Point Pelee National Park will be shutting its gates to visitors in the new year.
Parks Canada and Caldwell First Nation will be conducting a deer cull between January 7th and the 21st.
A high population of white-tailed deer is considered a serious threat to forest and savannah health, and the annual reduction will help ensure the long-term health of the park’s sensitive ecosystem.
Park officials say the ideal number of deer in the area is between 24 and 32, but with a series of mild winters and a lack of natural predators has allowed the population to grow to twice that amount.