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__Good to go's__ -deer native to the US, we can't say the same -Many scavengers rely on deer as carrion, including [|New World vultures], [|hawks], [|eagles], [|foxes] and [|corvids] (the latter three may also rarely prey on deer fawns). - White-tail deer feed on a variety of vegetation, depending on what is available in their habitat. They are browsers feeding on twigs, leaves, bark, shrubs, the fruits and nuts of most vegetation, as well as lichens and other fungi. (things that humans and other animals cannot eat.) -State fish and game agencies regard deer as a renewable, harvestable resource for viewing and hunting. Sport hunters bag about 1 million Mule Deer and 2 million White-tailed Deer annually. -The National Park Service estimates that between 23 and 40 million White-tailed Deer inhabited North America before the arrival of Europeans. -Today, an estimated 14 to 20 million are believed to inhabit the United States alone -As our wildlife habitat continues to shrink, accidents with deer and other animals are likely to increase (shouldn't be killing them, should be creating habitat for them)

__ No-go's __ -White-tail deer are destructive to crops, vegetable gardens, fruit trees and the like where their ranges overlap with human habitation. -They are involved in accidents with cars, often resulting in serious injury to the human occupants of the vehicles. -est 1.6 million deer-vehicle collisions each year (6 million car accidents a year, making them responsible for more than 1/4 of car accidents) -150 occupant deaths, tens of thousands of injuries and over $3.6 billion in vehicle damage -An additional billion dollars is spent on medical payments for injuries to people in the car and out-of-pocket expenses paid by vehicle owners, bringing the total cost to approximately $4.6 billion -numbers are probably higher because the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's figures for deer accidents, rely on inconsistent state reporting -Studies by the [|Insurance Institute for Highway Safety] (IIHS) show that three out of four vehicle-animal collisions involve deer --At high population densities, farmers can suffer economic damage by deer depredation of cash crops, especially in [|corn] and [|orchards]. Deer can prevent successful reforestation following logging, and have impacts on native plants and animals in parks and natural areas

NO-GO write up

Overprotection of species can lead to great issues for the human society. In the early 1900's, white tailed deer were believed to be extinct by scientists. In 1940, a naturalist named Victor Scheffer proved them wrong, which led to one of the nations most prolonged recovery efforts. When found, there was only 600 living deer spread along two states. In 1967, the white tailed deer was officially put on the Endangered Species List. Since, the population has risen to an unbelievable 20 million in the United States alone. Of that 20 million, probably 99% are somehow affecting humans. Deer are nuisances to most, but also have greater effects such as financially destroying some and causing injury or even death.

Most farmers depend on their crops for their families income, which pays for literally everything in their life. Deer have been known to be highly destructive to most crops, vegetable gardens, and fruit trees. Deer also effect the quality of the soil used for farming. By constantly running on the soil, it packs it down, making it harder for air to get in and for plants to grow.

Studies by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety show that 75% of animal relation car collisions involve deer. There are an estimated 1.6 million deer-vehicle collisions each year. This makes up almost one fourth of the total car accidents in the US. Of that, there are around 200 deaths and tens of thousands of injuries. Deer crashes do not only cause physical harm, but also contribute to financial issues. $3.6 billion is spent repairing vehicle damage from deer yearly. Another billion dollars is spent on medical payments for the injuries caused in these crashes, bringing the total to approx $4.6 billion, strictly towards deer-related car accidents. Because the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's Figures for deer accidents rely on inconsistent reporting, the actual numbers are unfortunately probably much higher.

All of this is a result of protecting an animal that have very little positive effect for humans.