Newsom urged to intervene as controversial Catalina Island deer slaughter gets green light
- Thousands of mule deer on Catalina Island could begin being killed as early as Tuesday under a newly active state permit, prompting Los Angeles County Supervisor Janice Hahn to make a last-minute appeal to Gov.
- Gavin Newsom to stop the controversial eradication plan.
- Hahn, a longtime opponent of eliminating the island's deer population, sent Newsom a letter Monday urging him to suspend or revoke the permit the California Department of Fish and Wildlife issued before culling begins.
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- Thousands of mule deer on Catalina Island could begin being killed as early as Tuesday under a newly active state permit, prompting Los Angeles County Supervisor Janice Hahn to make a last-minute appeal to Gov.
- Gavin Newsom to stop the controversial eradication plan.
- Hahn, a longtime opponent of eliminating the island's deer population, sent Newsom a letter Monday urging him to suspend or revoke the permit the California Department of Fish and Wildlife issued before culling begins.
Sources: The Independent