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Animal Damage to Forests. Dylan Swanson. Main Culprits. Bears Porcupines Beavers Woodpeckers Deer Elk. Bears. Bears often tear bark from trees while foraging for food Biggest culprit. Deer/Elk. Will rub antlers on trees to scrape off velvet. Not as damaging or frequent as bears.
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Animal Damage to Forests Dylan Swanson
Main Culprits • Bears • Porcupines • Beavers • Woodpeckers • Deer • Elk
Bears • Bears often tear bark from trees while foraging for food • Biggest culprit
Deer/Elk • Will rub antlers on trees to scrape off velvet. • Not as damaging or frequent as bears.
Beavers • Will gnaw on trees to wear down teeth. • Gathers tree chunks for shelter.
Woodpeckers • More small-scale. • Doesn’t cause as much damage.
Reasons Animals Destroy • Instinctive behavior. • Foraging for food. • Mating call – Woodpecker. • Shelter.
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Works Cited Pg. 3 • Gastrow, Jason. "Hunting Whitetail Deer Rubs." New York Antler Outdoors. New York Antler Outdoors, 23 2010. Web. 25 Nov 2012. <http://www.nyantler-outdoors.com/deer-rubs.html>. • Adcock, Daniel. "Beaver Trapping, Removal & Control in Georgia." Rid-A-Critter. Rid-A-Critter Inc., 19 2012. Web. 25 Nov 2012. <http://www.ridacritter.com/beavers.php>. • Smith, Benjamin. "Shooting A Pileated Woodpecker." The Benjamin's Weblog. Wordpress, 06 2010. Web. 25 Nov 2012. <http://thebenjamin.wordpress.com/2010/01/06/shooting-a-pileated-woodpecker/>.
Works Cited Pg. 4 • Mackey, Arthur. "Greener Grass." Capt. Arthur "Skip" Macker. Skip Mackey, 12 1999. Web. 25 Nov 2012. <http://www.skipmackey.com/fishstories.html>.