The Balcones Canyonlands Preserve is obligated, under a federal endangered species permit, to protect and conserve eight endangered species including two birds which breed in Central Texas woodlands. The endangered Golden-cheeked Warbler requires both mature Ashe juniper and other trees such as oaks and ash trees. The endangered Black-capped Vireo requires shrubby habitat in local woodlands. See our links page for sources of detailed information on these two endangered birds. Large urban deer populations affect people and communities in surprising ways.
Homeowners annually spend thousands of dollars replacing landscapes destroyed by hungry deer.
Even more can be spent repairing damage from deer-automobile collisions. These accidents damage vehicles and their passengers. Municipalities incur expenses hauling deer carcasses from roadsides. Less measurable is the community ill will generated by the inevitable conflict between those who feed deer and those who wish to reduce their numbers. The best known danger to humans is Lyme disease, a tick-borne disease spread by ticks found on deer.