I am not sure that anyone has really said that it is impossible to live with the natural world on your doorstep (although in the case of Wolves, Bears and the bigger cats I would prefer to have a healthy distance between us). Another example of deer in this situation that I have encountered was when I was recently in Nara, Japan where the deer roam free through the city and are actually a local landmark. My family also almost moved into a little property a mile into a local forest back when I was about 12, there was no garden to speak of because the deer just wandered through it, ate everything, and then moved on.
Personally, I would not say that we cannot coexist with wildlife, more that it is possible that we should not due to the impact of our lifestyle on theirs.
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