In this ecosystem bunting for deer has become a common practice among many residents of nearby communities. It hunting continues and drastically reduces the deer population, how might this impact the han population?
Hawks do not rely on deer for food, so the hand population would be unaffected
Having less deer would increase the mountain lion dependency on rabbits, which would lead to fewer rabbits available for the hawks
Having less deer would alleet the trees in the ecosystem leading to fewer nesting sites for the hawks
Having less deer would increase the rabbit population providing additional food for the hawks and increase the hawk population