What happen to the deer population when the number of wolves was low?

What happen to the deer population when the number of wolves was low?

I think that the deer would be worse off without the wolves, if there were no wolves on the island, the deer population would rise unchecked, creating more starvation, diseases and crowding, the wolves keep the deer at a stable population, still allowing for gain some years.

How did the number of wolves affect the deer population?

Wolves killed more deer than did hunters in Iron, Jackson, Douglas and Forest counties. The heaviest predation occurred in Douglas County, where wolves killed an estimated 2,260 whitetails. Gun-hunters in that county only took home 1,790 deer this year.

What would happen to the deer on the island of the wolves were not introduced?

Had the wolves not been introduced to the island, there is a good change that the deer population would have ultimately died out because there would not have been enough food to support all of the deer present on the island.

What is the relationship between a deer and a wolf?

In this relationship the interaction between the two animals is a predator and prey relationship. In it, the deer is a prey and the wolf is a predator. So when the wolf eats the deer, it is gaining food and energy from it, while the deer dies and is harmed.

What is the carrying capacity of the wolf population?

around 100
For the last decade, the wolf population has hovered around 100, which experts consider Yellowstone’s carrying capacity. Carrying capacity describes the maximum number of individuals or species that a specific environment’s resources can sustain for an indefinite period without degrading it.

What is the deer population?

532,621
Annual California Deer Population Estimates

Are wolves endangered?

Least Concern (Population stable)
Wolf/Conservation status