Parks Canada tour shows how the understory has been nibbled down compared with lush neighbouring Portland Island
Tsawout hereditary chief Eric Pelkey remembers when the bracken ferns grew higher than people, Oregon grape and red huckleberry hung thick off bushes and the bunches of bright salmon berries signalled the return of the fish that sustains First Nations in the Salish Sea.
Parks Canada has awarded a $5.9-million contract to Coastal Conservation of Salmon Arm to conduct a mass kill using helicopters and expert shooters. In sharp contrast, on nearby Portland Island, a Parks Canada property without deer, there is a thick forest of mature trees, healthy saplings and a forest floor with dozens of plants, ferns and berry bushes.
The rest of Sidney Island, about 1,500 hectares, is privately owned and partitioned in 111 bare-land-strata lots and open common area. The decision to use sharpshooters came about in consultation with B.C. SPCA, said Humble, adding the contracted sharp shooters are skilled and some are trained veterinarians.
First Nations will harvest the meat and distribute it to elders and longhouses for ceremonial purposes. Those who oppose the deer-eradication plan may change their minds when they see the recovery of the ecosystem, said Olsen.
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