Wolves saved Yellowstone National Park - The Northern Range

Few places are as special and unique as Yellowstone National Park - the world’s first national park. A wilderness jewel of vast forests and wide-open valleys, home to large bison herds, wolf packs, and grizzly bears.
The Northern Range is the hub of wildlife in Yellowstone National Park. Occupying just 10 percent of the park, it is winter range for the biggest elk herd in Yellowstone and is arguably the most carnivore-rich area in North America.
Early management of predators caused dynamic changes to the ecosystem. The reappearance of carnivores on the landscape has had significant and sometimes unexpected impacts on the resident grazers and their habitat.
Wolves had been absent from Yellowstone National Park for more than 70 years when they were reintroduced in the 1990s - and their return had some surprising benefits.
When we let nature work and we don't interfere with it, it can do wonders. Letting the wolves into Yellowstone National Park and leaving them to their our own fate shows us what a complex system nature is and how dozens of wild beasts can transform the entire ecosystem of such a vast area.
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[@dianepeters8685]

I was fortunate to be able to watch the full length ' How wolves change rivers ' before Smithsonian took it down.

[@dianepeters8685]

You may find an hour-long or more of the title but it's not the one that I speak about.

[@hyenaboy7504]

Guessing they took it down due to copyright?

[@davidstokes106]

@@vivian3371 i'm in!

[@ifyousayso9906]

Yellowstone is amazing, Been there 3 times and it seems to be a place out of time. Hard to explain the contrast between diversity and uncertainty but the whole place seems to scream, "Take a picture of me now or I might be gone tomorrow" Haunting and unforgettable...

[@traveler142]

Earth will continue to thrive long after your dead and gone...

[@sharonallen7343]

I've loved this beautiful animal since I was about 8 years old my mother 👩 👩‍🍼 x father bought me an ensippida of all the beautiful animals in the world 🌎 from that day even now beautiful

[@Zei4558]

I am currently doing a study on this, thank you for the help!

[@OneMinuteExplore]

You're welcome

[@RowshanChowdhury]

Thanks for informative video..❤️💯

[@OneMinuteExplore]

welcome Rowshan

[@jimmyjohnson5269]

Yellowstone Park is a World gem

[@matthewbrauss8571]

Thanks to the wolves

[@ddobereiner]

Hi, I loved your video, I'd like to know if I could create portuguese(Brazil) subtitles to you put in the video, so you would be able to reach a lot more people

[@OneMinuteExplore]

Hi Daniel, yes of course it will be a pleasure. You can contact us by e-mail (in video description) Thank you

[@kieranhernandez8660]

shush

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@@kieranhernandez8660 knob

[@ajayanimations3701]

Thanks for the help

[@OneMinuteExplore]

Welcome Ajay

[@hyenaboy7504]

For anyone claiming the wolves are invasive: Wolves have been living in Yellowstone for thousands of years, which means they are NOT invasive.

[@justashark776]

Not just yellowstone, but the majority of the Northern hemisphere. I suppose this would also be a good place to dispell the idiotic notion that an apex predator could "overpopulate" or would somehow destroy the population of prey they themselves are entirely dependant upon as well.

[@hyenaboy7504]

@@justashark776 If they could somehow destroy the population of their natural prey species, wouldn't said prey species have gone extinct thousands of years ago?

[@justashark776]

@@hyenaboy7504 That among many other things.

[@selfmadeselfpaid13]

@@hyenaboy7504they weren’t confined in a park before

[@davidsuch8942]

​@@justashark776lmao. That's what people are doing right now. Fucking dmmy.

[@duncanboys8715]

Thanks really helpful

[@OneMinuteExplore]

Welcome Duncan, we are happy to hear that

[@lorisharpe]

Love to hear this

[@LavishPatchKid]

The funnest part of Yellowstone was the game. (Been going my whole life.) Once you've seen the likes of Old Faithful, you're just going back for the animals. That's basically been ruined. The only thing still there is the buffalo herd in the southeast and the few elk up by Mammoth. The buffalo are the only thing that clearly wasn't impacted by them.

