Researh Help

Hey guys! Well, im finishing up another semester of school and i have a research paper to do for my english class. The topic needs to have something to do with my major which is biology. Im only a freshman and havnt got much into the issues in biology yet and I could use some help coming up with a topic. What do you think is a controversial issue in wildlife management/conservation that needs addressing? Right now im looking into wolf management issues and possibly the new deer management issues in utah. Any thoughts?? Thanks for the help!
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Go with the wolves :thumb
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Either one of the subjects would work. I think the general population would be more interested in the wolf topic.
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How about addressing the problem of managing the buck to doe ratio and age structure of the deer herd to reduce post rut mortality? It seems that there is a need for older mature bucks in the herd in a large enough quantity to supress the rutting activity of the younger bucks so that they can maintain condition and grow large enough to become trophies themselves. When the younger bucks become involved in the rut in a big way ( because the older bucks have been removed ) they never realize their true trophy potential because they use the next summer to recover condition instead of putting on body mass and antler. They may even become casualities of winterkill if they have been stressed too much because of an abundance of does to breed. It's a balance that seems to have been lost in most of Utah at this time.
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I would probably go with the Wolf introduction as a basis to delve into the problems of the ESA, since that is the catalyst for the wolf thing in the first place, and the reason for the current problems. Would be a hellofa paper! :thumb
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