The article I have selected is called “A Review of Urban Wildlife Management from the Animal Personality Perspective: The Case of Urban Deer.” This article focuses on reviewing human-urban wildlife conflicts in Japan and North America, as well as approaches to take animals’ personalities into account to help improve urban-wildlife conflicts. In North America, the most common issues with wildlife in urbanized areas are zoonosis and wildlife-vehicle collisions. Deer are the most problem-causing. The article focuses on understanding the behavior of species and what could be a possible cause of wildlife entering urban areas and causing human-wildlife conflict. Boldness was found to be heritable, which means their ability to not be so shy is a bit genetic. According to studies cited in the article, bolder deer are more likely to enter urban areas, where they can exploit food sources and interact more frequently with humans, increasing the risk of conflict. In Japan, data showed that deer in high-conflict areas were consistently bolder than those in rural regions, suggesting a behavioral link to urban presence. The author suggests considering the genetic components of boldness when searching for control measures. In Japan, bolder deer were found to inhabit urban areas and heavily rely on humans for food, which has led to human-wildlife conflicts. Although there are benefits to continuing to build urban areas while allowing deer to coexist with humans, the idea of selecting for bolder deer, in my opinion, sounds potentially dangerous, as bolder deer could lead to serious problems. By incorporating the concept of animal personality, it opens the door to more targeted, possibly more humane strategies for managing urban wildlife.

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0048969718324112