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Blacktail deer, living in the San Juan Islands off the coast of Washington State, have disappeared

and biologists think they know why.

Big thanks to James for sending this one in.

Since the extra patient of wolves in the mid-19th century, the Blacktail deer living on the

San Juan Islands have had few natural predators.

Populations have been controlled by food, limited hunting, collisions with vehicles, fond

predation by coyotes, and disease.

That's according to Ken Bevis of the Washington State DNR.

One of these threats were serious enough to limit deer numbers and the population boomed

until 2021.

This year, however, residents and biologists are reporting that the deer have all but disappeared.

The Washington State DNR believes the culprit is a deadly and contagious disease known as

adenovirus hemorrhagic disease or AHD.

AHD is usually fatal and fauns seem especially susceptible.

It spread through close contact or exposure to bodily fluids like saliva or feces.

It poses no threat to people, pets or livestock, but it looks like it's done a number on this

deer population.

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