Residents of Sidney Island are divided over the plan to kill all the fallow deer
The decision by Parks Canada to kill all of the European fallow deer on Sidney Island will also include scores of native blacktails because sharpshooters in helicopters and ground hunters at night won’t be able to tell the difference, a demonstration heard Friday on the Sidney waterfront.
“It’s going to terrify the deer and us,” said Ord. “I think the most difficult thing will be to be on the island when all this killing is taking place. It will be very disturbing and terrifying to people, pets and the animals on the Island.” A petition was signed and delivered to Saanich-Gulf Islands MP Elizabeth May, who wasn’t in her office, but told the Times Colonist in a later interview that she is looking at the Parks Canada plan.
She said the four First Nations in her riding are in support of the deer-eradication plan and their support holds a lot of weight in this era of Truth and Reconciliation. Milne said data from the hunt since 2019 have showed about 90 deer have been taken each year since then — including 79 so far this year, but no research has been done of how much the vegetation has recovered. As a resident, he believes the vegetation has been coming back as the population of fallow deer decreases.Ord said it’s an emotional issue that has divided Sidney Island.
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