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Point Reyes National Seashore Neighbors Dedicated to Saving the Fallow and Axis
Deer
In the summer of 2007, the National Park Service began exterminating our
deer. Over the past few months, they have killed hundreds of local deer. The
citizens of Marin County, California, the Marin Humane Society, In Defense of
Animals, WildCare, U.S. Representative Lynn Woolsey, and State Senator Carol
Migden respectfully request non-violent management of the deer instead of
inhumane slaughter.
The Basic Facts:
- The Fallow and Axis Deer were brought to the Point Reyes National Seashore
by humans in 1948. The deer have since naturalized in the vast and beautiful
surroundings.
- The Fallow Deer range from black to speckled to pure white in color, and are
beloved by locals and the millions of tourists who visit the seashore annually.
Fallow Deer are found almost entirely east of the Inverness Ridge throughout the
Olema Valley. The small herd of the Park's approximately 250 speckled Axis Deer
live almost entirely west of the Inverness Ridge.
- Under the leadership of Point Reyes National Seashore Superintendent Don
Neubacher, the National Park Service has hired mercenary animal exterminators
White Buffalo, Inc. to slaughter the deer. Their methods for exterminating animals
include gunning them down, suffocating them with plastic bags over their heads,
and using a slaughterhouse killing device known as a captive bolt.
- The ugly truth about the National Park Service's methods was exposed by
recently retired Channel Island National Park Superintendent, Tim J. Setnicka, who
publicly documented the accepted system of false vilification of targeted animals,
purposeful misrepresentation of scientific facts to the public, lack of thorough
scientific research, and the inhumane deaths of the animals involved.
Friends of the White Deer, The Marin Humane Society, In Defense of Animals,
WildCare, and U.S. Representative Lynn Woolsey ask for your help in halting the abrupt extermination of the Fallow and
Axis Deer. We are asking the NPS to allow time for a complete study of the deer and
their relationship to the environment so that a plan for humane preservation and
management can be created.
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Latest News from The Friends of the White Deer
April 18, 2008
Wailing Wall for Fallow Deer, Point Reyes Station, CA
On Friday April 11, a 'Wailing Wall' was created on the historic
Grandi building in Point Reyes Station, to protest the National
Park Service's program to exterminate the Fallow and Axis Deer herds
from the Point Reyes National Seashore.
Click here to read article »
April 10, 2008
Vedanta Society Monks Caught In the Deer Killing Crossfire
The Vedanta monks have been put in a terrible situation by the deer
slaughter. It is apparently not their policy to interfere with doings in
the outside world, but in this case, by allowing White Buffalo into their
home, the outside world has arrived to be reckoned with.
Click here to read article »
March 10, 2008
Park Service Must End Hunt Of Point Reyes Deer
John Grandy, Vice President of Wildlife for the HSUS writes to the San Francisco
Chronicle calling for an end to the deer killings.
Click here to read article »
January 31, 2008
Seashore deer culling resumes
Community outrage ramped up this week after local residents spotted
White Buffalo hunters and reported seeing deer corpses being
carried away. A rumor began circulating that the hunters were
herding deer into a hole, mowing them down and burying them.
Click here to read article »
January 28, 2008
Citizens Protest Point Reyes Deer Massacre
Plans to herd the remaining Axis deer into a hole and open fire on them
were temporarily put on hold today not only because of the presence of
citizen protesters, but by the unexpected arrival of major media.
Click here to read article »
January 27, 2008
Last Stand of Our Axis Deer Family, Point Reyes
White Buffalo, Inc. will slaughter the remaining Axis deer this week unless
they receive orders to halt the killings.
Click here to read article »
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Our Plan:
Friends of the White Deer respectfully request that the NPS develop a policy of
management instead of extermination. The National Park Service and the United States
Humane Society are authorized to manage the size of wild animal populations via
inexpensive contraception. The Point Reyes National Park Service has attempted to
represent humane management as being too expensive. However, the methods of management
they cite are outdated and do not include the simple and cost-effective use
of contraceptive dart technology that is currently in use around the globe. In
their fixed goal to simply exterminate the deer, the NPS is choosing to ignore
the constantly improving field of affordable contraceptive medicines.
The Point Reyes National Park Service currently uses humane
contraception to manage the important population of Tule Elk. Friends of the White
Deer request that the NPS adopt affordable, humane management practices for the Fallow
and Axis Deer in order to maintain a small and highly-valued presence of these deer
in the Park.
What Your Donation Will Do:
Friends of the White Deer need financial support in order to run educational
advertising campaigns that teach locals and visitors about the importance of the
Fallow and Axis Deer. We will be holding essay and art contests for local children
who wish to express their love of the deer, and prizes for these contests will be
awarded from the Friends of the White Deer Fund. We will be hiring photographers and
film technicians in order to visually document the beautiful deer. Films and photos
will be put at the disposal of media and educators with the intention of raising
public awareness about the special value of the deer.
Friends of the White Deer are eagerly looking for your further suggestions for
spreading our message of humane protection of the deer. If you have a great idea,
or an interesting resource to share with us, we want to hear from you.
Please consider donating to the Friends of the White Deer Fund.
Not in a position to donate right now? Find out what else you can do!
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