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Will thinning a forest help reduce porcupine damage?

Last Updated: January 19, 2007

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Thinned forest stands are vulnerable to porcupine damage because lower vegetation can thrive. Porcupine populations are usually lower in closed canopy stands where understory vegetation is scant.


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