The white-tailed deer population in a park on Montreal’s south shore has more than doubled, an animal-rescue group says, months after the local government refused to euthanize about 15 of the animals
A deer is seen at Michel-Chartrand Park in Longueuil, Que., in November, 2020. An animal-rescue group says there are now about 70 deer in the park, a number several times what the urban green space can support.An animal-rescue group says the white-tailed deer population in a park on Montreal’s south shore has more than doubled – months after the local government refused to euthanize about 15 of the animals.
The Longueuil, Que., city administration backtracked on its plan to cull half the deer living in Michel-Chartrand park after the idea sparked outrage last November and led to the local mayor being threatened. Longueuil planned to relocate the animals to a sanctuary but the plan fell through in February after a veterinary ethics committee with Université de MontréalSauvetage Animal Rescue director Eric Dussault said Tuesday there are now about 70 deer in the park, a number he says is several times what the urban green space can support.
Ethics committee chair Jean-Pierre Vaillancourt said Tuesday he doesn’t want to encourage euthanizing the animals but other options seem unrealistic.Our Morning Update and Evening Update newsletters are written by Globe editors, giving you a concise summary of the day’s most important headlines.
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