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LA County tries to stop Catalina Island plans to shoot down invasive deer via helicopters
The Catalina Island Conservancy plan examines various methodologies for mitigating the mule deer population, which was introduced to the island in the early 1930s as a game species. “As an ...
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Proposal to shoot Catalina Island's problematic deer population opposed by L.A. county supervisors
The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors went on record Tuesday opposing a proposal to eradicate the mule deer population of Catalina Island by shooting them from helicopters, a proposal being ...
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Catalina Island , California
The ocean reaches depths of 3,000 feet between the island and the mainland. The native wildlife includes mule deer, bald eagles, red-tailed hawks, ravens, and others. It also includes species that ...