Janet wrote:

In article , says...
In most places, very difficult to see deer - they are shy, generally
active morning/evening and spend most of their time hidden in thick
scrub in woodland.

Larry


Except in those areas where, thanks to deer, there IS no thick
scrub or woodland.. like much of the Scottish Highlands. Where deer are
easily visible *because they have no such cover*.
People wrongly assume that today's barren rocky landscape is what was
always there.

http://treesforlife.org.uk/forest/the-forest/

Janet.

Indeed - herbivores, unchecked by predators can totaly change landscapes
and ecosystems.

One of the most damaging is the goat which has stripped much of the
eastern Mediteranean - and unlike deer, goats are very good at climbing
trees ...

Larry