Discussion on Deer Overpopulation

Discussion on Deer Overpopulation
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Discussion on Deer Overpopulation
Q1.
The eastern forests have experienced deer overpopulation recently. One of the reasons for this deer overpopulation is that they look for areas where there are shrubs that they can feed on ADDIN CSL_CITATION {“citationItems”:[{“id”:”ITEM-1″,”itemData”:{“URL”:”https://wnep.com/2015/01/06/controversial-plan-to-manage-deer-population/”,”accessed”:{“date-parts”:[[“2018″,”11″,”2″]]},”author”:[{“dropping-particle”:””,”family”:”Jim”,”given”:”Hamill”,”non-dropping-particle”:””,”parse-names”:false,”suffix”:””}],”container-title”:”WNEP.com”,”id”:”ITEM-1″,”issued”:{“date-parts”:[[“2015″]]},”title”:”Controversial Plan to Manage Deer Population”,”type”:”webpage”},”uris”:[“http://www.mendeley.com/documents/?uuid=92f3488d-d933-35b9-a507-409cb2a20ab8″]}],”mendeley”:{“formattedCitation”:”(Jim, 2015)”,”plainTextFormattedCitation”:”(Jim, 2015)”,”previouslyFormattedCitation”:”(Jim, 2015)”},”properties”:{“noteIndex”:0},”schema”:”https://github.com/citation-style-language/schema/raw/master/csl-citation.json”}(Jim, 2015). Eastern forests are rich in shrubs, and this can easily attract deers causing the overpopulation experienced in the forests. Another cause of deer overpopulation is the regulatory law that banned deer hunting ADDIN CSL_CITATION {“citationItems”:[{“id”:”ITEM-1″,”itemData”:{“URL”:”https://wnep.com/2015/01/06/controversial-plan-to-manage-deer-population/”,”accessed”:{“date-parts”:[[“2018″,”11″,”2″]]},”author”:[{“dropping-particle”:””,”family”:”Jim”,”given”:”Hamill”,”non-dropping-particle”:””,”parse-names”:false,”suffix”:””}],”container-title”:”WNEP.

com”,”id”:”ITEM-1″,”issued”:{“date-parts”:[[“2015″]]},”title”:”Controversial Plan to Manage Deer Population”,”type”:”webpage”},”uris”:[“http://www.mendeley.com/documents/?uuid=92f3488d-d933-35b9-a507-409cb2a20ab8″]}],”mendeley”:{“formattedCitation”:”(Jim, 2015)”,”plainTextFormattedCitation”:”(Jim, 2015)”,”previouslyFormattedCitation”:”(Jim, 2015)”},”properties”:{“noteIndex”:0},”schema”:”https://github.com/citation-style-language/schema/raw/master/csl-citation.json”}(Jim, 2015). Although the laws were beneficial to the preservation of wildlife, the eastern forests have become overpopulated with deer making life challenging for many residents.
Q2.
Direct and indirect effects have been experienced in the local communities with deer overpopulation. Indirect effects have been shown that there has been a decline in the widespread songbird populations in North America ADDIN CSL_CITATION {“citationItems”:[{“id”:”ITEM-1″,”itemData”:{“URL”:”https://wnep.com/2015/01/06/controversial-plan-to-manage-deer-population/”,”accessed”:{“date-parts”:[[“2018″,”11″,”2″]]},”author”:[{“dropping-particle”:””,”family”:”Jim”,”given”:”Hamill”,”non-dropping-particle”:””,”parse-names”:false,”suffix”:””}],”container-title”:”WNEP.com”,”id”:”ITEM-1″,”issued”:{“date-parts”:[[“2015″]]},”title”:”Controversial Plan to Manage Deer Population”,”type”:”webpage”},”uris”:[“http://www.mendeley.com/documents/?uuid=92f3488d-d933-35b9-a507-409cb2a20ab8″]}],”mendeley”:{“formattedCitation”:”(Jim, 2015)”,”plainTextFormattedCitation”:”(Jim, 2015)”,”previouslyFormattedCitation”:”(Jim, 2015)”},”properties”:{“noteIndex”:0},”schema”:”https://github.com/citation-style-language/schema/raw/master/csl-citation.json”}(Jim, 2015). The reason is that the songbirds do nest in the shrubs that deer are currently feeding on. Songbird