Parks Service to Kill Many or Most of Fire Island Deer, Targeting Friendly Ones

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The National Parks Service gears up for long-dreaded killing of Fire Island deer, targeting friendly ones and messing with the species natural evolution in a world dominated by humans.

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Parks Service Wants to Hunt Fire Island Deer Again

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Watch out Fire Island deer! The Parks Service wants you out of the way of their holly plants. And tourists, if you like seeing deer, too bad. The parks service wants to cut down on “negative human-deer interactions,” which it seems to define as anything that isn’t hunting.

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The urban kangaroo--white-tailed deer of Australia

A mob of urban kangaroos heads into Canberra at night to eat. The same arguments over hunting, contraceptives and car accidents play out.

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The 71 million Americans who like watching wildlife far outnumber and outspend hunters, but don’t get much a say in wildlife policy.

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Colorado Sanctuary gets ready for biggest lion rescue ever

Bolivia freed its circus animals last year. 25 lions are heading to a sanctuary outside Denver, where people will be able to see them enjoying their new life from a boardwalk above.

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Doctors try to panic people into banning dogs and cats from beds

A new alarming study says people can catch 100 diseases (like plague and meningitis) from dogs and cats–but doesn’t offer much evidence they actually do.

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Rare White Deer Spotted on Staten Island

A white deer is beguiling Staten Island. He says hi to people waiting for a bus near the South Shore Golf Course.

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Feed Zoo Animals? Yes, At This NJ Rescue Facility

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Their lives are much better now than they once were. BooBoo, a black bear, was used to pay for a car in Iowa, sold to a dealer who wanted the bear to draw in customers. Tigers were about to be used in a canned hunt. The Coati Cocoa spent two years in a cage in a basement.

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UK Questions Hunting During Rut After Elusive Exmoor Emperor Killed

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During the mating season all animals become a bit careless, more aggressive and more visible. In the U.S. hunting seasons are timed to fit the rut to make it much easier for hunters to find and call the animals. It’s interesting how Brits think that’s just too easy and unfair.

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Coyotes Couldn’t Control Valley Forge Wolves, Critics Say. Tell that to Yellowstone Elk

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For the first two years they’re going to just kill as many deer as they can, regardless of gender. Then they’ll switch to killing 3 does to every 2 bucks. Killing bucks doesn’t really do anything to the population; one buck will mate with many does. They could kill a lot fewer animals if they would lean more heavily on the does–and right from the start.

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