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Deer Problem Updates

Fallow Deer – Time to Act

The Mayne Conservancy decided over a year ago that we needed to engage with the provincial government on the overabundant invasive fallow deer problem on Mayne. Since then we have shared with you our letters and the one response from the government. We decided that with the recent change in Read more…

By Robin Walsh, 2 monthsJanuary 27, 2023 ago
Deer Problem Updates

Conservancy Letter on Invasive Fallow Deer

With the recent changes in the provincial government Cabinet, the Conservancy wrote to Nathan Cullen, Minister of Water, Land, and Resource Stewardship, on January 16, 2023 requesting that the government of BC take action on the fallow deer issue on Mayne by providing a funded solution. Here’s our letter: To:  Read more…

By Malcolm Inglis, 2 monthsJanuary 20, 2023 ago
Deer Problem Updates

Too Many Deer – a Serious Problem on Mayne

When I first arrived on Mayne I was enthralled to see so many deer wandering along the island roads and paths. They are beautiful animals, and they would stand and look at me with their big brown eyes as I took their photo. But I soon learned that the deer Read more…

By Robin Walsh, 7 monthsAugust 31, 2022 ago
Caring for the Land

Time of Change – Range Shifts

When environmental factors change, as is happening with global climate change, the geographic boundaries that a species can survive within shift as well. This is known as a range shift, range expansion, or range reduction depending on the circumstances.

By Katie Kushneryk, 9 monthsJune 29, 2022 ago
Caring for the Land

Urgent: Please Comment on the Government Hunting Survey

The Mayne Island Conservancy is asking its members and concerned community members to respond to the Government of BC’s survey regarding hunting regulations on Mayne Island. The deadline to respond to the survey is midnight on January 23. While the survey asks respondents to choose one of three options, we are Read more…

By Don Enright, 1 yearJanuary 16, 2022 ago
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Deer Problem Updates

Overabundant Deer: A Letter to the Province

In October, 2021 the Mayne Island Conservancy Board of Directors approved a policy regarding overabundant deer on Mayne Island. See the full policy here; below are some of its key points. The Mayne Island Conservancy has an important role to play by providing evidence-based information on the environmental impacts associated Read more…

By Malcolm Inglis, 1 yearOctober 21, 2021 ago
Caring for the Land

Identifying Signs of Deer Overbrowsing

The Many, Many Deer of Mayne Island When driving down a Mayne Island road in the evenings, it’s common to see deer in the headlights – many, many deer. As with most of the Gulf Islands, Mayne has more deer than are ecologically sustainable. European colonization has reduced human hunting Read more…

By Katie Kushneryk, 2 yearsSeptember 23, 2021 ago
Event Recordings

A Return to Stewardship, March 24, 2021

Recording of the Zoom presentation “A Return to Stewardship: Indirect Human Effects on the Conservation of Native Species”, March 24, 2021. UBC Professor Dr. Peter Arcese  joined us for a discussion of the ecological impacts of exotic herbivores in the Southern Gulf Islands.

By Don Enright, 2 yearsApril 6, 2021 ago
Caring for the Land

What’s for dinner next?

As I was making a salad for dinner last night with fresh greens from our small greenhouse (which made a surprisingly amazing bounce back following our late season cold snap), my six-year-old son started talking to me about science. Now, my son tends to be extreme in all things, sometimes Read more…

By Rob Underhill, 2 yearsMarch 29, 2021 ago
Caring for the Land

Ecological Impact of Deer Overpopulation on Mayne Island

There are many more deer on Mayne Island now than in previous centuries. The evidence for that statement is available for anyone to see: most native plants on Mayne Island are decreasing in abundance as a result of deer browse. Have you seen sword fern with its tips chewed off? Read more…

By Rob Underhill, 3 yearsNovember 15, 2019 ago

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