New England has so many freaking deer because of the complete lack of natural predators. The native mountain lion species here went extinct a long time ago, and nothing has taken its place.
It’s literally just hunters and cars hitting them keeping the population in check.
Plus there’s that deer wasting disease that’s been spreading, and continued overpopulation is just gonna make it worse.
Keeping predators in an eco system is so fucking important.
That last part is a worthy criticism of the mental health industry and one that often gets a lot of push back unfortunately.
It results in a lot of misdiagnosed individuals and mismatched support plans that can cause more harm than good.