About the UWSS
UWSS is a citizen led non-profit organization that has been instrumental in bringing together wildlife and deer biologists, wildlife veterinarians, wildlife biology graduate students, educators, professional communicators, retired and working professionals, to conduct an action research project demonstrating that immuno-contraception is an effective, sustainable, non-lethal and humane solution to urban deer management. The UWSS has also been active in public awareness, providing strategies to reduce human-deer conflict.
A humane solution to the human-deer conflict
Our objective has been to implement an immunocontraceptive program to steward the deer population in Oak Bay in a proper way. Read the FAQs to learn more about this.
In order to understand the real number of deer in Oak Bay, 39 wildlife cameras were placed strategically across municipal and private properties and data collected over a 8 year period. In all cases permission was obtained.
Fundraising
Although the Oak Bay Urban Deer Research Program was funded by Oak Bay, the Province of BC, and in-kind and volunteer work by the UWSS, another important component of our work has been public education, in Oak Bay, the CRD and beyond. We have held fundraisers such as our Deer-friendly Father’s Garden Day Tour in 2018 and a photography/calendar contest in 2019, and donations for our Caution Expect Deer signs (over 2000 distributed to date!)
In order to continue this important work, we are grateful for any financial support you are able to provide.
Donations can be made through our donate page.
Innovative Leadership
In contrast to a cull, our activities are community-building by engaging citizens and implementing ethical and humane solutions in a transparent and accountable way.
This has been an opportunity for Oak Bay and the CRD to be innovative leaders on an issue faced by urban centres across North America.
The UWSS is a registered non-profit society.