Local residents thinking about a trip to Point Pelee National Park this coming weekend will have to delay those plans.
The park will be closed as of January 16 for the second half of a two-part deer cull, the first having been held in November.
The reduction in the herd is in partnership with Parks Canada and Caldwell First Nation, based on ongoing monitoring of both the ecosystem and the deer population.
Parks Canada has been collaborating with Caldwell First Nation since 2015 to actively manage the deer population to protect the park’s sensitive ecosystems. The deer cull provides an opportunity for Indigenous Stewardship, advancing reconciliation, and supporting implementation of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act.
The park is expected to reopen January 21.
