Wild Life Overpopulation on Suburbia

What are the Effects of Wildlife Overpopulation on Suburbia Have You ever wondered why you rarely see any wild animals when you go to the mountains and then when you are driving back home, you almost hit a deer? Or how we see coyotes walk down our streets and turkeys standing in the middle of the road. This is the result of the overpopulation of wild animals living in the suburbs. Wildlife living in suburbia has become an arising problem and many people do not know how it started and why they even choose to live along side us. In my report, I will address the reasons and underlying causes for the existence of wildlife in suburbia and what their impact is on the communities that they inhabit.

Humans and animals have coexisted together for thousands of years and not until the last 300 years have we began to address their presence as a problem. The animals have always been here and when humans came and built towns and cities, the animals were pushed father out away from their original habitat. According to The U.S. Bureau of Land Management, roughly 72 percent of all America is either inhabited by humans or farmland. This means that only 38 percent of the United States is uninhabited or wilderness. This lack of natural habitat is one reason why wild animals are more common in our suburbs today.
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Wild animals however are not forced to live in the suburbs, they actually choose to do so because of the opportunities it offers. Living alongside humans is more beneficial to the animals and is a much easier way to survive rather than living in the wild. The population of wild animals living alongside humans thrives because of the opportunities it offers to sustain a a thriving population. The food source is the biggest reason these animals choose to live here. Unlike in the wild, animals would usually compete for food sources. Any type of animal could survive in the suburbs because of the diverse food sources that it offers. The amount of domesticated pets