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Bay Area campgrounds reopening after being closed for most of the past year
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Deer graze off Shoreline Trail in recently reopened China Camp State Park in San Rafael.Photos by Jessica Christian / The ChronicleShow MoreShow Less
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Gina Puopolo and Aaron Drahmann take a work break for a picnic at China Camp State Park in San Rafael. The park was one of many in the Bay Area that recently reopened.Jessica Christian / The ChronicleShow MoreShow Less
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Visitors walk along China Camp Beach at China Camp State Park in San Rafael.Jessica Christian / The ChronicleShow MoreShow Less
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OAKLAND, Calif. (KGO) A major development after an ABC7 News I-Team investigation, the East Bay Regional Park District has suspended a program to shoot and kill cats.
Park staff opened fire on the cats, killing at least a dozen over the past month to try and protect birds.
The I-Team s Dan Noyes been talking to cat rescue groups around the Bay, and they all couldn t believe park staff were shooting cats. They say that s a practice from a long time ago and they re thrilled it appears to be coming to an end.
It s been four days since the I-Team first reported that East Bay Regional Park District staff shot and killed at least 18 cats this year, trying to protect endangered birds; 12 cats killed over the past month in this colony along the East Oakland waterfront.