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To: bert
Wolves had a function....... eating deer

Oh really? How much do you know about the pre-colonial distributions of game animals in North America?

18 posted on 09/27/2026 6:53:46 AM PDT by Carry_Okie (Stupidity is an acquired trait, requiring many years of careful practice)
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To: Carry_Okie

A lot.

Wolves were everywhere there was prey.

The deer were pervasive over the east and so were the wolves. They were wherever there were adequate deer to support a wolf population.

Recently, I learned that the western mountain lions were once again present in North Eastern states.

It seems single males had migrated across Minnesota, crossing above the Mississippi river and heading east. They found rich hunting with lots of deer. The population has not swelled. It seems the young females prefer to stay put and not venture alone into unknown territory.


20 posted on 09/27/2026 7:08:42 AM PDT by bert ( (KE. NP. +12) Quid Quid Nominatur Fabricatur)
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