New Braunfels Urban Wildlife Management Survey - April 2018

The City is interested in your opinion concerning the abundance of urban wildlife within our city limits.

Question Title

New Braunfels City Council Districts

Question Title

* 1. What City Council District do you currently live in?

District 1 - Shane Hines

District 2 - Justin Meadows

District 3 - Ron Reaves

District 4 - Chris Monceballez

District 5 - Wayne Peters

District 6 - Leah Garcia

Question Title

* 2. How long have you lived in the City of New Braunfels?

Less than five years

Five to ten years

Longer than 10 years

Question Title

* 3. Who do you believe is responsible for managing wildlife populations in your community?

Texas Parks and Wildlife

Local municipality

Question Title

* 4. Do you believe the City of New Braunfels should take a role in managing wildlife in the city?

Yes

Undecided

Question Title

* 5. During the time you have lived here, it is your impression that the deer population has:

Increased

Decreased

Stayed about the same

Question Title

* 6. On average, how many deer do you see on your property per week?

None

One to five

Six to twenty

Twenty-one to forty

More than 40

Question Title

* 7. Do you believe there are too many deer in New Braunfels?

Yes

Undecided

Question Title

* 8. How often do you feed the deer in New Braunfels?

Regularly

Seldom

Not at all

Question Title

* 9. Would you support an ordinance which prohibits the feeding of deer in New Braunfels?

Yes

Undecided

Question Title

* 10. Would you support efforts to reduce the size of the deer population in New Braunfels?

Yes

Undecided

Question Title

* 11. Do you believe there are too many ducks and geese at Landa Park?

Yes

Undecided

Question Title

* 12. How often do you feed the ducks and geese at Landa Park?

Regularly

Seldom

Not at all

Question Title

* 13. Would you support an ordinance which prohibits the feeding of ducks and geese in New Braunfels?

Yes

Undecided

Question Title

* 14. Would you support efforts to reduce the size of the non-native duck and geese populations at Landa Park?

Yes

Undecided

Question Title

* 15. Please rank, in order, up to three urban deer management options you would like to see the City of New Braunfels pursue.
A. Do nothing
B. Develop a public education program
C. Develop a City ordinance to prohibit feeding deer
D. Trap, transport and process
E. Trap, transport and translocate
F. Organized archery hunts
G. Sharpshooters
H. Surgical sterilization
I. Immunocontraception

Option 1:

Option 2:

Option 3:

Question Title

* 16. Please rank, in order, up to three non-native duck and geese management options you would like to see the City of New Braunfels pursue.
A. Do nothing
B. Develop a public education program
C. Develop a City ordinance to prohibit feeding ducks
D. Trap and remove non-native ducks
E. Oil eggs of non-native ducks

Option 1:

Option 2:

Option 3:

Question Title

* 17. Do you believe vultures cause negative impacts to City parks?

Yes

Undecided

Question Title

* 18. Should the City take action to alter vulture roosting locations?

Yes

Undecided

Question Title

* 19. Do you believe action should be taken to attempt to reduce vulture populations in Landa Park and around waterways?

Yes

Undecided