Cornell Publications
Wildlife Damage Management Fact Sheets (PDF files)
More Links to Wildlife Damage Booklets
- Community-based Deer Management: A Practitioner’s Guide (Deer Practiontioner Guide)
- Managing Deer in Suburban Environments: A Technical Guide (Deer_management_mechs)
- Human-Wildlife Conflicts Management: A Practitioner’s Guide (H-W Conflicts Guide)
- The Double-crested Cormorant: Issues and Management (Cormorant Issues)
- Managing Canada Geese in Urban Environments: A Technical Guide (Managing Canada Geese)
- Working Through Black Bear Management Issues: A Practitioner’s Guide (bear management issues)
Community Deer Advisor Information
White-tailed deer may be locally overabundant in many urban landscapes leading to plant damage, deer-vehicle accidents and tick-borne diseases. Cornell University faculty partnered with The Nature Conservancy staff and New York State Department of Environmental Conservation wildlife managers to create a resource for communities struggling with suburban deer concerns. See this link for more information and resources: https://deeradvisor.dnr.cornell.edu/
Master Gardener Volunteer Information:
The training manuals for Master Gardener and Master Naturalist volunteers, provide methods for managing wildlife damage, based on applied research, for a variety of different species. We recommend the latest control techniques within a framework of Integrated Pest Management (IPM), and offer strategies for a variety of situations and species.
Several important topics are addressed, including techniques, safety concerns, wildlife diseases, and animal biology. We have adapted the professional manuals to a user-friendly booklet designed for Master Gardener volunteers and homeowners. This booklet focuses on all essential aspects of wildlife damage management (WDM). To order the booklet, see the NWCTP Store link at: