State Deer Population Caught in Lyme Disease Cross Hairs

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Sixty-five years ago, Walt Disney's "Bambi" put a soft spot in people's hearts for deer.

So Dr. Georgina Scholl may not find instant support when she asks the state this week to consider reducing deer numbers in the state through increased hunting, euthanization, land management practices or other means.

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State Deer Population Caught in Lyme Disease Cross Hairs

Scholl - vice-chairwoman of the Connecticut Coalition to Eradicate Lyme Disease, an organization of 18 municipalities primarily in Fairfield County - believes reducing the deer population is critical to stopping the "unnecessary epidemic" of Lyme disease in the state.

The CCELD is an outgrowth of the Fairfield County Municipal Deer Ma...

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