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NEWS ABOUT: deer

deer stories: 8 news summaries

Nantucket Locals Ticked Off at Deer

Residents blame population for upswing in tick-borne diseases

Sep 6, 09 1:07 PM CDT
(Newser) - When the first deer landed on Nantucket in 1926, cheering crowds greeted them. But as a vicious trio of tick-related diseases devastates the island, many say the Bambis have overstayed their welcome, the New York Times reports. “The numbers of tick-borne diseases are so off the graph, and it... More »

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Massachusetts • deer • hunting • Lyme disease • ticks



 Lauer Has 
 Deer Run-in, 
 Misses Today

Anchor skips hosting Today

Mar 23, 09 9:32 AM CDT
(Newser) - Matt Lauer was forced to skip Today this morning, after being slightly injured by a deer that jumped into the path of his bike over the weekend, Us reports. But where did the deer come from? Lauer “thinks the deer was hired by the competition,” said co-anchor Meredith... More »

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Matt Lauer • Meredith Vieira • accident • deer • Today show

 Hunt-Happy Texas 
 Breeds Deer Smugglers 

Native species not big enough for game enthusiasts; disease risks abound

Jan 8, 09 12:38 PM CST
(Newser) - White-tailed deer are everywhere in Texas, so why is the state struggling with a deer-smuggling industry? “It’s like everything else in society,” one game warden tells Time, “people want bigger, better, faster.” Luxurious lodges charge hunters big bucks for access to reserves full of, well,... More »

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Texas • deer • hunting • smuggler

Buffalo Restaurant Busted While Butchering Deer

Inspector finds Chinese restaurant's crew chopping up deer carcass

Oct 28, 08 5:24 AM CDT
(Newser) - An inspector has shut down a Chinese restaurant after finding its workers butchering a deer on the premises, the Buffalo News reports. Health officials, who arrived at the restaurant after a tip, aren't sure if the animal was hunted or roadkill—or what the China King had planned for the... More »

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food safety • restaurant • deer • roadkill • Buffalo • butcher

 Treats Banned,
 Komodo Dragons Get Nasty

Ban on food offerings 'angers' hungry lizards

Aug 25, 08 5:53 AM CDT
(Newser) - Komodo dragons in an Indonesian park are increasingly attacking humans, and villagers who share their habitat say environmentalist policies are to blame, reports the Wall Street Journal. Inhabitants of Komodo National Park have traditionally left deer and sheep for the carnivorous lizards, the largest in the world. But new laws... More »

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Indonesia • environmentalism • deer • hunting • lizard • national park • Komodo dragon • Nature Conservancy

 'Unicorn' Deer Spotted in Italy 

Similar anomalies may have inspired myths, experts say

Jun 11, 08 6:02 PM CDT
(Newser) - A deer with a single horn in the center of its head has been spotted in an Italian nature preserve, triggering speculation that such anomalies may have helped give rise to unicorn myths, the AP reports. Experts say the year-old deer, born in captivity and nicknamed “Unicorn,” likely... More »

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Italy • deer • mythical creature • parks • animal

Hunters Supply Food Banks as the Need Grows

Hard-pressed charities welcome protein as they face reduced shortages

Nov 30, 07 10:50 PM CST
(Newser) - Food banks facing shortages are welcoming game meat from hunters. Using the meat isn’t new, but this year the need is greater, as charities report more clients and reductions in their supplies, reports AP. One food bank in Montana received 7,500 pounds of game in 2006 and nearly... More »

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hunger • deer • hunting • food banks

Tuna Shortage Triggers
Sushi Crisis

Japanese chefs resort to deer and even
horse meat

Jun 25, 07 4:21 AM CDT
(Newser) - Plummeting supplies of tuna have become a recipe for disaster in Japan, where sushi lovers eat 60,000 tons of the fish a year. Desperate chefs are experimenting with increasingly bizarre sushi substitutes, including deer and even horse, the New York Times reports. But sushi without tuna in Japan is... More »

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food • Japan • tuna • fish • horse • deer • sushi

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