The Catalina Island Conservancy, which controls 88% of the island, announced Wednesday it was scrapping plans to eradicate the non-native mule deer population by shooting them from helicopters with high-powered rifles.
Santa Catalina Island’s evasive mule deer dodged a bullet — or several — on Wednesday. At a special meeting of the Los Angeles County Fish and Wildlife Commission, the Catalina Island Conservancy, which controls 88% of the island, announced it was scrapping plans to eradicate the nonnative species by shooting them from helicopters with high-powered rifles. L.A.
The conservancy’s original plan was to hire sharpshooters from the Connecticut-based nonprofit White Buffalo Inc. The group would use AR-15-style rifles with lead-free bullets, to avoid poisoning natural scavengers. Some carcasses would remain where they fell, and those closer to Avalon and roadsides would be removed. Ultimately, California’s Department of Fish and Wildlife will decide whether to allow whatever plan the conservancy files to remove the deer.
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