{"id":65073,"date":"2024-05-29T12:19:41","date_gmt":"2024-05-29T19:19:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/?p=65073"},"modified":"2024-05-29T12:19:41","modified_gmt":"2024-05-29T19:19:41","slug":"hahn-applauds-cancellation-of-plans-to-shoot-catalina-deer-from-helicopters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/?p=65073","title":{"rendered":"Hahn Applauds Cancellation of Plans to Shoot Catalina Deer from Helicopters"},"content":{"rendered":"

Los Angeles, CA, May 29, 2024<\/strong> \u2013 Today, Los Angeles County Supervisor Janice Hahn is applauding an announcement by the Catalina Island Conservancy that they will cancel and rework plans to eradicate the island\u2019s deer population by shooting them from helicopters, instead prioritizing other methodologies.<\/p>\n

The Conservancy has argued that the mule deer pose a threat to the island\u2019s ecosystem by overgrazing and destroying native plants and habitats. However, their plan to eliminate the estimated 1,770 deer on the island through aerial shooting garnered strong opposition, including from Hahn. \u00a0Last month, Hahn led the Board of Supervisors in an\u00a0unanimous vote<\/a>\u00a0to oppose the aerial shooting plan and asked the Conservancy to reconsider several alternative proposals they had previously dismissed\u2013 including relocating the deer, extending the deer hunting season to thin the herd, and sterilization.<\/p>\n

This morning, at a\u00a0special meeting<\/a>\u00a0of the Los Angeles County Fish and Wildlife Commission, Dr. Lauren Dennhardt, the Catalina Island Conservancy\u2019s Senior Director of Conservation, announced the decision. She stated, \u201cWe 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.\u201d In a separate phone call, the Conservancy told Hahn’s office that they have taken the aerial shooting proposal off the table.<\/p>\n

\u201cI appreciate the Conservancy for listening to the serious concerns people had about this plan, especially from people living on the island,\u201d said Supervisor Hahn. \u201cI heard from residents who were terrified at the thought of bullets raining down from helicopters over their beloved island and others who couldn\u2019t stand the thought of the deer carcasses that would be left in their wake. \u00a0I am hopeful that the next plan that the Conservancy puts forward can earn more widespread support from residents and everyone who loves Catalina Island.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

Hahn has represented Catalina Island since being elected to the Board of Supervisors in 2016. Besides the small city of Avalon, the majority of Catalina Island\u2014located about 22 miles off the coast\u2014is unincorporated, and thus directly governed by the County of Los Angeles. The Conservancy, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, manages 88% of the island\u2019s 48,000 acres.<\/p>\n

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