Sentences with phrase «reduction in wildlife populations»

Control of canine distemper outbreaks includes the removal of carcasses of animals which have died from the disease, vaccination of susceptible domestic species to decrease the number of susceptible hosts, and a reduction in wildlife populations which also reduces the number of potential hosts.

Earlier studies in the 4,200 km2 Chernobyl Exclusion Zone showed major radiation effects and pronounced reductions in wildlife populations.

Just the introduction of the Chestnut blight destroyed the ecosystem of the eastern United States in the early 1900s, causing catastrophic reductions in wildlife populations and the extinction of several species totally dependent on the American Chestnut, and incidently, increased the misery associated with the Great Depression due to the loss of a key agricultural crop.

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Whatever ills one might associate (rightly or wrongly) with free roaming cats — whether public health concerns, wildlife predation, or anything else — it's clear that these problems can not be addressed in a comprehensive manner without the stabilization and eventual reduction in the level of the community cat population.

Furthermore, even if the presence of cats is shown to impact wildlife, community cat programs, which have as their goal a humane reduction in cat population, remain a desirable solution to minimizing any actual (rather than perceived) threats to other species.