Deer-tick saturation curve. —Martin Feehan/MassWildLifeHeatmap depicting spatial distribution of estimated deer densities across Martha’s Vineyard between Feb. 17 and March 19. —Tick Free MVDeer donated this past hunting season to MassWildlife’s Hunters Share the Harvest program. —Martin Feehan/MassWildLife Whether or not the Island can collectively reduce deer densities doesn’t necessarily mean an immediate decrease in the amount of ticks, but …
This story is only covered by news sources that have yet to be evaluated by the independent media monitoring agencies we use to assess the quality and reliability of news outlets on our platform. Learn more here.