Need To Control The Deer? The Dutch Cue The Wolves Or Wildcats!

Exotic Animal Newsflash:

It was reported Wednesday that a Dutch park, west of Amsterdam, has an overabundant population of deer, and it has been proposed by park management to introduce wolves or wildcats to control this problem.

There are approximately 1500 deer in this park, and they have caused 13 accidents by jumping over park fences and meandering into urban neighborhoods. If nothing is done, it is believed that this deer population will grow by 30% each year.

Other popular options to control this problem include contraception, installing higher fences, and selective hunting schedules.

A decision will be reached within the next few months as to what they will do with all of these deer.

To read more about this story:
Dutch park may use predators to control deer population

Deer’s Scientific Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Artiodactyla
Suborder: Ruminantia
Family: Cervidae

Obviously, the deer is of least concern in regards to conservation status!

Gray Wolf’s Scientific Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Carnivora
Family: Canidae
Genus: Canis
Species: C. lupus

According to conservation status, the Gray Wolf is considered of least concern…Awesome!

Wildcat’s Scientific Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Carnivora
Family: Felidae
Genus: Felis
Species: F. silvestris

With regards to conservation status, the wildcat is considered of least concern…That’s fabulous!

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Kimberly Edwards

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