A Conservation Organization Releases 100 Animals of an Endangered Species $p ( t ) = \frac { 900 } { 1 + 10 e ^ { - 0.1656 t } }$

Multiple Choice

A conservation organization releases 100 animals of an endangered species into a game preserve. The organization believes that the preserve has a carrying capacity of 900 Animals and that the growth of the herd will follow the logistic curve $p ( t ) = \frac { 900 } { 1 + 10 e ^ { - 0.1656 t } }$ where t is measured in months. What is the population after 8 Months? Round your answer to the nearest animal.

A) 23 animals
B) 243 animals
C) 159 animals
D) 308 animals
E) 246 animals