A proposed plan to shoot Catalina deer from helicopters to reduce the island's deer population has been scrapped, the Los Angeles County Fish and Wildlife Commission said.
A proposed plan to shoot Catalina deer from helicopters to reduce the island's deer population has been scrapped, the Los Angeles County Fish and Wildlife Commission said.A proposed plan to shoot Catalina deer from helicopters to reduce the island's deer population has been scrapped, the Los Angeles County Fish and Wildlife Commission announced Wednesday.
"We have heard the concerns expressed by residents and by Supervisor Hahn, and per her request, we are working on revising our plan to prioritize other methodologies," Lauren Dennhardt, senior director of conservation for the Catalina Island Conservancy, said in a statement. "I appreciate the conservancy for listening to the serious concerns people had about this plan, especially from people living on the island," Hahn said in a statement. "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.
Dennhardt previously told the Los Angeles Daily News that she had concerns that a two-year effort to restore the native plants that have been destroyed by the deer will fail unless the deer are removed. She said alternative methods offered by Hahn are unlikely to succeed, an unless native vegetation is restored, more invasive and flammable plants will emerge and raise the fire danger.
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