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WHITE-TAILED DEER
CONSERVATION
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White-tail Deer Season
Opening Day is in less than two weeks.
Hunting White-tail deer prevents their extinction in PA.
What do you think
of that statement?
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Activity
Analyze the deer population over the past 260.
Look for trends in the population Try to defend the statement “Hunting
White-tail deer prevents their extinction in PA.
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White-tailed Deer
5-9 pounds of vegetation per day
Hunted by large predators
Common large herbivore in PA
40 per sq. mi. in rural areas
100 per sq. mi. in urban areas
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The Gray Wolf Hunt in packs of 5-
11 members Hunt large
herbivores Roam territories of
14-20 sq. miles Need at least 2.5
pounds of meat per day
Extinct in PA
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Coyote Solitary hunters
Usually hunt small mammals
Northeastern coyotes can be twice the size of normal coyotes.
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Deer Population in PA
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Wolf Population
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What may be the cause of the sudden drop in both wolf and deer populations around 1780?
Hint: What was happening in American history around this time?
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What happens to the deer population after this drop?
Why might this have happened?
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What may have caused the deer population to decrease following 1800?
Hint: What can affect the deer population?
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What is the overall trend in the wolf population from 1750-1870?
Why might this be happening?