DNR asks people to be on the lookout

The DNR is asking people to be on the lookout for animals.

THEY WANT TO KNOWABOUT ARE THECREEPYCRAWLIES....LIKESALAMANDERS,SNAKES, FROGS ANDLIZARDS...THEY SAYMANY OF THEM ARENATURE LOVERS...BEON THE LOOKOUT.THE WISCONSIN D-N-RIS HOPING YOU'LL PAYEXTRA ATTENTIONWHETHER ON THEROAD OR ATHOME...FOR DEERAND CREEPYCRAWLIES...N-B-C 26'S ABIGAILHANTKE TELLS USWHY.

ABIGAIL?THE D-N-R IS HOPINGIF YOU SEE ONE OFTHESE ANIMALS,YOU'LL LET THEMKNOW...THE FIRST ONE, ISONE WE MIGHT RUNINTO THEMOST...DEER....OPERATION DEERWATCH IS KICKINGOFF...IT'S A PROGRAM THEYSAY WILL HELP WITHDEER MANAGEMENTIN WISCONSIN...SO IF YOU SEE ADEER, REPORT ADEER.: "We're definitelyconcerned about peopleare not moving around atthe same rate that theyhave in the past, so theymay not be bumping intodeer as much as theyhave in the past," saidBrian Dhuey, a DNRwildlife population andharvest assessmentspecialist.SO IF YOU DO SEEONE...THEY WANT TOKNOW WHAT TYPE ITIS, EITHER A BUCK,DOE OR FAWN...ASWELL AS THE COUNTYYOU SAW IT IN.YOU CAN REPORTTHAT ONLINE...THISPROGRAM WRAPS UPSEPTEMBER 30TH....THE OTHER ANIMALSTHEY WANT TO KNOWABOUT ARE THECREEPYCRAWLIES....LIKESALAMANDERS,SNAKES, FROGS ANDLIZARDS...THEY SAYMANY OF THEM AREDYING UNDER THEWHEELS OF OURCARS AND TRUCKS.SO THEY WANT TOKNOW WHERE YOU'RESEEING THESEREPTILES ANDAMPHIBIANS...DEADOR ALIVE...SO THEYCAN FIGURE OUTWHERE THEY'REMOST SEEN AND HOWTO BETTER PROTECTTHEM....MANY OF THESEANIMAL SPECIESBECOMINGENDANGERED,THREATENED OR OFSPECIAL CONCERN ASTHEIR NUMBERS GODOWN.YOU CAN FIND OUTMORE, BY HEADING TOOUR WEBSITE....IN THE NEWSROOM,ABIGAIL HANTKE, NBC26THE BREWERS ANDTHE TWINS SQUAREDOFF AT MILLER PARK