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Wolf #10, a male, in the Rose Creek acclimation pen, Yellowstone National Park. Wolf reintroduction involves the reintroduction of a portion of grey wolves in areas where native wolves have been extirpated. More than 30 subspecies of Canis lupus have been recognized, and grey wolves, as colloquially understood, comprise nondomestic/feral ...
In 1970, American wolf expert, David Mech published The Wolf: The Ecology and Behavior of an Endangered Species (1970, 1981), an enlightening study of the wolf and its impact on its environment. [15] In 1978, when wildlife biologist John Weaver published his seminal study Wolves of Yellowstone , he concluded the report with the following ...
When considering the issue of wolf reintroduction in 2016, the commission adopted a formal resolution opposing intentional release of wolves. [18] Six gray wolves were photographed or killed in Colorado between 2004 and 2019. [19] These animals are most likely from the natural dispersion of those reintroduced to Yellowstone National Park. [20]
William Ripple is the author of more than 100 peer-reviewed scientific articles, most of which deal with trophic cascades. [10]Ripple, along with his frequent coauthor, Robert Beschta, have studied, published, and publicized the positive impact that gray wolves have had on the Yellowstone National Park ecosystem since their reintroduction in 1995 and 1996. [11]
Fishes of Yellowstone National Park; Gray wolf; Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem; History of wolves in Yellowstone; Leopold Report – Seminal 1963 study: "Wildlife Management in the National Parks" Pronghorn; Small mammals of Yellowstone National Park; Wolf reintroduction; Yellowstone cutthroat trout; Yellowstone Park bison herd
With the reintroduction of gray wolves (Canis lupus) to Yellowstone National Park, much interest has been shown regarding the effects of a restored wolf population on both grizzly bears and black bears. Grizzly bears, black bears, and gray wolves have historically coexisted in much of the same range throughout a large portion of North America.
In late 2008, Wolf 302M decided to disperse from the pack with a group of five younger males (his nephews and sons), drifting through rival pack territories until joining four females of the Agate Creek Pack, one adult, one young adult, and two yearlings, to form the Blacktail Plateau pack in late 2008, which 302M began leading.
Mark Stephen Boyce FRSC (born May 24, 1950) is a professor of population ecology in the University of Alberta Department of Biological Sciences, and the Alberta Conservation Association Chair in Fisheries and Wildlife. [1] Among other topics, he has written extensively on population viability analysis and resource selection functions. Early ...