http://nwpr.org en http://nwpr.org/post/feds-relocate-rare-deer-threatened-failing-dike <a href="http://cpa.ds.npr.org/northwestnews/audio/2013/01/011713TB_Deer_web.mp3" class="asset-audio"></a><p>A federal agency plans a major effort to preemptively rescue about 65 deer upriver from Astoria. The animals live on a floodplain beside the lower Columbia River.<p>These aren't just any deer. They're an endangered species: the Columbian white-tailed deer. One of this animal's strongholds is a national wildlife refuge near Cathlamet, Washington. Fri, 18 Jan 2013 00:32:48 +0000 Tom Banse 21359 at http://nwpr.org Feds To Relocate Rare Deer Threatened By Failing Dike