THUNDER BAY — Some local residents report they are observing an increasing number of deer travelling through city neighbourhoods in search of food.It's long been part of a corridor for deer moving out of wooded areas to McVicar Creek which the animals then use to travel as far south as Court Street.
One long-time resident near Vance Chapman School said her security cameras captured two large groups of deer — 11 at a time and nine at a time — running across Huron Avenue from Hudson Avenue on Sunday, within 14 minutes of each other. She told TBnewswatch she's never seen so many of them at the same time in the 16 years she's been living there.
The woman said the heavy vehicular traffic on Huron makes crossing the street dangerous not just for the animals but for motorists as well. She said she and others are wondering if there's a connection between the movement of large groups of deer and recent reported sightings of lynx and coyotes in the city.