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Supporters of such campaigns say their benefits go beyond feeding the needy. In Georgia, which has one of the largest populations of deer in the southeast, hunters say their pastime doubles as an ecological good, by thinning out overcrowded forests. Victor DeVine, a hunter all his life, volunteered with Hunters for the Hungry last year at Georgia's Fort Yargo state park, where he says deer overpopulation had become unmanageable. "It was the first time the park was hunted in 50 years," he says. "It was even affecting other critters because the deer were taking too much food...
...charitable programs or food for the hungry would be a great alternative," says Michael Markarian, executive vice president of the Humane Society. "If hunters are donating the spoils, [feeding the hungry] is really a secondary issue." Markarian says there are also non-lethal ways to avoid conflicts between deer and human populations, like installing reflectors to prevent roadside collisions...
...meat, the Humane Society says, is the risk to human health. Unlike farm-raised meat, which undergoes a federal government-controlled inspection process before it can be sold, meat from wild animals may end up on a plate with little regulation - increasing the risk of contamination. "Because goose and deer and other suburban animals feed on lawns and flowers that are treated with pesticides, meat from those animals could be unfit for human consumption," Markarian says...
...spot where the latest tiger sighting has been made. There's not a lot of other wildlife to see in Bandhavgarh, but stay there for a couple of days and spotting a tiger, as it lounges in a bamboo knoll or makes its way toward a family of deer, is a near certainty. www.bandhavgarhnationalpark.com...
...Kanha: Many wildlife lovers consider Kanha, a sprawling sanctuary in the central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh, to be the great Indian forest. Said to be the place that inspired Rudyard Kipling to write The Jungle Book, Kanha's bamboo and sal groves are home to tigers, deer, bison, snakes, herons, jackal foxes and many other species of animal and bird. Located away from airports and major train stations, Kanha isn't easy to get to, but few visitors regret making the journey. www.kanhanationalpark.com