datanaut t1_iu4vrqa wrote on October 28, 2022 at 3:52 PM Reply to comment by [deleted] in Is it possible that only 4 moose imported to Newfoundland in 1904 could produce a viable modern population of 110,000 today? by SlipCritical9595 If half of the moose died prematurely, then the population is not doubling every generation, it's staying the same. You can't just divide the final number by two to account for that. Agreed with the main point though that it sounds possible. Permalink Parent 8
datanaut t1_iu4vrqa wrote
Reply to comment by [deleted] in Is it possible that only 4 moose imported to Newfoundland in 1904 could produce a viable modern population of 110,000 today? by SlipCritical9595
If half of the moose died prematurely, then the population is not doubling every generation, it's staying the same. You can't just divide the final number by two to account for that. Agreed with the main point though that it sounds possible.