Wolf Reintroduction Essay

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Desiree Luther English III For more than 100 years, the gray wolf one of the most important members of the Yellowstone National Park Ecosystem, had been missing. The gray wolf was exterminated in the park area by hunters, ranchers, and some of the early park rangers. For several decades park biologists and scientists had discussed the possible reintroduction of the wolf to the park and surrounding areas. In mid-January 1995, fourteen wolves from many separate packs were captured in Canada and then transported into Yellowstone Park and placed into one-acre acclimation pens. The reason for not capturing an entire pack, or packs and moving them into Yellowstone was primarily because it would have been very difficult if not impossible. When a pack hears a helicopter approaching they generally run for cover---the…show more content…
Despite resistance from ranchers and other outside the park, the wolves have formed numerous packs and continue to thrive. Their reappearance in the ecosystem has affected everything from elk, deer and bear population to the plant species growing in the Lamar Valley. Nearly every change brought about by the wolves reintroduction indicates that the presence of wolves has created a healthier and more complete ecosystem. If I was a “fly on the wall,” I would follow around the released wolves in the Yellowstone National Park. Why? I am interested in wolves and would like to know what the world is like from a wolf’s perspective. I would also like to know some things about the kind of people who do this type of work. How they capture and treat the wolves. How do they take care of them before they return to the wild? I would like to learn about how the wolves live and what is important to them. It would be interesting to know how they view humans and what they consider important or valuable. I would also like to learn what humans can do to be sure wolves

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