USDA sharpshooters remove 65 deer from East Lansing parks, meat donated to food bank Katie Hanson, a member of the United Methodist Church-University, volunteers at a Greater Lansing Food Bank distribution at the University Lutheran Church on Jan. 28, 2021. It s a way we can contribute and do so safely. Photo by Alyte Katilius | The State News
Department of Agriculture sharpshooters shot 65 deer in two days to manage the deer population in East Lansing.
This removal, approved by City Council in February 2020, was to make sure deer population did not exceed the “social carrying capacity,” said Cathy DeShambo, the environmental services administrator for the Department of Public Works.