- Dates
- 2021-09-03 – 2021-09-05
- Kind
- Wildlife warning
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- wildlifeenvironmentpublic-safetyconservation
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
A September 2021 Beaver Island Forum post relayed a Michigan DNR “Keep Wildlife Wild” warning after reports that a young male deer was approaching people and seeking food. The guidance urged residents not to feed, pet, or approach the animal and supplied a local DNR wildlife-manager contact.
Evidence and limits
The warning is preserved through a community repost of an attributed DNR message. It supports the public advice and the existence of a local report at that time, but not the deer’s later condition, exact location, or the full agency incident record.
Sources
- The post reproduced a “Keep Wildlife Wild” message saying a young male deer had approached people and sought human-provided food, and advised against feeding, touching, or approaching wildlife. A follow-up supplied contact information for DNR wildlife biologist Jennifer Kleitch. The archive preserves the repost and local contact, not a direct DNR publication URL or an independent wildlife incident report.forum · www.beaverislandforum.com · 16 · t016720
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Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “DNR wildlife warning follows reports of a human-habituated young deer, 2021”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-dnr-wildlife-warning-young-deer-2021/, accessed [date], citing Michigan Department of Natural Resources message reposted by Jacquel, “Young Male Deer on Beaver Island,” Beaver Island Forum, September 3–5, 2021..
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