# Is killing animals an effective way to regulate populations?

**URL:** <https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/is-killing-animals-an-effective-way-to-regulate-populations/64272>\
**Category:** Nature Talk\
**Created:** [April 23, 2025, 12:47pm UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/is-killing-animals-an-effective-way-to-regulate-populations/64272 "2025-04-23T12:47:50Z")\
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**Author:** ![pmeisenheimer](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.inaturalist.org/pmeisenheimer/32/10425_2.png) [@pmeisenheimer](https://forum.inaturalist.org/u/pmeisenheimer)\
**Post date:** [April 24, 2025, 1:53am UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/is-killing-animals-an-effective-way-to-regulate-populations/64272/7 "2025-04-24T01:53:34Z")

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There’s a pretty detailed discussion of this stuff in [this topic](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/northern-spotted-owl-and-barred-owl/20658).

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