A dead deer, believed to have been killed by epizootic hemorrhagic disease, lies in Poplar Creek Forest Preserve near Streamwood in 2012. | Keri Wiginton/Chicago Tribune
By Gloria Casas | For the Naperville Sun
East Dundee is budgeting $8,000 for the removal of deer dying on private and public property from a disease spread through insects.
The village has been actively monitoring an increase in white-tailed deer deaths due to epizootic hemorrhagic disease (EHD) and working with the Illinois Department of Natural Resources on the local outbreak, Public Works Director Phil Cotter said.
Village crews picked up the first carcass on Aug. 7 and have had to remove about 20 other deer, Cotter said. A majority of the animals have been found in the Lakewood subdivision.
Out of concern for the safety of public works staff, East Dundee started working with Graver Horse Removal to remove the carcasses, he said. The Kendall County company charges $350 per animal and takes the remains to a facility in DeKalb County.
Graver is licensed by the Illinois Department of Agriculture and has removed four deer to date, he said.
Cotter was given village board approval this week to continue outsourcing the work and to collect carcasses from private property.
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