Maybe they should rethink the whole thing...
http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/20...ernors-island/
Police Rescue a Deer on Governors I.
By JENNIFER LEE
December 1, 2009
New York police officers are attempting to rescue a deer that swam to Governors Island, according to a department spokeswoman. Last reported, the deer was trapped on the rocks as harbor police officers were trying to reach it so they can bring it back to land.
Asked about the gender of the deer, the police spokeswoman said, “It’s got antlers.”
Deer, which were driven out of much of Manhattan by deforestation during the Revolutionary era, have been slowly returning to the city over the last 15 years. There have been deer sightings in Alley Pond Park in Queens, Inwood Hill Park in Manhattan and in some wooded areas in the Bronx. And on Staten Island, the deer population has been steadily growing, in part because they are swimming over from New Jersey, attracted, city officials say, by the rolling green hills of Freshkills Park.
The Associated Press reports that the deer swam to Governor’s Island from Jersey City, where it had been seen roaming earlier in the day.
The police said that officers from the Emergency Service Unit darted the deer with a tranquilizer and were awaiting the drowsiness to kick in so they could secure the animal safely. It is being guarded, at the moment, the police said.
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