I am confused by the explanation. There are actually two pronouns in the sentence, "their" and "it". They are not consistent with each other. Can this be a mistake itself? Or if not, how can I know which pronoun to be kept consistent with.
The deer, despite having traveled hundreds of milesfrom their home to reach the Canadian wilderness and therefore being free to roam without fear of highway traffic or other man-made dangers, struggled to acclimate to the habitat that wildlife
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The deer, despite having traveled hundreds of milesfrom their home to reach the Canadian wilderness and therefore being free to roam without fear of highway traffic or other man-made dangers, struggled to acclimate to the habitat that wildlife
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