If no hunting was allowed, what natural mechanism would control a certain animals population?
2006-10-24 14:42:24 · 12 answers · asked by amber k 2 in Environment
Amount of resources (food, water, living space, etc.) as well as natural predators...
2006-10-24 14:44:34 · answer #1 · answered by Westward 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If there were no hunting many of the animals would starve because they would have to scavenge for food. For example, if deer were not allowed to be hunted, they would be competing with each other for food and they would over run themselves. This would lead to them starving and they would die and the overall health of the deer population would suffer. It is beneficial to have hunting because the "natural mechanisms" are not very effective.
2006-10-24 21:53:50 · answer #2 · answered by bpmd2k 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Animal Vasectomy would be the most suitable. But that would be costly and very difficult. How about introducing a natural enemy but it should be kept under control. Also talk to animal expert about the balance of nature. That is something to really consider. I always think of not tampering with the balance because it will always goes back to us. Good luck.
2006-10-24 21:47:58 · answer #3 · answered by George S 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Carrying Capacity of the species would. In other words, the carrying capacity is the maximum number of organisms of a given species that the environment can support for sustained period of time.
So, if no hunting was allowed, then the species would reach their carrying capacity and they will reach an overshoot and eventually dieback by density-dependent factors like starvation, predation, disease, competition, space, ect....
2006-10-26 16:49:38 · answer #4 · answered by October 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm not really sure. But, I do think killing animals is wrong, no matter what. I know it balances out the population, but can't they find something to do that doesn't kill the animals? Maybe they could move some of the animals to a place with less. That would even it out more.
2006-10-24 21:45:27 · answer #5 · answered by Crystal ♥'s Raymond 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Predation
2006-10-24 21:44:57 · answer #6 · answered by The duhm kid 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Disease, eventually Famine, other predators, natural diasters such as whirlwinds etc
2006-10-24 21:50:22 · answer #7 · answered by Peter 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Predators, Disease, etc. Nature herself would balance.
2006-10-24 21:44:33 · answer #8 · answered by GratefulDad 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Introduction of predators into their environment
2006-10-24 21:44:36 · answer #9 · answered by Kristy 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They'd run out of their food supply and start dying off.
2006-10-24 21:44:29 · answer #10 · answered by matty.. 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