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Parks Canada concluded the first phase in its plan to eliminate the European fallow deer population on Sidney Island this month.

Residents of the private island voted narrowly in February to support the deer kill, which Parks Canada said is necessary to protect the island's ecosystem.

Parks Canada and local First Nations say an estimated 300 to 900 invasive deer, which were introduced to Sidney Island in the mid 1900s, are decimating the native ecosystem.

There have been multiple cougar (mountain lion) sightings across the Tri-States. Iowa, Illinois, and Wisconsin have seen an uptick in mountain lion confirmed sightings.

This deer came charging out from nowhere. >> the only real way to reduce the conflict is to kill about 50 per year to make them afraid of humans again. most seem to equate that with murder. this town of 21,000 people famous for shakesspere festival will never allow a deer kill. >> they want to know they are not being threatened. i think what makes the deer aggressive is they feel threatened by people. >> in ashland they do things like talk about public education and deer contraceptive.