Growing up on the East End of Long Island, I’ve always been aware that there are issues surrounding our local white-tailed deer population. But until recently, I had no idea just how far back the origins of this problem go. In the first episode of Deer Humans, I dig into the history of property development in The Hamptons, and discover what the increasing construction of mega-mansions has to do with the explosion of our deer population. To get to the root of the issue, I speak with wildlife experts and an Indigenous activist who is all too familiar with the devastating impacts of overdevelopment on the environment. I begin to unravel the threads of a seemingly unique story that, at its core, explores the universal struggle that humans face in order to coexist with nature.

All music in this episode is courtesy of Blue Dot Sessions.

New York State Department of Transportation: Deer and Moose Avoidance

Insurance Information Institute: Facts + Statistics: Deer vehicle collisions

New York State Department of Conservation: Species Status Assessment for Wolf

Jane Gill, Marissa Estatio, Dr. H. Brian Underwood, Dell Cullum, Dr. Jim Bevilacqua, Chenae Bullock, Dr. David Hirth.

Moskehtu Consulting

Shinnecock Nation Covid 19 Relief Fund

Cooperation Long Island

Shinnecock Nation Cultural Center & Museum

Conscience Point Film

Nature Guys

Kaitlin Keleher, Kim-Trang Tran, Elizabeth Affuso, Ruti Talmor, Lauren Chattman, Jack Bishop, Laura Joyce Davis, Nate Davis, The Shelter in Place Alumni Writing Group, and my Fall 2021 Media Studies peer group.

Thank you to KSPC 88.7 FM for recording studio access.

Thank you to the Pomona College Summer Undergraduate Research Fund for helping to make this series possible.

To learn more about me and my work, visit evebishop.net.

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