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  2. Fact check: Are alligators overpopulated in the Beaufort ...

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    The species’ rebound was so successful that the state instituted a hunting season in 2008, which accounts for the yearly harvest of 300-400 gators across the state. DNR estimates there are about ...

  3. Overabundant species - Wikipedia

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    In biology, overabundant species refers to an excessive number of individuals [1] and occurs when the normal population density has been exceeded. Increase in animal populations is influenced by a variety of factors, some of which include habitat destruction or augmentation by human activity, the introduction of invasive species and the reintroduction of threatened species to protected reserves.

  4. Population control - Wikipedia

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    Hunting – Searching, pursuing, and killing wild animals; Malthusianism – Idea about population growth and food supply; Overpopulation – When a population of a species exceeds the carrying capacity of its environment; Trap–neuter–return – Strategy for controlling feral animal populations

  5. Varmint hunting - Wikipedia

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    This hunting has imposed an artificial selection pressure on the organisms being hunted. [11] The selection pressure on varmints is probably for younger reproduction ages and earlier maturity. Varmint hunting is also potentially selecting for behavioral changes that are desired, animals avoiding human populated areas, crops, and livestock.

  6. Great White Shark Breaks Record with Unbelievable 15-Foot Jump

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    Click here to watch on YouTube However, in the video above, a 10-foot male great white shark launches himself out of the water, snaps his massive jaws around a seal decoy, then hits the water with ...

  7. Overpopulation - Wikipedia

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    Overpopulation or overabundance is a state in which the population of a species is larger than the carrying capacity of its environment.This may be caused by increased birth rates, lowered mortality rates, reduced predation or large scale migration, leading to an overabundant species and other animals in the ecosystem competing for food, space, and resources.

  8. Jimmy John's boycott: CEO's elephant hunting photo leads to ...

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    Liautaud has been hunting animals such as rhinos, elephants, lynxes and zebras since at least 2002, ... YouTube's Ms. Rachel takes on first words, potty training in new books.

  9. Deer management - Wikipedia

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    A deer at a farm. Deer management is the practice and philosophy of wildlife management employed to regulate the population of deer in an area. The purpose of deer management is to regulate the population's size, reduce negative effects of population on the ecosystem, and maintain the integrity of other populations.