[@Moonbeam240]

Thanks

[@OneMinuteExplore]

Welcome 🤗

[@samshaker7945]

The narrator at the beginning, feed him to the wolves. It will help my ears.

[@OneMinuteExplore]

It's done ✅ thank you Sam

[@YohannaRosaly]

@@OneMinuteExplore waiiiitt a minute

[@tedshaw9215]

I’m dead 😂

[@walls_of_skulls6061]

@@YohannaRosaly lol it's text to speech

[@trashdrawingghost7843]

@@OneMinuteExplore noooo he was not that bad bring him back D:

[@spiritoflegend7483]

My dream is to visit Yellowstone one day

[@abominablesnowman876]

i try to introduce owl to my forest...... now its like a desert.

[@KaAaAiiiii]

How cruel... Murdering friendly, clean handed wolves for what? I'm so impressed this national park saved these wolves and these wolves saved the national park, Especially in my home state. I 💚 wolves! Long live Yellowstone! #Savethewolves #I❤️wolves

[@jacobnightingale273]

i love ur opinion

[@mckinnon-my9nj]

Nnlmml;

[@demolitiondan1188]

You can thank your neighbours in the great white North of Canada for giving Yellowstone the 2 dozen or so wolves in 1995 to save the park…..👍🏻

[@llkj7944]

Now BC is over run with wolves used to be they only stayed mid north of the province, now their down into the lower province in huge numbers, already whipped out the woodland caribou in the kootenays also grizzly roam peoples back yards in the rural communities since they stopped the managed harvesting of them, preditors have no fear of humans now so naturaly domestic animals make easy pickins. Gov't wildlife has the hurds so out of balance and over run by Predators it's out of control.

[@kieranhernandez8660]

shushhh

[@eleanorkaterberg4274]

Wow I love videos but this one is the best

[@OneMinuteExplore]

Thank you Eleanor

[@WokeandProud]

It's almost like the eco system is intricately connected and related and has devolved in perfect sync for millions of years and removing one piece of it harms the whole who would have thunk it.

[@bunholiovilla3536]

That's what a ecosystem is. Every animal has it's job and impact on the environment.

[@davidvanlalsawma7123]

Hello there Dr Doug Smith pleasent greetings to you

[@kareng544]

Wolves are my favorite animal, along with domesticated dogs but.... I still don't understand how wolves specifically saved Yellowstone. This video should be titled "Wolves, Bears and Cougars Saved Yellowstone National Park." Lets give all these magnificent animals the credit they deserve.

[@tricotthrillersandrocknrol4166]

Because all the changes started with wolves

[@instantramengod5704]

Wolves are better hunters than the others you named they need more food to feed the pack as well since bears and cougars are more solitary

[@russellkeeling4387]

I have to wonder what Yellowstone needed to be saved from.

[@kellyd3364]

@@russellkeeling4387 people

[@TeacherDoug7]

@@russellkeeling4387 Overgrazing.

[@Katkjc]

I cry at the pure beauty of it all. So proud of all those involved in making this happen and having the knowledge as well as being able to see the bigger picture. Every single living being has a purpose to make this world work, we should never try to change it because when we do we have seen what happens and it's heartbreaking as well as scary. Thank you to those who are doing the right thing.💗

[@LavishPatchKid]

"It is already a proven fact that, where wolves in have been reintroduced, the population of every big game species from mule deer to elk and moose has been reduced. Idaho had what was probably the highest elk population in America per square miles of habitat. But wolves were introduced, and their population flourished. At the same time the elk herds diminished. If you go to that state today it is difficult to see any elk herds, but wolf howls can be heard at just about any hour of the day or night. Yellowstone National Park is another excellent example of wolf mismanagement. The Park brought in a total of 31 wolves in an attempt to manage both bison and elk. The “buffalo” immediately reverted to an ancient defensive tactic of circular defense, and fended off the wolves for the most part. Only those buffalo that strayed from the herd (most often done by birthing cows) were in real jeopardy. Calf numbers fell as did cows, but the herd did not suffer too great a loss. Elk populations did not fare as well. The overall population began a downward spiral. That situation increased in its downward trend as the wolf population increased. Today, many visitors to the park are disappointed as they look for elk in the spacious meadows and see very few. The primary remaining herds are high in the mountains during the summer months and rarely visible to those tourists that cannot climb up to see them." For the record.

