This article was originally published on Critter Science.

The Haida ermine hails from several islands off the Pacific Northwest of North America, primarily Haida Gwaii in Canada and the southern Alexander Archipelago in the U.S. state of Alaska. Introduced deer have caused overbrowsing on the islands, stripping away understory plants and ground-level vegetative cover. This understory destruction removes […]

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