Years of overhunting have resulted in the extinction of the population of white-tailed deer living in a forest. Several decades later, conservationists propose a plan to re-introduce a new population of deer to the forest by transplanting several deer from an area with a healthy population of white-tailed deer. Ethical dilemmas likely to arise from this plan include all of the following except:

A Humans living near the forest might contract Lyme disease from exposure to ticks from the transplanted deer.

B The forest might no longer be able to sustain a population of deer, resulting in overgrazing and food shortages.

C Deer might encroach on the habitats of smaller inhabitants of the forest such as squirrels and foxes.

D Deer might wander away from the forest and into the surrounding community of humans, risking injury and death.

The area from which the deer are transplanted might suffer from a corresponding loss of biodiversity.

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Advanced Placement (AP)

Sloane Davidson

14 February, 15:08

Years of overhunting have resulted in the extinction of the population of white-tailed deer living in a forest. Several decades later, conservationists propose a plan to re-introduce a new population of deer to the forest by transplanting several deer from an area with a healthy population of white-tailed deer. Ethical dilemmas likely to arise from this plan include all of the following except:

A Humans living near the forest might contract Lyme disease from exposure to ticks from the transplanted deer.

B The forest might no longer be able to sustain a population of deer, resulting in overgrazing and food shortages.

C Deer might encroach on the habitats of smaller inhabitants of the forest such as squirrels and foxes.

D Deer might wander away from the forest and into the surrounding community of humans, risking injury and death.

The area from which the deer are transplanted might suffer from a corresponding loss of biodiversity.

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Rocco Merritt · Answer 1

The answer is : The area from which the deer are transplanted might suffer from a corresponding loss of biodiversity. All the rest of the choices are ethical dilemmas except for the answer which is E. The area from which the deer are transplanted might suffer from a corresponding loss of biodiversity.

Sean Blanchard · Answer 2

E. The area from which the deer are transplanted might suffer from a corresponding loss of biodiversity.

Explanation:

This is the only statement that does not describe an important concern of the conservationists. The reintroduction of deer can cause several problems, such as the possibility of Lyme disease, the risk to the other species and the environment of the forest, and the risk to humans living nearby. However, it is unlikely that the area from which the deer are transplanted will suffer, as we have already learned that this area has a healthy population of white-tailed deer.