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Point Pelee Is Open Again

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Point Pelee National park is once again open for business.

And tourists.

Parks Canada announced earlier this month the park would be closed for a deer cull.

Parks Canada and the Caldwell First Nation completed the deer reduction as part of their initiative to improve the ecosystem.

A census of the park determined the population had risen to over 100 deer in an area where only 30 should be sustainable.

They said the population exploded because of a combination of warmer weather and the lack of natural predators.

The park reopened Saturday, two days earlier than expected.