More Wolves Please

[greatbigdiddy]

Cool video on how wolves change rivers.... thoughts ??

 

[RedBeard]

Isn't that incredible. Excellent video

[Nachako]

Amazing isn't it . I saw this about 6 months ago .

If your really interested you should read up on the plight on the Elk in Banff National Park after we tried to eradicate the wolfs in the 1950's .

[SilverDoctor]

Predators sure have their place. But so do every other animal in the chain.

[albertatrout]

Very painful video for somebody who has reviewed and studied this project. Most of the claims are over exaggerated as is the scale. It was not as simple as just wolves missing from the area, not even close. Read through the actual science and you will see there were changes but not to the extent this video illustrates. This video comes accross as propaganda being used in the fight against control measures being placed on the wolf population in that area. The elk population crashed (approximately 70%) following the establishment of wolves, there were many factors at play (bears are also very hard on elk, this is being heavily studied right now) and some of the benefits attributed to wolves were part of already naturaly occuring cycles. Yes, having wolves on the landscape is a good thing, they do not however return ecosystems instantly to pre-disturbance status. We have lots of wolves in Alberta, I have seen dozens every summer for many years, they do not insure no erosion/ optimal fish habitat, there are way more significant factors at play.

[monger]

Incredible extrapolations made in this video. It is a wonder that places in Europe still exist considering the lack of wolves. By now countries should have fallen into a black hole. Good to have some wolves...good to have a population that is not out of control

[Ronanmd1]

I saw this a few months back. Amazing video. Sad to hear that there are still many around Yellowstone who consider them to be a nuisance and shoot them whenever they wander out of the park.