Foot traffic like dogs and hikers scare away the deer — and McArthur said the difference in deer eating, called "browsing," is noticeable. Healthy forests and your backyard“When the density of deer is higher than 20 per square mile, you see the impacts to the forest,” Huckery said. You should be able to see skinny oaks everywhere.”The damage that deer do isn’t exclusive to forests, though. “Deer love arborvitae,” Huckery said, explaining that deer will eat from the bottom and then as high up as they can reach. When there are too many deer, Huckery said vehicle accidents can become more frequent, browsing can irreparably damage the health of forests and harsh winters can result in starving animals.

Source: MetroXpress October 04, 2021 11:26 UTC