Re: The joy of actual numbers, was Democracy

On Sat, 9 Nov 2024 22:00:07 +0100, D wrote:

Reminds me, 5 years ago I saw deer in central Stockholm! Apparently
they'd been swimming from some place and somehow appeared in the middle
of the city.

https://www.kpax.com/news/missoula-county/oh-deer-missoulas-injured-urban-
deer

Missoula is a tenth the size of Stockholm and is surrounded by wild lands
but the deer are sort of mobile lawn ornaments. I've seen them look both
ways before crossing a street which is more than some of the homeless do.

There's a whole program aimed at discouraging bears.

https://missoulacountyvoice.com/bear-smart-missoula/widgets/73405/faqs

The bears even have their own web page.

https://missoulabears.org/october-2024/

"As fall progresses into winter and snow levels increase in the
surrounding mountains more lions will be relocating to the lower
elevations where big game winter. Remember, wherever you see deer or elk
activity expect mountain lions to be in the vicinity."

That's one of the problems with having a lot of deer; cats love a nice
venison dinner.