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		<title>Wildlife Coalition lawsuit aims to justify agency exemption</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2026 18:35:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Indigenous leaders support Catalina deer removal</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Feb 2026 20:51:33 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Building upon years of collaborative work, Gabrieleno-Tongva tribal groups have partnered with the Catalina Island Conservancy on Operation Protect Catalina Island and formally endorsed the plan, including removal of invasive mule deer that threaten native plants essential to ongoing cultural practices. Representatives of the Gabrielino Tongva Tribe, Gabrielino Tongva Indians of California, San Gabriel Band [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Text of Avalon Protest to the Catalina Island Conservancy’s Permit</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Feb 2026 21:14:50 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Courtesy of Avalon City Attorney‘s Office Christian Romberger California Department of Fish and Wildlife 3030 Old Ranch Pkwy, Suite 400 Seal Beach, CA 90740 christian.romberger@wildlife.ca.gov R5RMP@wildlife.ca.gov Re: City of Avalon’s Protest to the Catalina Island Conservancy’s Permit and Corresponding CEQA Determination to Massacre All Mule Deer on Catalina Island Dear Mr. Romberger: The City of [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Conservancy seeks new community conversation after permit granted</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 22:14:38 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[While the Catalina Island Conservancy prepares to implement a multi-decade plan to restore and ecologically remake the Island (including eliminating the deer), opponents of the plan say “real science” was sacrificed by quiet legislation that fast-tracked its approval. Following the state wildlife department’s recent approval of “Operation Protect Catalina Island,” Conservancy officials were quick to [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Conservancy gets final approval to launch long-awaited restoration</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Feb 2026 22:04:46 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[First of a series. The Catalina Island Conservancy has announced this week that it has received final approval of its restoration management permit from the California Department of Fish and Wildlife. Conservancy officials say the move clears the way for what they contend will be a decades-long, “transformational” project to restore native habitats, protect freshwater [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Hahn letter opposes deer removal</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Jan 2026 21:16:57 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[In a Jan. 26, 2026, letter, Supervisor Janice Hahn asked the Department of Fish and Wildlife to deny the Catalina Island Conservancy permit application for a restoration plan that would include the eradication of the Island’s deer. Hahn represents Avalon (among other cities) on the County Board of Supervisors. Hahn restated her opposition to deer [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Conservancy has new plan to remove Island deer</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Oct 2025 20:43:16 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The Catalina Island Conservancy is now proposing to remove the Island’s deer population by having professional hunters eradicate them on the ground. According to Supervisor Janice Hahn’s office, this will take place over a period of five years. “The Conservancy recently applied for a Scientific Collection Permit from the California Department of Fish and Wildlife [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Conservancy announces deer season</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Jun 2025 20:07:16 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The Catalina Island Conservancy on June 18 announced a new approach to the annual deer hunting season, offering exclusive access to island residents in 2025. The resident-only season will run from Oct. 15 through Dec. 15 with up to 200 tags available. This initiative continues to honor a long-standing local tradition. Why the change? More [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Deer plan to be revised</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 31 May 2024 17:09:01 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[By Charles M. Kelly The proposal to eradicate Catalina Island’s mule deer population by having professional hunters shoot them from helicopters has been canceled. The Catalina Island Conservancy will instead revise the eradication plan and move ahead with a ground hunting season, according to information posted on the Conservancy’s website that Wednesday evening. A statement [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Letter to the Editor: publisher Friday, April 19, 2024</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Apr 2024 17:06:22 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[I feel the need to respond to two comments that was made at last weeks City Council meeting regarding the deer. One statement was, The Community doesn’t believe the Catalina Island Conservancy’s science. My question is, why would the Community believe the the Conservancy’s science? At a Avalon City Council meeting Tony Budrovich, President and [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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