Public Comments

Title:	Columbia White-Tailed Deer Translocation Proposal
Description:	The Bonneville Power Administration (BPA) is proposing to fund US Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) efforts to translocate up to 50 Columbia white-tailed deer from Tenasillahe Island, Oregon to the Columbia Stock Ranch in Columbia County, Oregon between 2018 and 2020 after breeding seasons each year. The relocation efforts in 2019 and 2020 will depend on the success of the 2018 effort. The FWS would not separate fawns from their maternal parents in these translocations. Capture techniques would include corral traps, drop netting, darting, and drive netting. Deer would be transported in specially-made crates by vehicle and boat. Monitoring of translocated deer would occur at least once per week for the first 6 months, then 2-4 times per month for 6-12 months after release, and then once per month for 1-5 years after release. Predator control would be applied on Columbia Stock Ranch prior to translocations, during the fawning period, and then only as needed. This control would improve fawn survival and establishment of the new subpopulation. BPA will prepare an Environmental Assessment (EA) in accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act to understand and describe potential impacts of the proposal. The EA will also document mitigation measures to help avoid or minimize impacts. During this process, BPA and FWS will work with landowners, tribes, federal, state and local agencies; and interested groups. All comments will be posted in their entirety on this comment site and will appear in the final EA.
Start Date:	8/23/2018
End Date:	9/24/2018
Related information:	https://www.bpa.gov/efw/Analysis/NEPADocuments/Pages/Columbian-White-Tailed-Deer-Translocation-Project.aspx

Bonneville Power Public Comments

Comments for Columbia White-Tailed Deer Translocation Proposal