Why is There a Need to Cull the Deer Population?

Temple Ambler is supporting Upper Dublin’s Deep Management program to:

  • Support the community and municipality in their efforts to reduce the impact of the deer population on public health, public safety and the environment.
  • Reducing the catastrophic damage (deer feeding, buck rub) the deer population is causing to the Arboretum teaching, research and conservation gardens and displays.
  • Reducing the amount of money and time spent on protecting the displays and collections from deer damage.
  • Being responsible land stewards.
  • Reducing the impact on the natural areas of campus, allowing for regeneration of the forested spaces.
  • Reducing the possibility of deer/person; deer/vehicle interactions on campus and the surrounding roadways.
  • Reducing the number of tick breeding sites on campus that could lead to the spread of Lyme Disease.