroaching on our roads is the lack of home they have due to

our landscaping.

Definitely Though...

Our wildlife, deer included, have been here

millions of years. We need to preserve their life

out of respect for ourselves, our

environment, our history, and our preservation.

The Truth is...

Deer History“In colonial times, extensive tracts of mature

forest dominated the Northeast”

“Deer populations were small and scattered by the turn of the 20th century, primarily as a

result of habitat loss....”Our population continues to expand building on

top of the homelands of these woodland creatures. Aggressive expansion has caused the

deaths of millions through out the ages and yet....

We let it continue

So, just how much forest is left?

In North America the original forest cover is 10,877 thousands of square kilometers. It is now 3,737 thousands of square kilometers of frontier forest mostly located in the regions of

Canada and Alaska.

So,Why should we protect

deer?

•They enable a stronger growth of hermit thrushes

•They enable the growth of fern

•They act as a food source for humans and occasionally other animals

•In areas where plant growth is not appropriate the deer population can control it

•They have played an important role in our history such as, movies like “Bambi” and the survival of early settlers in many wooded regions

Everything on this earth has a purpose, deer do not deserve to be slaughtered by 2 ton vehicles but

deserve to be preserved and given a fair chance. Whether their life ends Man vs Deer or Deer vs Nature they

deserve to live without suffering endlessly before death or die instantly

while trying to find a home.

Isn’t that what you would want?

Year 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2010

Deaths131

123

153

136

165

152

150

177

170

210

204

You Decide

Save You.

Save the Deer.Don’t be another

number.

Watch. Relax. React.