Canadian Government Spends Close to A Million to Cull 84 Deer

Today in This Is Why People Want To Kick Out Justin Trudeau And His Liberals, Parks Canada spent a whopping $834,000 to hire contractors from abroad to use a helicopter to cull a total of 84 deer on Sidney Island.

The culling, which targets the invasive European fallow deer with an estimated population of a few hundred, is part of a $6-million multi-year effort to restore the Coast Douglas-fir forest ecosystem in the area. The first phase, conducted from December 1-11, involved marksmen using a combination of nighttime ground-based hunting and daytime aerial operations from a helicopter. 

Parks Canada stated that three certified marksmen from the US and New Zealand were employed for the first phase, costing approximately $834,000 – which many argued was unnecessary and unnecessarily expensive considering organized hunts have helped reduce the deer population on the island. 

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Despite public opposition that saw protests, residents approved the project with a 52% vote. According to Parks Canada, the operation yielded approximately 800 kilograms (1,800 pounds) of recovered meat, hides, and usable materials distributed within local W̱SÁNEĆ communities. A second phase of ground hunting is scheduled for the fall of 2024 to spring 2025.

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