Montreal also has too many deer
It’s not just Longueuil that has too many deer. Parks on the eastern and western ends of the island of Montreal are having their forests chewed up by a surplus of these animals.
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dhomas 09:16 on 2020-11-28 Permalink
On Wednesday, I saw one on the side of Saint-Jean-Baptiste Boulevard in RDP, just chewing on a tree’s bark in a front yard. It’s a pretty busy street, though it was pretty early in the morning so not much traffic.
John B 16:31 on 2020-11-28 Permalink
Some well-meaning wildlife laws have come into force over the past generation-ish, and it means that people are generally not allowed to move or kill wildlife that appears in the city. Unfortunately that doesn’t seem to apply to predators, (see: hand-wringing over coyotes early this year), so some non-predators have taken up residence in town, especially in the greener areas, (and with more urban greening in vogue the greener areas are expanding).
This is leading to some problems, for example too many deer in parks, or groundhogs eating their way through community gardens, and people aren’t allowed to do anything about it.
Kate 19:22 on 2020-11-28 Permalink
I can’t help thinking that in some places having free edible animals roaming around would be considered a bonus, not a disadvantage, although I have no idea how safe it would be to eat venison from deer that scavenge in the city, and you can’t safely hunt (with bullets or even crossbows) where people are also walking around in a park.
John B 10:43 on 2020-11-29 Permalink
Maybe there’s a way to use a trap on deer? There definitely is for smaller animals.
jaddle 14:04 on 2020-11-30 Permalink
It’s not so much too many deer as not enough wolves.