I would like to see evidence in the form of scientific studies conducted in environments that are similar to those that have already been studied with similar environmental conditions. I would agree with the argument that if the average deer population in both research situations was higher than normal. 2. Deer are herbivores. What effects do you think a high deer population would have on Wesselman Woods? I believe that due to the deers being herbivores they eventually will exhaust the Wesselman Woods of its
natural resources and put the deer population at risk for death in the parks.
3. Let's assume that you agree that the deer population is too high. What solutions would you propose for solving the deer population problem? A straightforward, contentious, but successful method of allowing regulated hunting. The deer population
will be more subdued and hunters will have their fix. Although it would be extremely beneficial in a regulated setting, hunting itself should be restricted to something similar to seasonality in order to prevent
the deer from going extinct. 4. What other solutions might people propose? A more humane solution that others could agree with would be relocation. Spread the deer out to other locations as to not exhaust one area of all its resources 5. Who are the stakeholders in the Wesselman Woods deer herd management? (Hint: someone who drives by the woods would be a stakeholder, due to the risk of a collision). Anyone who is in close vicinity to the WWNP would be considered a beneficiary. People who use the woods for recreation, tourists, and WWNP members would all be considered stakeholders.
Part 2 1. Describe one speaker at the town meeting had a conservation ethic Ernestine is one speaker who possesses a strong conversational ethic. She expresses her emotions regarding the flowers that were formerly in the WWNP honestly and passionately, saying that she wishes to conserve them so that they might flourish once more. 2. Describe one speaker at the town meeting had anthropogenic viewpoint One speaker with a anthropogenic viewpoint would be Billy Bob as he lacks remorse or any negative emotion towards killing deer and sees it as fun.
3. Describe one speaker at the town meeting had a biocentric viewpoint Mary is a speaker who adopts a biocentric perspective because she has a strong compassion for all living
things and believes that nature would resolve the overpopulation issue on its own without our needing to
use force.
