Hunting, wildlife and evolution.
Are modern-day hunting practices having any noticeable evolutionary or behavioral effects on wildlife populations?
https://augustafreepress.com/hunting-wildlife-and-evolution/
Are modern-day hunting practices having any noticeable evolutionary or behavioral effects on wildlife populations?
https://augustafreepress.com/hunting-wildlife-and-evolution/
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Thank you @biohexx1 for this important dialog. There is no question that hunting of certain species leads to removal from the gene pool of a biased trait, such as large tusked elephants. This is particularly significant in species such as elephants where the populations may be near the extinction vortex. Overall i would entitle this effect as contributory to extinction, rather than an adaptive or evolutionary change.
I agree. In places where there are too many mule deer (for lack of predators), I can see hunting. But not of endangered or threatened species.
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