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A battle against ticks takes to the air
From dusk to dawn, drone launches are scheduled to take place over the next two weeks from more than 100 sites across the Island to track the abundant deer population, as part of a stepped-up effort to cull the herd and address a rise in tick-borne conditions. The drones will be launched from preapproved lands…
State looks north for offshore wind energy
Updated Feb. 11 Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey announced last week that she signed an agreement between the state and Nova Scotia to advance offshore wind development in the Atlantic, a move that shows continued support of the industry under attack by the federal government. Offshore wind is not a lost cause, Healey told reporters at…
ticks, tick-borne conditions & hunting
Stepping up an offensive on ticks
Brian Athearn, dressed in camouflage, scaled a tree with his crossbow near the West Tisbury headquarters of the Martha’s Vineyard Hunt Club, where Island deer hunters gather for the camaraderie and the opportunity to field-dress, skin, and butcher deer. But in the middle of shotgun season, there’s an unmistakable sense…
Island hunting season extended to tackle ticks
Local experts, hospital executives, hunters, and state officials all gathered in one room Wednesday afternoon to discuss the prevalence of ticks and tick-borne conditions, such as Lyme disease and alpha-gal syndrome, on Martha’s Vineyard, in what state officials are now calling a public health crisis. An expansion of the deer…
A new nonprofit to combat tick crisis
A version of this story was edited for our paper and can be read here. A new nonprofit initiative to combat the documented spike in tick-borne illnesses on the Vineyard went live today, with experts on the rising public health crisis running the operation. The main goal is to target…
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