Deer
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headline:
Little deer 'poses big menace'
The sight of a small deer making its way through a Northern Ireland
forest may conjure up childhood memories of Bambi.
However, according to the Environment Agency, the Muntjac deer is an
invader to our shores which poses a potential threat to natural
habitat and species.
It was revealed on Monday that there has been the first confirmed
sighting of the deer in the wild in Northern Ireland.
A young male was spotted in County Down in June 2009. It was knocked
down by a car in the Carrowdore area.
Menace
The agency believes Muntjac, which are originally from China, are such
a menace it has asked for anyone who spots them to report it
immediately.
According to the agency's exclusion strategy and action plan for
Muntjac deer, the recommended course of action is to eradicate
them. ... (cont)
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headline:
Deer Stunned By Toronto Police
Published on November 25, 2009
by EU News Network
(EUNewsNet.com and OfficialWire)
TORONTO, CANADA
Police used tranquilizer and stun guns Tuesday to incapacitate a young
doe that wandered into downtown Toronto.
Officers fired a Taser at the deer after a shot from a tranquilizer
gun failed to stop it, the Canadian Broadcasting Corp. reported.
Assisted by staff from the animal services department, officers then
moved in with a net and carted the animal to a zoo for monitoring by a
veterinarian and eventual release in the wild.
The doe, estimated at about 2 years old, was first spotted near Union
Station early Tuesday. It strolled north for several blocks before
stopping outside an Edward Street building.
Officials waited until after the morning rush hour before trying to
capture it. That gave passersby time to catch a rare close glimpse of
wildlife in an urban setting and take photographs.
"This is so cute. I mean, I've seen them by the highway, but never
downtown, that's for sure," Christine Reeder, one of the gawkers, told
the CBC.