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The history of wolves in Yellowstone includes the extirpation, absence and reintroduction of wild populations of the gray wolf (Canis lupus) to Yellowstone National Park and the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem. When the park was created in 1872, wolf populations were already in decline in Montana, Wyoming and Idaho.
It is estimated that approximately 500 wolves are present now throughout the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem. The wolves’ presence played a vital role in increasing the health and diversity of ...
Because of overgrazing, deciduous woody plant species, such as upland aspen and riparian cottonwood, became seriously diminished. So, because the keystone predators, the wolves, had been removed from the Yellowstone-Idaho ecosystem, the ecosystem changed. This change affected other species as well.
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]
Thousands of gray wolves roamed America's wilderness for centuries until hunters, ranchers and others nearly decimated the species. In 1973, the federal government listed them as endangered in the ...
Photo Illustration by Kelly Caminero / The Daily Beast / Getty When a common parasite infects wolves, it changes their behavior and turns them into risk-taking animals that could help them become ...
A classic example of a terrestrial trophic cascade is the reintroduction of gray wolves (Canis lupus) to Yellowstone National Park, which reduced the number, and changed the behavior, of elk (Cervus canadensis). This in turn released several plant species from grazing pressure and subsequently led to the transformation of riparian ecosystems. [17]
The National Park Service quickly jumped into action, introducing 19 wolves to Isle Royale in 2018 in an attempt to revive the population. Jonathan Pauli, a professor at the UW-Madison, watched ...