Philadelphia Advocates for the Deer

07/15/2024

“Noise induces stress. The cacophony of daily life can best be countered by immersion in the outdoors,” Brook Lenker, executive director, Keystone Trails Association, said during a meeting Tuesday of the House Game and Fisheries Committee.

“Many people will avoid hiking if hunting activity is imminent,” Lenker said.

HARRISBURG — A push continues to end Pennsylvania’s restriction on Sunday hunting but as sportsmen find conditional support among farmers, there remains considerable pushback from those who want to preserve

12/24/2021

Very best wishes, Mary Ann and friends!

06/06/2021

Spotted via Dave Shishkoff.

Try wolves.

06/01/2021

There is a simple action we can all take this summer to save the lives of deer.

Every time I see one of these spear-style fences, I remember Mary Ann Baron first telling me how treacherous they can be. Deer on the run can, and sometimes do, get stuck on fences when trying to c…

12/09/2020

A beautiful reminder of the power and beauty of Mother Nature 🌈🌈🌈

Each year in a handful of cities across America, a team of artists turn 20 million pounds of ice into incredible ice castles straight out of a Disney film. N...

10/21/2020

Japan's Nara Park is home to more than 1,200 free-roaming deer, who are protected by law.

The bags are an answer to the trail of potentially deadly plastic left by tourists each year.

05/12/2020

More fawns die from unnecessary human intervention, cars, and domestic dogs than from wild predators. Also, there are bacterial, fungal and viral infections they become ill and die from, and are then easily taken by predators because this is the way other nature intends things to be. This is why deer have more than one fawn. Momma deer do not stay near their young when they are under three weeks old! They don't abandon their young. They are hiding nearby, and will come back at dusk to feed them , but only if the humans and their dogs have left the area. Stay away! That will save many fawn lives.

04/13/2019

This Tuesday, April 16th at 6 pm there will be a program at the tent near Valley Green Inn with
game keepers speaking about how to live with wild animals such as coyotes and others. It is free and open to the public. Please join us as we advocate for letting the deer live free in the Wissahickon Park. Contact me at maryann [email protected] with any questions.

01/18/2019

Interviewed by a reporter from the on line newspaper Billy Penn. Gave a history of PAD and especially that 20 years of killing the deer is not working. Stressed that the Mayor, City of Philadelphia,
and Dept of Parks & Rec and City Council must step up to hold public meetings to get feedback from neighbors who are traumatized from hearing gun shots and seeing deer shot near
their homes. Please contact Cindy Bass, Councilwoman, to oppose
the continuation of the killing by calling 215-686-3424 or go to her web page to email a comment.

12/25/2018

A message of peace and goodwill today, from our species to theirs.

11/30/2018

Read this up to date info on A Call for the End of Deer Control

Ecologists have long “speculated” that ungulates—hooved animals including deer, sheep, and bison—learn from their families and peers. That they lear