Deer shoulder blame for Lyme disease rise as calls mount for cull

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Scientists urge caution because infected ticks may also be spread by many other species

Britain’s deer are being unfairly singled out as the chief culprits in spreading Lyme disease, experts claim. By contrast, they say the role played by other factors – and animals – should also be examined.

 

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It's no because, were venturing further into the diminishing countryside, as for introducing predators, we need to sort out our domestic pets as thousands killed each year

Why are we only blaming deer shoulder? What about the rest of the deer's body?

A very poor article ignoring the rise of agriculture livestock, and doesn’t even conclude to your title. Our countryside ‘aides’ could stop wiping out predatory species then deer wouldn’t pose such a ‘problem’. Raptors keep disappearing at their hands

Possums eat ticks!

How much of a factor is predator extermination?

Rewilding is the answer, not men with guns.

Great photo.

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