[@vincentrobinson9325]

Amazing !

[@OneMinuteExplore]

Glad you think so!

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[@virginiabaca7835]

Superb video, shared on FB and others ... Knowledge is life.

[@OneMinuteExplore]

Thank you Virginia

[@trashdrawingghost7843]

I wanna laugh so hard

[@Farishta_Bro]

One of the best video I watched since I have been on internet

[@OneMinuteExplore]

Thank you Jehlum

[@indigowolf556]

Amazing. We can learn so much if we would just stay out and let nature be ❤️ Love wolves.

[@OneMinuteExplore]

Thank for your beautiful comment

[@sharonallen7343]

Every time some documenrty comes on TV 📺 my husband says to me ten minutes 🥤 I know that my chances of seeing my beautiful creatures is 0 as there such shy animals they will probably see me first god love them ❤

[@Lowiqpeoplethinktheyresmart]

Something that also needs talked about it population. US population has grown 100 million in 25 years. Destruction of habitat is what will get us in the end. Lastly, I love Yellowstone and all it represents. With that said it’s basically a big zoo. Radio collars, tourism, ect. We need more wilderness in this country and in the world or we will suffer.

[@hyenaboy7504]

​@@Lowiqpeoplethinktheyresmart "Radio collars, tourism, ect" By that logic, pretty much ALL nature reserves are "basically big zoos". The collars are there for researche, and the tourism helps bring in money to keep the reserves running.

[@davidsuch8942]

​@@Lowiqpeoplethinktheyresmartit's not a big zoo. That's something a coward who never steps into the backcountry would say.

[@itzb0068]

Ppl shouldn't be extincting wolves.... They saved our lives.... #wolvestribute #dontextinctwolves

[@robertmastnak581]

Very interesting fakts about USA nature... Thx

[@nfactorial4074]

What text to speech is this?

[@joseph_arrow]

Yes.

[@OneMinuteExplore]

Welcome Joseph

[@followernumber1]

Is this part of a larger documentary

[@OneMinuteExplore]

No, it's a mini documentary

[@drd6482]

Bison just vibing at the end there #natgeoripoff?

[@will_dv3177]

The text-to-speech voice at the start :0 #natgeopretender

[@OneMinuteExplore]

Thank you Luke for your comment

[@OneMinuteExplore]

Thanks will, we are working on better voices...

[@drd6482]

@@OneMinuteExplore You are welcome :) #scary #hahahahah #HALP #twoyearsanniversary #twoyearsstrong #yeahboi

[@drd6482]

#doublerainbow

[@aussie_philosopher8079]

I think wolves can teach people a lot. Their sheer endurance, stamina and determination for survival is absolutely outstanding. Also their family structures and roles, they all have an important family role that they must fulfil. Beautiful.

[@russellkeeling4387]

It would help you to study more facts about wolves. They are top predators but they also wipe out other animals like coyotes, bob cats and other animals that compete with them. As I said the science behind their protection was science by emotion. Try to remember wolves are not mans best friend like dogs, see what happens to a dog when it is released anywhere near wolves.

[@freddypedraza2066]

Bears after reintroduction: " oh barks!! Fooooood!!!" Wolves: wrong hood ese Bears: what are these things?!??!

[@barbaradarnell7376]

A man who lived in southern Alaska and made home movies about building his cabin and of the wild life noticed that wolves would kill for sport.

[@instantramengod5704]

Especially coyotes they can’t stand them it’s on sight every time 🤣💯

[@TeacherDoug7]

@@instantramengod5704 That's not sport though, they are competitors to some degree.

