(Heights Observer)
Deer wandering around residential neighborhoods is an increasingly common sight in the Heights as the deer population grows.
Though the City of Cleveland Heights does not track its deer population, Mayor Edward Kelley said he believes there has been an increase in the number of deer inside city limits.
Amy Newman Smith says
I hope culling will be reconsidered. Repellants and other deterrent tactics just push one city’s problem into another city, which is not a solution. Deer carry a number of diseases and can cause serious injuries to automobile passengers. An inner ring suburb such as Cleveland Heights does not have the land area to support deer. Culling may seem cruel, but the alternative, since they have no predators in suburbs, is for the deer to die of starvation with the onset of winter.
Leah says
No, mayor Kelly, it is not an increase in deer population for Clev. Hts and S. Euclid. I don’t think it is a coincidence that I NEVER had deer in my yard til ground was broken for the new Wallmart. The development co. In conjunction with South Euclid are completely responsible.
Leah says
No culling please, a more expensive but kinder option with no gunfire in the suburbs is birth control in the feed! Charge so. Euclid and the developers.
Neil's Two Cents Worth says
In Beachwood I think there are almost more deer than dogs.
Maybe some enterprising local Shochet would be interested in starting a kosher venison business.