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Wildwood council authorizes post-call drone survey as part of 2026 deer-management planning
Summary
Council directed staff to include a drone‑based thermal survey of the deer population in the FY2026 work plan to be conducted after the next calling/culling season, and to coordinate the survey with the Missouri Department of Conservation and the contractor White Buffalo. The council also reviewed the 2026 operational plan for targeted removals in
Wildwood — The City Council on Oct. 27 authorized planning and funding steps to use aerial thermal surveys to measure deer density as part of the city’s continuing deer-management program.
City staff reviewed the deer-management fund (created in 2023) and the White Buffalo operational budget proposed for 2026. Staff described the 2026 intent to focus removals in the SE1 region (approximately 100 deer targeted) and supplemental removals in NE1 and NE2 (approximately 50 deer each),…
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