decrease in population has caused discomfort to the residents. The direct effect of deer overpopulation is that overpopulation of deer increases the risks of Lyme disease as deer continue to feed on the shrubs ADDIN CSL_CITATION {“citationItems”:[{“id”:”ITEM-1″,”itemData”:{“URL”:”https://blog.nature.org/science/2013/08/22/too-many-deer/”,”author”:[{“dropping-particle”:””,”family”:”Allen”,”given”:”Pursell”,”non-dropping-particle”:””,”parse-names”:false,”suffix”:””},{“dropping-particle”:””,”family”:”Troy”,”given”:”Weldy”,”non-dropping-particle”:””,”parse-names”:false,”suffix”:””},{“dropping-particle”:””,”family”:”White”,”given”:”Mark”,”non-dropping-particle”:””,”parse-names”:false,”suffix”:””}],”container-title”:”Cool Green Science”,”id”:”ITEM-1″,”issued”:{“date-parts”:[[“2013″]]},”title”:”Too Many Deer: A Bigger Threat to Eastern Forests than Climate Change?”,”type”:”webpage”},”uris”:[“http://www.mendeley.com/documents/?uuid=bbe387ed-49fb-4bfc-96d7-7e9cd3a02ddc”]}],”mendeley”:{“formattedCitation”:”(Allen, Troy, & White, 2013)”,”plainTextFormattedCitation”:”(Allen, Troy, & White, 2013)”,”previouslyFormattedCitation”:”(Allen, Troy, & White, 2013)”},”properties”:{“noteIndex”:0},”schema”:”https://github.com/citation-style-language/schema/raw/master/csl-citation.json”}(Allen, Troy, & White, 2013). Indeed, deer overpopulation is detrimental to the local community in the eastern forests.
Q3.
The management of deer overpopulation is a social issue as has been shown by ADDIN CSL_CITATION {“citationItems”:[{“id”:”ITEM-1″,”itemData”:{“URL”:”https://blog.nature.org/science/2013/08/22/too-many-deer/”,”author”:[{“dropping-particle”:””,”family”:”Allen”,”given”:”Pursell”,”non-dropping-particle”:””,”parse-names”:false,”suffix”:””},{“dropping-particle”:””,”family”:”Troy”,”given”:”Weldy”,”non-dropping-particle”:””,”parse-names”:false,”suffix”:””},{“dropping-particle”:””,”family”:”White”,”given”:”Mark”,”non-dropping-particle”:””,”parse-names”:false,”suffix”:””}],”container-title”:”Cool Green Science”,”id”:”ITEM-1″,”issued”:{“date-parts”:[[“2013″]]},”title”:”Too Many Deer: A Bigger Threat to Eastern Forests than Climate Change?”,”type”:”webpage”},”uris”:[“http://www.mendeley.com/documents/?uuid=bbe387ed-49fb-4bfc-96d7-7e9cd3a02ddc”]}],”mendeley”:{“formattedCitation”:”(Allen et al., 2013)”,”plainTextFormattedCitation”:”(Allen et al., 2013)”,”previouslyFormattedCitation”:”(Allen et al., 2013)”},”properties”:{“noteIndex”:0},”schema”:”https://github.com/citation-style-language/schema/raw/master/csl-citation.json”}(Allen et al., 2013). The first possible solution to the issue is to reduce the population by establishing community laws of management slowly. For example, the community can decide to transfer a certain number of deer to areas less populated. The program can be monitored by ensuring that there are regular reports on the number of deer that have been transferred from the place given by the area leaders. Another possible solution is to allow community leaders to meet frequently and develop some decisions on the way by which they can reduce the number of deers in the area.
References
ADDIN Mendeley Bibliography CSL_BIBLIOGRAPHY Allen, P., Troy, W., & White, M. (2013). Too Many Deer: A Bigger Threat to Eastern Forests than Climate Change? Retrieved from https://blog.nature.org/science/2013/08/22/too-many-deer/
Jim, H. (2015). Controversial Plan to Manage Deer Population. Retrieved November 2, 2018, from https://wnep.com/2015/01/06/controversial-plan-to-manage-deer-population/