overpopulation

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While wolf predation is partly responsible, necropsies indicate the biggest cause was starvation from overpopulation.

From Seattle Times

“But it’s actually the perfect tool to control cat overpopulation,” he said.

From New York Times

Briggs says if the approach can be scaled up—and works in dogs as well—it could make a “huge impact” in the cat and dog overpopulation crisis worldwide.

From Science Magazine

Indeed, we shouldn’t make policy based on 1950s thinking or how it would upset a status quo facing climate change, overpopulation and fresh geopolitical challenges.

From Seattle Times

When I began the job, restaurants dumped leftovers in unlocked dumpsters each night, and bears and other animals fed freely, leading to overpopulation and uncomfortable encounters with humans.

From Los Angeles Times