[@ratha8799]

​@@TeacherDoug7coyotes like to scavenge and steal food p

[@carlcameron3524]

I love Wolves and Killer Whales 💪🏾💯

[@manda2759]

Wow…my spirit person. Never met anyone else who adores both animals as much as I do. Although, killer whales will never be topped for me.

[@carlcameron3524]

@@manda2759 😊

[@manda2759]

@@carlcameron3524 😁 I call my marine black and white oreos wolves of the sea tho!

[@tennesseenana4838]

You can always tell if an ecosystem is healthy by the number of predators in it. They are the balancers of nature in many ways. Hopefully they'll be allowed to do the same in Colorado in the Rocky Mountain National Park.

[@nickwolfe1690]

Decent. But please fix 6:41 typo. The sentence doesn't make sense. "and leaving them to their our own fate shows us ..." Our fate or their own fate? Which is it?

[@OneMinuteExplore]

Thank you Nick, it's "leaving them to their own fate..."

[@heathenwolf4997]

Love this... Wolf educational vids🐺❤

[@OneMinuteExplore]

welcome Heathen

[@heathenwolf4997]

@@OneMinuteExplore 👍💯🐺

[@creatorspir9629]

wild love

[@OneMinuteExplore]

Thank you creator

[@Brachiophore]

Ok so now there's more things killing other things. How exactly does that constitute an improvement? The only argument they gave as to why it's good boils down to "pretty to look at".

[@tannerdarrow8872]

More elk die from predation yes, but now there are more moose, beaver and other species. There is always a balancing act going on. A good piece of literature that speaks on this more is A Sand County Almanac by Aldo Leopold, if you're interested in learning more.

[@kellyd3364]

Every wolf in Yellowstone is Canadian

[@bmcnorton]

Maybe this is a naive question, but why aren’t the wild mustangs introduced as part of the food chain/wildlife?

[@richardblazer8070]

Because wild horses are an invasive species brought to the Americas by Europeans.

[@TeacherDoug7]

"Wild" mustangs are like "wild" dogs. They have been domesticated and bred by humans for so long that they have no natural ecosystem anymore. Now I'm not an expert on horses but I don't know if they can take the cold of Yellowstone winters. Even in Virginia I see them standing around with their little horse coats on.

[@Lowiqpeoplethinktheyresmart]

Something that also needs talked about it population. US population has grown 100 million in 25 years. Destruction of habitat is what will get us in the end. Lastly, I love Yellowstone and all it represents. With that said it’s basically a big zoo. Radio collars, tourism, ect. We need more wilderness in this country and in the world or we will suffer.

[@hyenaboy7504]

The radio collars are there for research purposes. So, I'm not sure how that makes Yellowstone basically a "big zoo". And, as for tourism: literally ALL nature reserves have tourism, it's how they make money to keep running.

[@OneMinuteExplore]

Thanks Andrew for the information

[@Lowiqpeoplethinktheyresmart]

I’m not saying it in a negative way at all. I think many will get the premise I’m trying to make - yes it’s NOT a zoo. The animals ARE wild. It is a natural ecosystem. I’m saying we allow them to live there. What’s the wild population there? 5k? Imagine how many wolves would live in our vast country if habitat wasn’t being destroyed at such a rate. When I say it’s a zoo I’m saying it’s a plot of land in which we ALLOW them to live; and we have a say in how many what where and when

[@Jarial7]

sorry I love the program and how it's helping the environment that's really excellent but too graphic for me who is a big softie

[@AbhishekSharma-yr7fb]

The Video is surely a great piece of learning. Though would love it to be more descriptive.

[@OneMinuteExplore]

Thank you Sharma, we will make more videos about it.

[@AbhishekSharma-yr7fb]

@@OneMinuteExplore Sure. Do let me know if there's anything I can be helpful with. Eagerly waiting for the new one.

[@tylerandrews5238]

This should be a constant that every city, county, state tires to achieve. Just like the honey bee... when its gone; the after effects can be detrimental

[@ericmoser5568]

Yeah let the wolves loose in downtown San Francisco, Chicago, New York, good idea

[@redshift444]

Save the wolves...

