What impacts do deer have?
Wild deer damage crops, pastures and forestry plantations, and compete with livestock for pasture. Wild deer can alter the structure and composition of endangered ecological communities and compete with native animals for food. By changing the habitat of native animals, wild deer can threatened endangered native animals such as the southern cassowary and the southern brown bandicoot. Wandering deer have caused motor vehicle accidents and when the stags (male deer) are in rut, they can be aggressive and dangerous to humans.
