Catalina Island Deer Removal Plan | San Diego News

Catalina Island is launching a bold, multi-year plan to eradicate 200 invasive mule deer — brought over in the 1920s for hunting — that are devastating native plants and threatening wildlife like the endangered Catalina fox. After legal battles were rejected by a judge, the Conservancy, backed by state approval, will use trained hunters to remove the deer over four to five years, repurposing their meat to feed threatened species including condors and eagles — all in a bid to restore the island’s fragile ecosystem. Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/31f41850d046f686