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The counterpoint to this is the real issue overpopulation of whitetail deer has caused in the eastern US over the past 30 years or so.

I grew up in Virginia so here's one specific example: https://dwr.virginia.gov/wildlife/deer/deer-management-progr...

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> b) because natural predators have been eradicated in the previous centuries.

Sure, but it doesn't change the fact that the population really does need to be culled.

Or predators could be reintroduced.

With deer, the problem is often not an excessive population but rather their tendency to stay in one place, destroying young shoots and plantings and hindering the growth of the plants we care about.

In contrast, with predators they cannot stay in one place for long enough, allowing most plants to outgrow their vulnerable size and survive.

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