Wolf Protect Herbivores

If a predator organism was removed from an ecosystem, it would allow the prey population to increase which could lead to not having enough food for these organisms to eat. For example, if wolves were eliminated from the taiga biome than there would be a dramatic increase in the population of moose. This would result in the moose not having enough jack pine and could lead to starvation. The wolves would then have to eat more rabbits, elk, and voles which would decrease their population and starve the organisms that rely on these animals.

For one, by 1980, wolves doubled to 50. By then it was apparent, ‘balance of nature’ seems to be the force that guides nature. This shows that wolves should be introduced because they are needed for balance

Humans aren't the only threat to the survival of the gray wolf, another threat would be predators such as black or brown bears that prey on the wolves. The Sunlight can also harm the wolves seeing as the sun can melt the snow which

Wolves are keystone species because of how they influence their prey and how their prey, in turn, influence the plants and animal species that fall under them. An example of this influence is in 1925 when the gray wolf population disappeared from the Yellowstone National Park environment. They were hunted and eradicated all throughout the United States. Wolves during the 1800s were hunted because of how they threatened the livestock of settlers in certain regions. This was a term known as predator control. Predator control is essentially when the government or some

They will start to come eat farmers cows and then the farmers will shoot them. This can lead to many problems in the ecosystem for the wolf and the farmers. The farmers will start to shoot the wolves and the population can decrease that was as well. Changes in the Microbiome

Predators play a fundamental role in maintaining ecosystem health. Research strongly supports the contributions of wolves in particular to the functioning and stability

Although wolves are dangerous they can also be one of your best friends. Wolves have haunted us for years, or that is at least that is what we think. To really understand wolves you have to do some research about them. But, luckily I have already done that for you. Don just kill wolves because you are afraid of them. Wolves serve a great purpose in our ecosystem. It would be a shame to see wolf population decrease as much as it did before in Yellowstone. The reintroduction of wolves has affected the Yellowstone ecosystem in many ways, there will be contributions from wolves that we will not see until a long time.

Though wolves are one of the most researched and studied canines of the animal kingdom, many people are still cautious of the wolf and its behavior and is considered a safety threat to people in many urban and suburban areas. Recorded eradication of wolves can be dated back to the 1700’s hunted purely for their furs, though the complete eradication of wolves begins in late 1800’s after western settlement began to expand to Colorado, threatening valuable livestock. In defense, hunters and trappers supplied themselves

In 1924 because of a “government policy the federal government deliberately killed all the wolf packs” in Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming. This policy was passed because of the lack of knowledge and fear. These animals have been a scapegoat throughout human history. But what happens when we take a large predatory animal out of the ecosystem; when we keep the big bad wolf from doing its part in the environment.

As the population is growing more crops and cattle for farms are expanding and this has started to cause the Gray Wolves to get in the endangered list in 1976. Within those farms, Gray wolves would invade the livestock and gather food from the farms. When the farmers witness their livestock being eaten and taken away from the wolves they would kill and shoot the animals to defend their farm. Since there are so many farms the food stock has become limited for them so they have to find whatever food they can. Besides limited food disease is also a huge problem within their community, diseases such as canine distemper which is caused by unvaccinated dogs and kills young pups to older adults. Gray wolves are also a dangerous predator to themselves,

In “Scared to Death” by Ed Yong and Sharon Levy’s “Wolf Family Values,” we read about the need to protect the population of wolves in North America. These two articles have very different ways to go about this. Ed Yong talks about the wolf effects on elk as well as the rest of the environment. Levy’s approach is about wolf social structure and how it is impacted by hunting. Both of these make some valid points on why more conservation efforts should be made; however, I believe Ed Yong made the stronger case.

For a number of years the wolves were not missed by most people, the ranchers and farmers were happy to have the pests gone. Coyotes,

Long before the settlers started to make the United States their home, “American Indians lived long beside the Gray Wolf before settlers started to come here.” (Rowe, Mark) The wolf is native to the North American continent and has been inhabiting its land for centuries. It is a canid species, or member of the canine family and is a cunning, smart, fast, and sly animal. Gray wolves range in color from black, brown, gray, and white and also look like a grown German Shepherd. They are well known for traveling in family sizes from 7-9 wolves, led by the alpha male and have a mate. They are a fierce animal that has been researched extensively because of their unique qualities and that they are near extinction.

For years, the Gray Wolf has been a sore subject for many. The controversy comes with those who fight for the protection to conserve this species and those who see the Gray Wolf as a threat to humans and their form of survival. Both arguments are logical and both sides seem to be supported by evidence. The biggest controversy comes with the first proposed delisting of the Gray wolf. This paper will outline the biology and ecology of the Gray Wolf as well as the causes for the decline of the species and the reasons to keep this species alive.

Wolves are vital to our world. They improve the ecosystem, the economy, and they provide countless bits of information about their species. I have three claims supporting this statement that prove that North America needs wolves. Let’s talk about some of the ways we can learn to live alongside wolves, and some of the ways we can help them recover.