The Wildlife Society produces fact sheets on issues related to
wildlife management and conservation, which may accompany
position statements the Society adopts on a particular topic.
TWS members as well as non-members are encouraged to print and
distribute the fact sheets below in support of efforts to
educate decision-makers, the public, and other stakeholders on
issues that affect wildlife. For questions and comments, please
contact: Director of Government Affairs (301) 897-9770 ext 308
Captive Cervid Breeding Expanding commercial demand for members
of the family cervidae (e.g. deer) and their products has
prompted growth of a for-profit captive industry that raises
animals in privately-maintained facilities with the purpose of
producing cervids to be sold as breeding stock for "farming"
operations of for "canned shoots." Issues related to these
practices include spread of wildlife disease; genetic mixing;
privatization, commercialization, and domestication of public
wildlife resources; misperceptions of fa