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Meet the Axis Deer – The Invasive Species Now Roaming the U.S.
The axis deer, Axis axis, is a regal-looking animal ... people are determined to create some. On Hawai’is Big Island, many residents collaborate with the Forestry and Wildlife Service, and ...
Maui Struggles to Control Axis Deer as 17,000 Killed This Year
Efforts to control the population of invasive axis deer on Maui have intensified this year, with an estimated 17,000 animals ...
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17,000 invasive axis deer were killed on Maui this year, but they just keep coming
In South Asia, the deer's native range, the population ratio is one-to-one, female to male, but DOFAW estimates Maui has nine ...
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Roughly $12M spent this year to manage Maui’s axis deer problem; Is it working?
Lawmakers are pouring millions into controlling Maui County’s axis deer problem. But where is all that money going? And are ...
17,000 axis deer were killed on Maui this year, but they just keep coming
About 50 axis deer crowded around the fence line separating Maui Nui Botanical Gardens and Keopuolani Regional Park, startling the gardens staff on a recent Thursday afternoon. The threat posed by the ...