WorldLife Discovery Guides 7. The white-tailed deer population is now the highest it's been since the mid 1600s, making whitetails one of the greatest conservation success stories. However, this growth explosion has coincided with an increasing human population and the destruction of the deer's habitat. The result has been an effort to reduce the number of deer while juggling the needs and wants of landowners, the public at large, hunters, and the best interests of the deer themselves. The result is an easy read that's scientifically sound.
Readers follow the whitetail's behavior through the seasons-month by month.
Rue also covers this animal's extraordinary sensory abilities and provides insight into the versatility and adaptability of this creature, which occupies a vast geographic range while other species struggle to merely exist among humans. About the Author Dr. Leonard Lee Rue III of Blairstown, New Jersey has spent much of his life studying, photographing, and living with wildlife in its natural habitats. It is a celebration of Rue's relationship with this fascinating animal. Many of the observations he reports have never been previously documented. I recommend it to all students of deer, whether they are hunters, professional biologists or just deer lovers.