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Asked by: Ugaitz India
sports hunting and shootingWhat caused the deer numbers to crash on the Kaibab Plateau in the 1930s?
In 1970, Graeme Caughley suggested that the mule deer population explosion on the Kaibab Plateau was due more to the recovery of the range than to the disappearance of predators. It turns out that while predators were being removed from the area, so were domestic livestock.
Beside this, why did the population of deer decline drastically in 1925 even though their predators were eliminated?
Created the Grand Canyon National Game Preserve and killed the deers predators. Yes, because they had a drastic incline in the deer population. Why do you suppose the population of the deer declined in 1925 although the predators were being removed? Overpopulation occurred, so the deer starved to death.
Considering this, what was the estimated carrying capacity of the Kaibab Plateau in 1905?
The Kaibab Deer Before 1905, the deer on the Kaibab Plateau were estimated to number about 4000. The average carrying capacity of the range was then estimated to be about 30,000 deer.
The Kaibab Plateau is located in northern Arizona in the United States. The Kaibab deer are particularly important because of the changes in their population during the early 1900s. This particular fluctuation is a great example of population engineering and the effects humans can have on nature.