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WILD NEW JERSEY: The Star-Ledger: N.J. approves deer contraceptive, but state officials say it's too costly, impractical

The Star-Ledger: N.J. approves deer contraceptive, but state officials say it's too costly, impractical

A deer grazes in the front yard of a home in Readington in June. State officials have approved the use of a contraceptive to try to control the animals' breeding, but some say it is too costly to be practical.
Photo credit: Tony Kurdzuk/The Star-Ledger

New Jersey is the second state in the nation to approve the use of a new wildlife contraceptive for deer.

While some animal advocates are touting the federally developed GonaCon as a significant advance in non-lethal wildlife population control, state environmental officials say the drug is simply too costly and impractical for use outside contained areas. It’s not the "magic bullet" that biologists have been searching for, and it only works in conjunction with other means of population reduction — like a hunt, officials say.