Muffin was rescued alongside his mum Doris when he was just a few days old. The pair were due to be sold for slaughter at a horse sale but Redwings Horse Sanctuary in Fritton was able to offer them a ...

Protesters who call themselves the Coalition Against the Slaughter of Catalina Deer hold signs as island visitors arrive on the Catalina Express boat in Avalon. The group is protesting the Catalina ...

After months of intense community outrage over its planned slaughter of more than a thousand nonnative mule deer, Catalina Island Conservancy officials have indicated that they may be open to ...

Santa Catalina Island officials have devised a unique plan to manage an invasive species. The Catalina Island Conservancy, the nonprofit in charge of protecting the island, plans to kill the nearly ...

Heartbroken Redwings staff said the loss of its longest-serving “adoption star” Muffin the mule, who has died aged 36, “leaves a huge hole in our hearts”. The “beloved” mule had been with the charity ...

11:23 a.m. Feb. 2, 2024: A previous version of this story reported incorrectly that Catalina Island Conservancy officials may consider relocating the deer and reducing the population through ...

News had barely broken of plans to eradicate thousands of nonnative mule deer on Santa Catalina Island before conservation biologist Lauren Dennhardt found herself the target of enraged Avalon ...