Yellowstone wolves There has recently been a problem in Yellowstone National Park up in Montana, farmers are complaining about our Yellowstone wolves being a problem to the community outskirts of the park. I'm arguing that wolves should stay in Yellowstone park. I believe that without wolves our river, vegetation, and population of animals can and will go down if they take the wolves out. Wolves have been helping the park with its natural ways. There has been prove that without wolves our vegetation
In the video “How Wolves Changed Rivers”, Sustainable Man gives us a clear view on the effects of wolf eradication and their reintroduction to Yellowstone National Park. Although these events began more than eighty years ago, this story it is one that continues to repeat itself in present times. Whether it’s global warming, uncontrollable forest fires, or the extinction of species, we continually see the conclusion being the same. When part of the web of life is removed the consequences are felt
believes that wolves are dangerous and vicious predators and that should be exterminated. The opposing group that supports wolves believes that wolves are necessary to ecosystems across the world. Even though both sides feel like their opinion is right, there are advantages and disadvantages to consider from both sides. One of the most popular topics within the wolf controversy is the idea that wolves cause a sharp decline in the deer population. In reality, the number of deer wolves kill is very
know much about them. People believe wolves are cruel, vicious animals that attack humans and livestock. Surprisingly, wolves are really beneficial to their ecosystem and community, and they are actually known as a “keystone” to their ecosystem. They rarely attack humans; the few incidents that do occur end up making a bad image on the majority. The wolves are very helpful in various areas, and wildlife would be widely affected if they were not present. Wolves are one of the most wide ranging terrestrial
Grey Wolves Reintroduction in N.W. U.S. Grey wolves are land carnivores native to northwestern United States and Western Canada. After many years of being on the endangered species list, these animals have been released from protected parks and reintroduced back into their natural habitat. The reintroduction of the wolves began in the 1990’s and still today, the success is controversial. The controversy over the issue comes from a clash of views between environmentalists, farmers and hunters. Yellowstone
As DBIO says, gray wolves can eat any kind of animal that they can hunt for food such as, little mouse, moose, elks or caribou. However, deer is the animal that wolves have mostly compete with bears, lions and lynxes. (web) The main food for wolves is herbivore. Thus, the basic food chain that wolves get involved is: wolves feed on herbivores, herbivores feed on vegetation, vegetation get energy, nutrient, water, air for
of a wolf. Though wolves are actually timid and gentle animals, they are being systematically eliminated because people wrongly believe them to be vicious, cold-blooded killers. But without them the environment crumbles because our planet's health depends on biological diversity, of which, the wolf is a linchpin. The return of the wolf is largely being managed by the wolves themselves. Often, young wolves will take to the trail, striking off into the unknown. Dispersing wolves can cover as much
a food web. A classic example of a terrestrial trophic cascade is the reintroduction of Gray Wolves to Yellowstone National Park, which reduced the number and behavior of Elk. This in turn released several plant species from predation of Elks and flourished across Yellowstone National Park (Ripple et al, 2011). This example of a trophic cascade is vividly shown and explained in a viral video “How Wolves Change Rivers.” However few trophic cascade have been done with bird predators. Such
range of what they think the population of Great Lake wolves in Wisconsin is. Many people’s guesses would range from 2,000-5,000 wolves. However, the guesses would be incorrect. As of 2014, (Richmond) there is between 660 to 689 Great Lake wolves in Wisconsin and it is on the decline due to the hunting of wolves. Should we continue to hunt them or should we save the beauty of this creature? Richard Thiel has always had an interest in wolves. Richard and some of his buddies went to the Wisconsin-Minnesota
farmers. Today the opinion about wolves differs broadly in Sweden, and has been a popular topic of debate for years, on whether or not we should allow wolves in the Swedish nature. In the following text I will write a brief conclusion of the history of the Swedish wolf, discuss the importance of not allowing wolf hunting, argue for the positive benefits of having wolves in the Swedish forest ecology, and provide facts to answer common misconceptions about wolves. The wolf have lived with alongside