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[Merged] How Wolves Can Alter the Course of Rivers


Still Waters

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When wolves were reintroduced to Yellowstone National Park in the United States after being absent nearly 70 years, the most remarkable "trophic cascade" occurred. What is a trophic cascade and how exactly do wolves change rivers?

http://uk.screen.yah...ildlife-videos/

http://themetapicture.com/when-they-brought-these-wolves/

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Wow. Fascinating. No animal is an island. And just since 1995? Did I hear that right? Since their reintroduction in '95?

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Wow. Fascinating. No animal is an island. And just since 1995? Did I hear that right? Since their reintroduction in '95?

Yeah Canadian wolves, and now they're thinking about culling them again.

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-09-03/killing-of-yellowstone-wolves-threatens-area-renaissance.html

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If anyone is interested in this topic I would suggest checking out William ripples work on wolves and trophic casacades. Where the wildthings were is also a really good book that touched on the topic. So is The Wolves Tooth.

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