A healthy but depleted herd: Predators decrease prey disease levels and population size

A healthy but depleted herd: Predators decrease prey disease levels and population size
Nature documentaries will tell you that lions, cheetahs, wolves and other top predators target the weakest or slowest animals and that this culling benefits prey herds, whether it's antelope in Africa or elk in Wyoming. This idea has been widely…

Published June 08, 2023 at 06:57PM
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