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The counterpoint to this is the real issue overpopulation of whitetail deer has caused in the eastern US over the past 30 years or so. I grew up in Virginia so
by eitally 3y ago
The counterpoint to this is the real issue overpopulation of whitetail deer has caused in the eastern US over the past 30 years or so.
I grew up in Virginia so here's one specific example:
https://dwr.virginia.gov/wildlife/deer/deer-management-program https://dwr.virginia.gov/wildlife/deer/deer-management-progr...
- myshpa 3y ago> b) because natural predators have been eradicated in the previous centuries.
- nsvd 3y agoSure, but it doesn't change the fact that the population really does need to be culled.
- myshpa 3y agoOr predators could be reintroduced. With deer, the problem is often not an excessive population but rather their tendency to stay in one place, destroying young shoots and plantings and hindering the growth of the plants we care about. In contrast, with predators they cannot stay in one place for long enough, allowing most plants to outgrow their vulnerable size and survive.