[@user-bh4ft9nv7u]

Lived beside Yellowstone 17 years, just moved away. There are no animals left in Yellowstone or outside the park. These people are getting paid too bring back the wolves. Don't worry they will eat everything then starve to death.

[@stephaniesamillano643]

Pov: andito ka para sa Activity 🙂

[@Filterite5]

Oh Canada 🍁

[@guillermomeza9842]

Un dato interesante es que el lobo es el único animal adaptable ante cualquier ecosistema, puedes dejar, por ejemplo, una manada de lobos en África, y se adaptarán.

[@omprakashchowdhary1519]

Because of wolf species have lof of genetical diversity.

[@guillermomeza9842]

@@omprakashchowdhary1519 yes bro, even wolves can adapt in Africa, but it would be dangerous for many animals.

[@sabesabe5838]

Wow!!!! What another fantastic upload!!! 😁😁😁🤣🤣🤣 Keep doing this!!! I love wolves!!!😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂🙂🤣🤣🤣

[@OneMinuteExplore]

Your welcome

[@hcn6708]

Dislikes are from ranchers and hunters

[@OneMinuteExplore]

Thanks for your understanding and support

[@davidstokes106]

how many dislike?

[@hcn6708]

@@davidstokes106 Definitely a nonzero number

[@chulasmall-chip1922]

a hundred currently@@davidstokes106

[@richardprice9979]

You say nothing about the Canadian,/ Yukon wolf species in your reintroduction. The Canadian wolf is larger and much stronger. It created havoc to Idaho Ranchers and hunters. Is this who you are bringing up,? or the smaller wolf?

[@OneMinuteExplore]

Thanks for sharing this information with us

[@guillermomeza9842]

6:23 Project Willow :'(

[@florincioara]

💯❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤💝

[@askefantenthefool8050]

I came here because of the Yellowstone series

[@OneMinuteExplore]

Welcome to the familly

[@venkateshvenky9019]

Reference : Ram mohan sir Telangana state forest academy

[@billythe_kid5999]

Balance

[@userxyzbaalasndb735]

anyone from malinovsky period 3??

[@rickserafini966]

Pretty simple, just get out of the way and let nature do it's thing.

[@pigsareit]

Wow I cannot pay attention at all with the AI voice Extremely distracting

[@gilbert2795]

So all the wolves in Yellowstone were imported from Canada sad

[@hyenaboy7504]

Why is that sad.

[@chadbinette3201]

The original 25 or so we're imported in 1997 and there are like 4 or 5 packs now from the offspring, none of the original are still alive I'm sure, the life span of a wolf isn't that old. That be like having a 30 yr old dog, which would be 210 yrs old in people years. The I lay difference is the original wolves in early 1900s that got wiped out we're prairie wolves and the wolves they introduced in 1997 we're timber wolves , and so the wolves in Yellowstone today are timber wolves which are about twice the physical size of what was wiped out in 1920s. But natural will always find a way to reset and eventually balance if left alone.

[@pn6944]

Whoever says wolves have not helped restore Yellowstone National Park only need to look at how wolves by themselves have regenerated Bnaff National Park in Canada and Isle Royale National Park in Michigan. I understand wolves have not re-established a healthy Yellowstone by themselves, but they were 100% the tipping scale factor that created a chain reaction of other events to restore the Park. Wolves could not restore a sick Yellowstone in just 27 years after seven decades of decay on their own. That is not possible, but they started the trend into evolving Yellowstone into the diversity of what it currently is. Love wolves, and every predator that shifts balances equally in their ecosystems.

[@eliasdskill5008]

Only thing invasive in yellowstone is the people.. there are thousands of tourists in a single day.

[@drd6482]

WORLDSLONGESTFIELDGOAL #markrober #yeahboi #rickthestickphoto

[@Katrina-cq2tw]

Like hunters care 😢

[@edgeworldpictures6831]

Beautiful video but poaching continues unchecked. Don't forget the female alpha grey wolf 06 shot by a trophy hunter. Her only daughter F926 shot dead by trophy hunter. There should be a ban on shooting females of any species being shot and more protection needs to be in place. Trophy hunting is a vile sport.

