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Oh Dear! This U.S. State Has a Deer Population Exceeding 5 Million

Abby Parks By Abby Parks
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Today, the U.S. deer population is estimated at 35 to 36 million, representing a remarkable comeback from near extinction caused by widespread overhunting in the past. This successful recovery has been so extensive that many regions now depend on regulated hunting seasons to help preserve ecological balance. Meanwhile, wildlife enthusiasts regularly spot deer throughout forests, fields, and parks across the country.

Abby Parks

About the Author

Abby Parks

Abby Parks has authored a fiction novel, theatrical plays, short stories, poems, and song lyrics. She's recorded two albums of her original songs, and is a multi-instrumentalist. She has managed a website for folk music and written articles on singer-songwriters, folk bands, and other things music-oriented. She's also a radio DJ for a folk music show. As well as having been a pet parent to rabbits, birds, dogs, and cats, Abby loves seeking sightings of animals in the wild and has witnessed some more exotic ones such as Puffins in the Farne Islands, Southern Pudu on the island of Chiloe (Chile), Penguins in the wild, and countless wild animals in the Rocky Mountains (Big Horn Sheep, Mountain Goats, Moose, Elk, Marmots, Beavers).
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