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Deer numbers increase 11.5% per year with half of Tasmania suitable habitat, research argues

Adam Holmes
Updated September 23 2021 - 2:06pm, first published September 22 2021 - 5:10pm
A UTAS study has analysed decades' worth of camera traps and spotlight counts, and mapped potential habitat, to determine how much of a problem deer are becoming in Tasmania.
A UTAS study has analysed decades' worth of camera traps and spotlight counts, and mapped potential habitat, to determine how much of a problem deer are becoming in Tasmania.

Fallow deer have the potential to double their range in Tasmania with 56 per cent of the land mass providing suitable habitat, a new research paper has argued, with numbers increasing about 11.5 per cent per year for 35 years.

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Adam Holmes

Adam Holmes

Journalist at The Examiner and Advocate, Tasmania

From Adelaide to south-west Victoria, Bendigo to Tasmania, I've provided in-depth stories in politics, environmental affairs, issues facing disadvantaged communities, legal affairs and much more. Contact me at adam.holmes@examiner.com.au or on Twitter at @adamholmes010

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