BC Deer Protection Society should pay for damages
As a former Conservation Officer
that had to deal with the aftermath of deer/human interaction, I applaud the
efforts of councils to cull the deer population, it’s long overdue and needs to
continue. It’s a necessary part of
wildlife population management. The attacks on people and pets are well
documented in communities throughout BC and a cull is the only option that is
viable. Deer do not belong on urban streets and in backyards. They have ample
room to habituate outside of the communities.
All the rhetoric about “they were here first” is historically wrong. The
early explorers of this area wrote of
lean times trying to find wildlife to hunt.
It’s only been thru proper management and continuing efforts of hunters
and conservationists that deer have been allowed to thrive in the Kootenays.
It’s been over a month since Kazakoff and Sikora were charged and
released for their alleged part in tampering of deer traps in Kimberley. The BC Deer Protection Society’s (BCDPS ) only
response is to ask for donations to fight the charges against their
spokesperson. The societies act is fairly clear that donations have to be used
to further the goals of the organization. In my view this is clearly outside of
a not for profit society function. The directors of the BCDPS should be the
ones paying not the general public. Are they condoning criminal actions while
building a war chest for future actions? Instead of a defense fund the BCDPS
should pay for the damaged traps and the contractors lost wages? It’s only fair
considering all the financial damage they have inflicted on municipalities and
individuals.
Paul Visentin
Cranbrook
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