[@Remsster]

I mean if they are poachers they already a breaking the law, they won't care about a law against shooting female. Also hunting females of any species is already highly regulated and restricted.

[@edgeworldpictures6831]

@@Remsster something has to change. baiting this alpha female so she's outside of the park then shoot her. Yes, there should be a law about shooting females. End of story.

[@GeorgeInHerJungle]

@@edgeworldpictures6831 they are already breaking the law. The answer is not more laws (that they won't follow) but enforcement. Unfortunately that is very hard and many of the places are short-staffed

[@edgeworldpictures6831]

@@GeorgeInHerJungle a ban on shooting female wolves. If you want to consider this another law, so be it.

[@Brandi.Nicole]

Well…specifics aren’t clear. She was out of range and attacking his dog. What he didn’t do was call right away. That was his mistake. Why was she out alone anyway is the deeper question? Also said it was a gray - they have enough trouble as it is. Luckily she was collared and the dummy hunter registered his kill a week later (though lying) he lost his hunting license for years. That being said the issue isn’t illegal harvesting but open season and Trump REMOVING them from the endangered species list. Agree - trophy hunting is useless and stupid.

[@kuumaliimam1es]

Hello Steve O fans KEK

[@RowshanChowdhury]

At last first comment..😃

[@OneMinuteExplore]

hhh yeah the best as always

[@RowshanChowdhury]

@@OneMinuteExplore Thanks

[@jermainedification]

I love wolves 🐺 my favorite animals

[@vmunikoti]

We should introduce wolves into the United States Capitol when Congress is in session.

[@rohintriplett3490]

I like where this is going

[@bryanbrowning5746]

I like the idea, but wolves don’t feed on pieces of 💩.

[@TeacherDoug7]

@@bryanbrowning5746 Yeah and the wolves would probably get tummy-aches from all the alcohol and cocaine in the senator's blood.

[@shivasrinivasan7662]

How is Yellowstone the Serengeti of North America when virtually every province in Canada has more numbers of bison, bears and wolves. Two third of the wolves in US are in Alaska. So if any Alaska is the only part of the US that can claim to be Serengeti of the North America.

[@millerross90]

These wolves are all going to die. Once Yellowstone's super volcano goes off.

[@karolinakuc4783]

Not really animals can often predict earthqakes and volcano eruptions

[@sheldonlamey7010]

Seeing a Wolf take down prey is not beautiful to me. I think about the prey for some reason I know how the system works but I still think about the prey🤦🏾‍♂️

[@drberryyt3948]

If idaho kills 90% of wolves they better not be crying 🙂

[@Brandi.Nicole]

Wolves were actually released in Idaho first. Cool to know right?

[@johnkrupnik8717]

I love wolves wake me in to learn to co-exist with them the Indians did tariffville problem for all those years how come We cant???

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[@stephaniegutierrez5158]

this is for school

[@OneMinuteExplore]

Yeah you can save it and share it

[@sakiusabuarua6430]

The drawings of God Almighty.

[@The_Minotaur]

So cheap 1 minute intro insert stolen content post video

[@PaganRyan28]

Keep wolves in endangered species act

[@chadcampbell9279]

Animals don't have a chance when u got wolves and cougars

[@hyenaboy7504]

Aren't wolves and cougars also animals?

[@hammertimez717]

They also estimate as many as 15 Bigfoot that roam through the northern part of Yellowstone

[@user-tl3ko3oj5z]

the wolves looks so pretty i wish i have a pet wolf

[@clintezell3298]

i love elk !!! and the wolves have taken the yellowstone elk herd from over 20000 to less than 10000, so i dont like wolves

[@3008_Enjoyer]

Wolves have to live too ya know.

[@carolineharris5239]

It's necessary for the ecosystem, though. If there is an overpopulation of them, they won't survive because they will exhaust the resources they need.

