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Originally Posted by NCC
1954 was after two mass predator poisoning campaigns. I’m willing to bet there were more moose in the North Peace in 1954 than there was in 1900. If the moose population has decreased since then, I doubt that habitat loss is the problem as they are thriving on the farmland in eastern Alberta. There are no moose in many areas of Alberta that haven’t seen a tire track for 40 years.
Didn’t the government increase the limit on Snow geese to 50/day because the tundra can’t take the strain anymore? That suggests to me that the goose population (and likely duck) has benefitted from how humans have altered their habitat by increasing the food supply.
Please provide some examples of species that are in decline due to modern farming practices.
I’ve been going on mountain pack trips since I was 13 and ranched in the Peace Country for 15 years, so I also have some boots on the ground experience to go along with my research.
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Species in decline due to modern farming practices?
You’re joking right? You don’t think any species have been affected by modern farming?
Have you been around Taber? There’s barely a blade of native grass left.
How could entire species not be affected ?