POINT REYES STATION, Calif. - Jane Goodall, best known for studying primates in Africa, now wants to save exotic deer. Goodall sent a letter to officials at Point Reyes National Seashore who plan to eliminate more than 1,000 non-native deer from the park using shotguns and contraception.
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"We must oppose the senseless killing of life for any reason and choose alternatives to the lethal removal currently under consideration in your park," Goodall wrote.
Park biologists say the rapidly expanding populations of fallow and axis deer in the park 40 miles north of San Francisco threaten the park's fragile ecosystem.
Saturday was the last day that people could submit comments about the deer elimination plan to park officials. A final plan could be adopted by the end of the year.
"We are getting a real mix of responses," said park spokesman John Dell'Osso. "It is an emotional issue for people."
