Way to go US FISH AND WILD LIFE. YOU COULD HAVE JUST OPENED THE REFUGE GATES AND LET THE DEER GO HERE. I CAN NOT BELIEVE THAT YOU ARE "PLEASED" WITH SUCH STUPIDITY. CATHLAMET — U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service officials are pleased with a recently completed effort to relocate endangered Columbian White-tail deer, even though they moved fewer animals than planned and about 20 percent of them died. The relocation effort, which cost about $200,000 and started in January, had two objectives aimed at protecting and improving populations of the deer, which are an endangered species During the last stages of the capture effort, the teams tried many methods to lure more deer to traps. Despite biologists’ efforts to be discreet during the trapping effort, the animals had become so wary of humans that nothing worked anymore, Ferrier said. In addition, a boat used to move deer between Puget Island and Cottonwood Island also broke down, further hindering the effort. In all, 37 deer were taken to the Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge, and seven died. One doe died during transportation there, and coyotes killed two other does, Ferrier said Another 12 deer were brought to Cottonwood Island. One buck died in transit, and the other two deer were struck by cars after swimming back to the mainland. Radio collar signals indicate that those two deer were among at handful who have strayed from their release sites. As of April 8, radio collar signals placed three Ridgefield deer outside of the refuge boundary, and three of the deer on Cottonwood Island had left the island.
Posted on: Tue, 06 Aug 2013 17:49:00 +0000
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