Groups in favor of stopping the killing of all the deer on Catalina Island have sued to stop the eradication, saying an EIR ...

In a letter to the Conservancy from the office of Los Angeles County legal counsel Dawyn R. Harrison this week, the county is demanding an immediate “stay” on the permit approval awarded by the ...

A plan to eliminate Catalina Island’s invasive mule deer population has sparked a dispute between conservation leaders and Los Angeles County officials, raising questions about wildlife management, ...

Los Angeles County’s Counsel urged the Catalina Island Conservancy to alter its mule deer eradication plan, describing current plans to shoot them as “unnecessarily violent” and a “disregard for ...

A magnitude 3.5 earthquake struck over the weekend off the Southern California coast near Catalina Island. The earthquake occurred at 9:40 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 22, 14 miles south-southwest of Rancho ...

Hunters and non-hunters alike are opposing a mule deer eradication plan on Catalina Island that was recently approved by the California Department of Fish and Wildlife. On Jan. 30, CDFW signed a ...

Opponents to the plan going into effect this year say the approach is inhumane and too drastic Getty The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) recently approved a permit for a Catalina ...

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California wildlife officials have approved a plan to eradicate the entire mule deer population on Catalina Island. The deer, introduced in the 1920s, are considered an invasive species that harms ...

California wildlife officials have approved a plan to eradicate Catalina Island’s entire deer population as part of a broader effort to restore the island ecosystem, sparking fierce opposition from an ...

The California Department of Fish and Wildlife has approved controversial plans to kill nearly 2,000 deer on Catalina Island, despite recent opposition from Los Angeles County officials. The ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. On Friday, the California Fish and Wildlife Department approved a permit that allows all of Catalina Island’s mule ...