Friday: Action for Deer on Cadboro Bay Rd

[Dave Shishkoff]

Help speak up for deer, on this dangerous stretch of road!

 

From 4-5pm on Friday, on Cadboro Bay Rd, just north of Lansdowne, we’ll be doing a demonstration with signs urging drivers to SLOW DOWN and be aware of deer – this is where most deer are hit in Oak Bay, and we can influence drivers along here.

 

We’ll have a few extra signs, but feel free to make your own urging drivers to obey speed limits, and be aware of deer.

 

Let me know if you can join us, and we’ll have more on this issue soon! (Below is our media release.)

 

- Dave

 

From: Dave Shishkoff

Sent: Thursday, December 19, 2013 1:51 PM

Subject: Media Release: Activists target busy, dangerous street to warn motorists of deer

 

Activists target busy, dangerous street to warn motorists of deer

“Hot spot” needs better signage, lighting and traffic enforcement

 

Contact:

 

Dave Shishkoff

Canadian Correspondent

Friends of Animals

 

December 19, 2013

 

Victoria, BC - Just weeks after personally witnessing a traumatic incident involving a deer being hit by a car and then euthanized on the spot after waiting an hour for police to arrive, activist Dave Shishkoff is returning to the area with other concerned residents to warn motorists to use extreme caution.

 

Friday, December 20, 2013

4:00 pm to 5:00 pm

Cadboro Bay Road & Lansdowne Road

(Across from Uplands Golf Course)

Oak Bay

 

Holding signs with messages like “Slow Down” and “Deer Active Here”, Friends of Animals hopes to draw attention to  the biggest trouble spot for deer and motorists in Oak Bay.

 

According to information released by the Capital Regional District (CRD) Deer Management Strategy, Cadboro Bay Road is the most common place in Oak Bay for deer collisions (see graphic, an excerpt from their map). Shishkoff believes there are a number of reasons why this is happening. “Lack of warning signs, poor visibility, no fencing and drivers speeding combined with a golf course that is ideal habitat for deer is a recipe for disaster,” says Dave Shishkoff.

 

This action is part of a series of efforts set to begin in the New Year to help Oak Bay residents to better co-exist with urban deer. An informative booklet will be produced and distributed to the community, and there are plans for a “Deer Awareness Week”. Shishkoff is hopeful that with more education, and a little effort from the community, the proposed kill of 25 deer in Oak Bay will be deferred or prevented.

 

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Friends of Animals, an international animal protection organization founded in 1957, advocates for the rights of animals to live free, on their own terms. For more info: http://friendsofanimals.org

 

 

Dave Shishkoff
Canadian Correspondent

Box 50024 - RPO Fairfield Plaza
Victoria, BC V8S 5L8

T 250-588-0482
da...@friendsofanimals.org
www.friendsofanimals.org