"Too Many Deer on the Road? Let Cougars Return"

The problem: White-tailed deer frequently jump out in front of motor vehicles resulting in more than one million collisions a year, more than 200 of them end in death. The solution: reintroduce the Cougar to their historic region. 

Wildlife experts argue that if cougars are reintroduced into their historic range, over the course of 30 years, approximately 155 of those 200 deaths could be prevented as well as 21,400 injuries and $3.2 billion could be saved. There is the possibility of cougars killing humans, however, the deaths of humans by Cougars is fewer than 30. 

Nineteen states have already been studied to discover if introducing the cougar to control the deer population could be successful. These states include Maine, Missouri, Ohio, South Carolina, and Wisconsin. Four states that are part of the cougar’s historic range are Delaware, Illinois, Indiana, and Rode Island. However, those states do not have the proper forestry to support the cougar population. 

Scientists are still continuing to study the cougar solution to the deer population problem.

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/19/science/too-many-deer-on-the-road-let-cougars-return-study-says.html?rref=collection%2Fsectioncollection%2Fearth&action=click&contentCollection=earth&region=stream&module=stream_unit&version=latest&contentPlacement=10&pgtype=sectionfront

http://www.newyorkupstate.com/outdoors/2016/07/study_bringing_cougars_back_to_ny_to_kill_deer_could_save_lives.html