LINCOLN, Neb. -- Shooting in Sensitive Environments, a workshop, organized by wildlife damage management experts from the School of Natural Resources at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, will help specialists safely control deer populations in urban and suburban environments. The two-and-a-half day workshop will be held in Lincoln, Neb., Tuesday, August 3, through Thursday, August 5, 2010.

Dr. Anthony DeNicola of White Buffalo Inc. will be the lead instructor. DeNicola is a wildlife biologist and an expert in population control of white-tailed deer in suburban communities and city parks. The workshop will provide high-level training in ballistics, shot choice and placement, intensive training in accurate shooting, and overall firearm use suitable for wildlife damage management.

Participants are expected to bring their own rifle, ammunition and safety gear for use in hands-on exercises. Class size is limited to 40 participants. Registration is $700.

The workshop is co-sponsored by the School of Natural Resources, the Wildlife Damage Management Working Group.

Further details and a full workshop schedule are at http://icwdm.org.

Source: Stephen Vantassel, project coordinator, Internet Center for Wildlife Damage Management, svantassel2@unl.edu (402)-472-8961.

Writer: Kat Shiffler, communications associate, School of Natural Resources, kshiffler2@unlnotes.unl.edu (402) 472 6781.