High style restaurant develops brilliantly unorthodox menu item to help Hawai’i with invasive species problem: ‘The flavor of it is very mild’

Colorado venison connoisseurs seem happy to help Hawai`i wildlife officials with their axis deer population problem. As part of a unique partnership between Denver’s Restaurant Olivia and butcher Maui Nui, the invasive species is being hunted and served up in high style to diners stateside. While eating meat isn’t for everyone, those involved with this project report that it’s crucial to saving Maui from a runaway deer herd that could wreck the island’s ecosystem.

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