Eradicating invasive European fallow deer from Sidney Island to facilitate sustained forest recovery

Parks Canada is funding a collaborative project with the objective of facilitating long-term, sustained recovery of the at-risk Coastal Douglas fir forest ecosystem on Sidney Island, which is currently in a severely degraded state as a result of decades of browse pressure from introduced European fallow deer. The project area is the entirety of Sidney Island, including lands under federal administration (the park reserve) as well as lands administered by a residential strata corporation. The island is within the traditional territory of W_SÁNEC and Quw'utsun First Nations.

Since 2019, project partners have worked together to identify and approve a suite of restoration activities, including the complete removal (eradication) of European fallow deer, which is the focus of this Detailed Impact Assessment process.

This public review period is preceded by almost five years of collaboration and consultation with local First Nations and residential communities, as well as other government bodies. An initial public review period occurred in May 2021, during which the public was invited to provide feedback on the eradication proposal. The feedback from that period is included in the Detailed Impact Assessment report.  


Latest update

November 09, 2023 - The assessment decision statement has been issued to the proponent.

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Contacts

Gulf Islands National Park Reserve - DIA
2220 Harbour Road
Sidney, British Columbia V8L 2P6
Email: stephanie.coulson@pc.gc.ca


  • Location

    • Detailed Impact Assessment, Gulf Islands National Park Reserve (British Columbia)
  • Nature of Activity

    • Remediation and conservation
  • Assessment Status

    Completed
  • Start Date

    2023-07-24
  • Proponent

    Parks Canada
  • Authorities

    • Parks Canada Agency
  • Assessment Type

    Project on federal lands
  • Reference Number

    81629
Disclaimer

This map is for illustrative purposes. The markers represent the approximate locations based on available data. More than one marker may be identified for a given assessment.

 

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