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It is called the Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument. A family that started a successful business making skin care products donated the land. The land is home to moose, black bears, coyotes, deer, bobcats, snowshoe hares, fisher cats, bald eagles and Canada lynx.
Source: tatoeba (12181501)
The life of a young deer can be a tough one. Born barely able to walk, these young deer cannot keep up with their mothers, and they must spend their first weeks of life mostly alone. Fawns will hide from predators throughout the day as the does forage for food to sustain themselves and their babies. The mothers will periodically visit the fawns to nurse, but they also try to keep their young hidden from hunting coyotes and bobcats. Studies of JSC’s deer population show that increased rainfall in the winter and spring results in higher numbers of fawn the following year. In wet years, higher rates of twins, and higher survival rates due to better nutrition, give the deer population the boost it needs to recover from dry years.
Source: tatoeba (12267051)
Closest matches include lynx rufus, wildcat.
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