In a survey of Dall mountain sheep in Denali National Park in Alaska, researchers found that wolves preyed primarily on the most vulnerable members of the population, the young and the old. What conclusion is best supported by this data?
A. A program should be established to cull the sheep population.
B. Wolf predation is not dramatically reducing the sheep population.
C. The wolf population is at its carrying capacity, so it is no threat to the sheep population.
D. A program should be established to cull the wolf population.
E. Dall mountain sheep in Denali are an r-selected population.
B. Wolf predation is not dramatically reducing the sheep population.
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