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I expect in a few years that map[1] from the article will have to be updated to make the northeast very red. Natural predators are long gone and except for nor
by dsfyu404ed 8y ago
I expect in a few years that map[1] from the article will have to be updated to make the northeast very red. Natural predators are long gone and except for northern New England there is tons of governmental red tape to discourage hunting so deer populations tend to hover around the maximum the environment can support. I expect that since the disease has broken into upstate NY it will quickly move throughout the rest of the region.
[1]https://thecompost.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/newsletters/2019-02-25/cwd-map.jpg https://thecompost.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/newsletters/20...
- snarf21 8y agoI agree the map is understating the spread. However, natural predators are not long gone. Coyotes are spreading like crazy and bears are another huge deer predation species. Hunting may be limited in Massachusetts, etc. but I assure that is not true in NY or PA. In PA, schools are closed for the first day of deer season and ~500K people head off to the woods trying to find a deer.
- tomohawk 8y agoCoywolves have just started moving into the suburban and urban east coast areas. https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/coywolves-are-taking-over-eastern-north-america-180957141/ https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/coywolves-are-taki... We've seen a few around. I remember coyotes from when I lived out west and these are quite a bit different. It'll be interesting what happens as they become more numerous. They are a lot more adaptable and flexible than coyote.