Deer and How Forest Fires Affect Them

In the United States there is about 75000 forest fires a year, much of these forest fires occur on scavenging grounds, and habitats for the White-Tailed Deer. These fires do not pose a very big threat for The White-Tailed Deer. The White-Tailed Deer can run up to 50 kilometers per hour which is much faster than a fire which moves at about 1.2 meters a minute. Many people think forest fires kill many animals, which is not the case. The White-Tailed Deer just leaves the area until the smoke, and fire has cleared their habitat, then the Deer move back into their land. There is then a time period where food is very scarce due to the fire burning everything edible that the White-Tailed Deer could eat. The nutrient-rich ashes over the soil results in many new plants, which the White-Tailed Deer enjoys eating, starts to grow quickly in the soil due to the lack of competing plants. Predators leave the habitat to find food elsewhere giving time for the White-Tailed Deer population to grow and allow time for mating. Forest fires are in direct control of raising deer populations; Forest fires are very beneficial to the White-Tailed Deer.