A hunting instructor once told me that 40 percent of all deer starve to death. The percentage for giraffes is also probably high.
[[A hunting instructor once told me that 40 percent of all deer starve to death.]]
And the reason they starve to death is because during harsh winters, there are just too many deer for the amount of scarce food that is available- in some areas you will see trees decimated by deer that eat the smaller branches off them about head high- you’ll be able to look through the trees down low and there isn’t a branch to be found because there are far too many deer and not enough food-
So yes, it’s true- about 40% do starve to death.
I would imagine in africa that the same goes for giraffes and elephants- National geographic did a story about too many elephants and not enough food once- and related how elephants would wipe out any food source and then would starve to death- and when elephants wipe out food sources- they wipe out trees which are necessary for many many species- so other species in the area suffer and die as well
There is a lot to consider in game management- and anti-hunters complaining about trophy hunting don’t realize that it provides a very necessary service to both animals in the regions AND to the economy where the animals are hunted- Many otherwise poor people make good money durign hunting season and are able ot feed their families well for a period as a result of income in the region from hunters who need lodging, laundry services, places to eat, guides, suppliers, help with hunting expeditions- etc- and many times the meat from the kills go to feed villages-