[@orvilleturk9768]

Controlled hunting would have done the same thing just some don,t like hunting

[@hyenaboy7504]

The fact they had to reintroduce wolves proves otherwise.

[@pandachu-yv8pt]

Noooooooooo you dumdass obviously not.

[@holymanbob9491]

fake ass tiktok voice over, nope

[@frios011]

Stupid early humans almost wiped out entire species of very important creatures. Thank goodness those IDIOTS are gone!

[@zairaclaine8685]

True. They think they own the world. Thank God they are gone

[@chefntoast]

This is so incorrect

[@Hunter-kr3ri]

Could you please explain why or how "this is so incorrect"?

[@pulenyokong6711]

This is a public comment

[@OneMinuteExplore]

Welcome Pule

[@ferratilis]

I'm glad the wolves eliminated the elk. deer and moose, and the willows are recovering and chocking the rivers. The only thing Yellowstone visitors are seeing now days are willows and bison.

[@hyenaboy7504]

Wolves aren't eliminating the elk, though. Humans are. If the wolves were eliminating the elk, then the elk would have gone extinct thousands of years ago.

[@ferratilis]

@@hyenaboy7504 Like I already said, the only thing Yellowstone visitors see now days is willows and bison, because clearly the "humans" eliminated the elk herds from Yellowstone.

[@hyenaboy7504]

@@ferratilis You're right, it is humans that are causing the elk to die out. Wolves are a native predator that have been living in the area for thousands of years alongside the elk herds, which means they aren't causing any damage to the elk population since, if they were, the elk would have died out thousands of years ago. The wolves are "killing off" the elk, they are simply returning the population to the level it was at before the wolves were initially killed off

[@isenx]

do you think there is an overpopulation of wolves?

[@ferratilis]

@@isenx Yes. Everywhere where they were introduced they overpopulated and destroyed the deer, elk and moose. Yellowstone park is a prime example.

[@dominicjohnson8427]

It wouldn’t surprise if the primary reason for CWD was the decline of apex predators, we as humans have messed around with the eco systems and nature will find a way to rebalance somehow

[@jimslater3574]

The British Columbia government is hiring contractors to cull wolves by shooting them from helicopters. They blame wolves on the reduced numbers of woodland caribou and deer, but research has shown that the root causes of caribou population declines are a result of human activity. This includes industrial activity and resource extraction such as oil and gas development, logging, seismic lines, and an extensive network of logging roads through sensitive environments that fragment caribou habitats. Recreational activities such as off-roading, snowmobiling, and related activities put further strain on caribou habitat. The increasing incidence of extreme weather events in the province compound the already difficult situation facing caribou populations. Killing wolves is not going to solve the problem - it's going to have many other adverse effects, as demonstrated by the elimination of wolves from Yellowstone.

[@OneMinuteExplore]

I completely agree with you. The decision to cull wolves by shooting them from helicopters is not only inhumane but also misguided. Research has shown that the decline of caribou populations is primarily due to human activity, such as industrial activity and resource extraction, which fragment caribou habitats and put further strain on their survival. These activities have had a devastating impact on the natural balance of ecosystems, and it's unfair to place the blame solely on wolves. Furthermore, the removal of wolves from ecosystems can have numerous negative consequences, as demonstrated by the elimination of wolves from Yellowstone National Park. The absence of wolves led to an overpopulation of prey species, which in turn caused a significant decline in vegetation and other species that depend on it. Instead of culling wolves, the government should focus on addressing the root causes of the caribou population decline, including regulating industrial activities and protecting sensitive habitats. We need to acknowledge the interconnectedness of all species in an ecosystem and work towards creating a more sustainable and balanced approach to resource management.

[@dimonbonbon]

up

[@OneMinuteExplore]

Thank you

[@IdiotsPain751]

The robot voice ruins it completely :(

[@OneMinuteExplore]

We are sorry

[@Merlin1955UK]

Pity you cocked it up to begin with - why you just didn't leave well enough alone - wild means wild - do not touch! ANY PART OF IT! Hubris!