On Thu, 21 Dec 2000 15:23:14 -0700, Lorenzo <[log in to unmask]> wrote: >You have empirical evidence. In the Kiabab National >forest! > >In the Kiabab National Forest it was decided to KEEP it for >Deer. All deer predators were elimintaeeted! > >The result was that the Deer ate all their food to the >extent that they KILLED the plants that they depended on to >live. Did that happen because we didn't kill the deer (before starving)? Or because humans "eliminated" the predators? Cheers, Amadeus And have all nice christmas days, and a lucky christmas food. And i whish good health for everyone.