Judge rules 2,000 Catalina Island deer can be killed to save native plant species

September 3, 2026 · 12:00 pm 1 sources

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• Judge rules 2,000 Catalina Island deer can be killed to save native plant species
  The Guardian · September 3, 2026 12:00
  Cull of animals that eat native shrubs, causing spread of fast-igniting grasses, to go ahead despite fierce opposition Locals and tourists have long fawned over Catalina Island’s mule deer population. For nearly a century, the ungulates have roamed the land’s waterfronts and woodlands, so…