Letter to the Editor: Wild deer within Korora residential area

DEAR News Of The Area,

THE construction of the Coffs Harbour bypass now includes a new fence being erected along the Korora boundary, obviously for safety reasons, to ensure wildlife does not stray onto the roadways.

The numerous wild deer that previously roamed in the vast bushland surrounding Korora Hill, will now be forced to graze on the extremely limited foliage areas on the eastern side of the new roadways.

This closely abuts the densely populated residential areas and busy local roads, a totally unsuitable environment for wild deer.

Worse still is a dangerous accident hazard when deer are encountered by vehicles driving on Korora roads.

Surely, all these deer should be trapped by the appropriate authorities and relocated back into the western bush land area, or somewhere safer for both man and beast.

Regards,
Angie REYNOLDS,
Korora.