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Conservancy says Catalina's deer are fire hazard
Los Angeles Times
|October 11, 2025
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AN ENDANGERED Catalina Island fox, right, watches a mule deer fawn that had been drinking water at a cat feeding station in Avalon
(Photographs by ALLEN J. SCHABEN Los Angeles Times)
Beach; it's challenging for crews to get there in a pinch, Barton said.
The California Department of Fish and Wildlife is now considering the conservancy's permit application for its restoration work, according to a spokesperson for the agency.
Pending state approval, the concerted hunt could begin as soon as early next year. It's expected to take roughly five years.
L.A. County Supervisor Janice Hahn, whose district includes the island, urged state wildlife officials to reject the request in a letter to the director of Fish and Wildlife.
This story is from the October 11, 2025 edition of Los Angeles Times.
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