@cbsla: A Los Angeles County judge could soon decide the fate of the controversial plan to eradicate Catalina Island's deer population. The Catalina Island Conservancy, the organization that manages and protects the area, has long said the deer are an invasive species brought to the island nearly 100 years ago that has created a fire hazard by feasting on the native plant life. The Coalition to Save Catalina Island Deer is hoping to stop the killing, with a hearing currently set for the day the eradication plan is set to begin.

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theblondecovenant
theblondecovenant :
lol the hunters supporting is so shocking
2026-08-21 03:58:05
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jrg_1033
jrg_1 :
Don’t they reduce fire hazards by grazing high dry areas???????
2026-08-20 05:37:46
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breakdancegranny80s
Dancing Queen Monika :
Do better
2026-08-21 03:55:10
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vahesworld
vahesworld :
Why not just move them
2026-08-19 20:22:36
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woofwoofchykyn
mixraco :
If you're upset about this, blame the colonizers who brought the invasive deer to the island in the 1930s. Channel your frustrations into replacing your Eurasian landscaping with native plants that will actually contribute something to your local ecosystem
2026-08-19 22:03:57
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user555612845
Jeff :
Then the California fishing game should give out permits and allow people to hunt them to manage their numbers
2026-08-19 20:52:32
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edlo1992
Ed Lombera :
They can be relocated to the mainland, where they’re originally from… deer number suck so why not being them back?
2026-08-19 22:44:23
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megganandersonofficial
MEGGAN ANDERSON :
No animal should suffer and this is wrong.
2026-08-19 19:57:36
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mystiquedark8
tiab egar :
Rich people want to kill the deer because they’re eating their vineyards. There isn’t evidence of damage done to the island.
2026-08-19 23:43:00
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noname9991233
noname9991233 :
Humans are absolutely the worst species.🙄
2026-08-19 21:20:02
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sailordan91
Daniel Veliz :
Why can’t they just move the deer to the mainland?
2026-08-19 22:11:14
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alphasigmaman4
AlphaSigmaMan :
It’s just deer. There’s a million more of them all over the USA. It’s an overpopulation issue. The deer are gonna eat all that islands native plants, flowers, etc. there’s more deer than there is vegetation
2026-08-19 23:17:37
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user916648600
Joker🇺🇸 :
California will save a useless fish and let people's houses burn to the ground, but as soon as a deer eats a rich person grapes off the vine, well it sucks to be Bambi
2026-08-20 03:23:51
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discardeddad
Discarded Dad :
This sounds fishy, the mule deer, eat the shrubbery which keeps the keeps the foliage down less material to burn. Why would you want to eradicate something that happily doing it service to itself and the surrounding environment?
2026-08-19 20:26:58
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thesweetheart333
Sweetheart :
Why can’t they relocate
2026-08-19 21:48:00
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andrewstone81
Andrew Stone :
At this rate we’re going to eradicate everything everywhere including us
2026-08-19 23:55:42
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user07182778
Clinton Lilly :
I got a hundred bucks that if they eliminate all the deer 70 percent of the island burns in within ten years.
2026-08-20 01:18:42
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seabiscuit8d
SeaBiscuit :
All of the plants on Catalina are evolved to deal with deer just as they do on the mainland
2026-08-19 22:49:20
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ukemama69
Cici :
Makes no sense. Just move them. You don’t have to kill them. The deer are eating plants that can cause wildfires, isn’t thst a benefit and a preventative service?
2026-08-19 20:58:19
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joeyswifts1
Joeyswifts1 :
So when wildlife becomes a nuisance to us we slaughter them off??? Got it😑
2026-08-19 20:23:48
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cyclicpath
cyclicpath :
Why not have a few seasons of hunting with large tag limits to keep the population in check?
2026-08-20 01:49:34
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amalitia1
amalitia1 :
Hunters don’t want eradication. They want healthy management
2026-08-19 22:48:42
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braxton.nn.n
Brax :
An unlikely ally? Really? Just because it’s a group that supports guns, does NOT mean the group does not support wildlife management and preservation. Quite the contrary. Hunters do more for wildlife conservation in the United States than any other group in the nation.
2026-08-20 18:42:26
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blanketsworld1993
blanketsworld1993 :
I’m against slaughtering those creatures
2026-08-21 01:21:19
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racer_x_06
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I thought the deer were invasive?
2026-08-19 20:08:23
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