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Another theory re: Lyme disease is that the reforestation of old farmlands supports a higher deer population. Deer (or other large hosts: bear, moose, etc) are
by quesera 6y ago
Another theory re: Lyme disease is that the reforestation of old farmlands supports a higher deer population. Deer (or other large hosts: bear, moose, etc) are an essential part of the deer tick lifecycle, which in turn supports the spread of the bacterium that causes Lyme disease.
New England has more forest area today than it has since the 1700s.
- war1025 6y agoI have a coworker that recently moved from near Boston to southern Massachusetts. Absolutely boggles my mind the amount of wildlife he comes across. I thought the East coast was basically fully urbanized.
- lsllc 6y agoLiving in MA, inside Rt 128 in a fairly urban city; there are foxes in my neighborhood nightly (as seen on my Ring doorbell), Deer and Coyotes in the woods. It's a pretty wild place for 5 miles outside a major east coast city. In the metro area, we've also have bears and even a "moose on the loose": https://boston.cbslocal.com/2018/05/16/bear-in-newton-massachusetts-centre-street/ https://boston.cbslocal.com/2018/05/16/bear-in-newton-massac... https://www.boston.com/news/animals/2016/06/01/moose-on-the-loose-in-watertown-belmont https://www.boston.com/news/animals/2016/06/01/moose-on-the-... Not to mention a mountain lion: https://patch.com/massachusetts/winchester/winchester-mountain-lion-confirmed-by-experts https://patch.com/massachusetts/winchester/winchester-mounta...