population explosion
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Culling deer in England will be made easier under a long-awaited government 10-year plan to deal with a population explosion that threatens woodlands, newly-planted trees and farmland.
From BBC ● Feb. 19, 2026
With the expansion of the area’s wetlands in 2021, it saw a population explosion.
From Science Magazine ● Nov. 21, 2023
Beasley attributes the population explosion to a few explanations, including humans illegally moving wild pigs to the areas where hunting them is legal year-round, as well as to warmer climates in recent decades.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 10, 2023
Their absence disrupted predator-and-prey relationships throughout the nation and resulted in a population explosion of deer and elk.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 30, 2023
All those momentous consequences of pottery triggered a population explosion, causing Japan’s population to climb from an estimated few thousand people to a quarter of a million.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
