STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — More than 2,000 deer call Staten Island home, and many animal lovers can’t resist the chance to feed them when winter’s chill and snow appear to limit their food sources. But ...

Visitors to local parks are being warned not to feed or pet deer after multiple sightings of people coaxing them over with food and treating them like tame animals. The practice is unsafe, according ...

Are people allowed to feed wild animals in New Jersey? The answer, according to state law, largely depends on which animal is being fed.

While deer might be a novelty in some parts of the country, in Texas, it feels like we have as many white-tailed deer as we do pets. With their big, doe eyes, long eyelashes, and large, upright ears, ...

Here's why feeding deer in the winter does more harm than good. Feeding deer in the winter can cause corn toxicity, which is fatal to deer within hours. Artificial feeding increases the risk of ...

Black-legged ticks are the primary spreaders of Lyme disease in humans. But in Michigan and other U.S. states, it’s whitetail deer — and not people — that serve as the ticks’ primary hosts. Which is ...

To many in Ashland, it seems like deer are the ones ruling the city: stopping traffic, destroying gardens and attacking dogs. City leaders are looking for solutions.

Winter is winding down. Spring is gaining steam. Daylight is more than an hour longer than it was a month ago. And deer are up and about. Deer no longer face the boredom of staying bedded to conserve ...

As the temperature plummets and snow blankets the ground, it’s hard not to feel sorry for wildlife exposed to the elements, including deer. With their large eyes, black noses, and fuzzy ears, deer are ...