Show JIM Key Deer Get Help The Key deer has found in the Florida congressional delegation staunch allies In its battle with ex to the Wildlife Management Two bills have been introduced to extend the boundaries of the Great White Heron National Wildlife Refuge to include the restricted range of the diminutive member ol the deer family which is battling for survival on several small islands near the Congressman Charles E. Bennett introduced which was referred to the house committee on merchant marine and and Claude Pepper introduced a companion S. which was referred to the Senate Committee on Interstate and Foreign Unless this land is acquired the Key deer is No more than 50 and possibly only 25 have survived the ravages of poachers in defiance of law and human have been burning the running deer into the sea with and them in the V s 1 j water as they have attempted to swim to Steady encroachment of resort developments on the estimated acres that comprise their inhabited range poses an additional threat to The Keys are too far from the mainland for effective state protection in spite of AAA |