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Los Angeles County Supervisor Janice Hahn said in a statement that the Catalina Island Conservancy announced Wednesday that the proposal to hire sharpshooters armed with AR-15 style assault rifles to take out more than 1,700 mule deer is now off the table.
Los Angeles County Supervisor Janice Hahn said in a statement that the Catalina Island Conservancy announced Wednesday that the proposal to“I heard from residents who were terrified at the thought of bullets raining down from helicopters over their beloved island and others who couldn’t stand the thought of the deer carcasses that would be left in their wake,” Hahn said in a statement.
“Catalina Island faces chronic threats of fire and ecological imbalance that have been exacerbated by the presence of non-native mule deer,” the nonprofit said in a statement. “While science speaks loudly to what must be done to ensure the safety of Catalina for future generations, the methodology to accomplish that is what has been at the center of discussion.”
Hahn called on the conservancy to consider “less extreme measures” of controlling the deer population, including relocating them to other areas, extending the ground hunting season, and sterilization.
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