Deer did start to have a significant impact on the vegetation of the Skedans Islands in the 1980's (around 30 years later than on Reef Island)

The same site in 1999 (left) and in 2007 (right) - Ferns have been browsed and replaced by Salal; Salal itself starts being browsed

Same site in 1999 (left) and in 2007 (right) - Ferns have been browsed, Sitka spruce, a non preferred forrage has managed to escape browsing

In the absence of alternative forrage, deer browse Sitka spruce intensively. Here on Kunga Island.