Extended emergency disaster relief for Hawaii's Maui axis deer crisis
1/18/2023 12:00:00 AM
CATEGORIES:
Agriculture
Plants & Wildlife
Relief, Response & Restrictions
AFFECTED AREAS:
Maui County, HI
Start Date: 11/18/2022
- End Date: 3/18/2023
Gov. Josh Green issued a sixth emergency proclamation to provide additional relief to Maui County in its ongoing axis deer crisis by extending the emergency period through March 18. The public has more time to apply for assistance from the Hawaii Department of Agriculture, and the County of Maui can continue its efforts to reduce and control the axis deer population, which has exploded to 60,000 or more. The deer have devastated pastoral forage land and vegetation already scarce due to ongoing drought conditions and are also impacting residents.
The Maui News (Wailuku, Hawaii), Jan 18, 2023
Gov. David Ige issued a fifth proclamation on the Maui County axis deer crisis and extended the disaster emergency relief period through Jan. 17, 2023. The deer population has risen to about 60,000 or more and has devastated pasture forage and vegetation, which were already sparse, due to drought.
Maui Now (Kahului, Hawaii), Nov 19, 2022
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