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    Wolves were reintroduced to Yellowstone National Park in 1995. Their presence caused a trophic cascade that changed the ecosystem. By killing deer, wolves reduced deer numbers and changed their behavior, causing deer to avoid valleys and gorges. This allowed vegetation like aspen, cottonwood, and willow trees to grow back to heights over 5 times taller than before, benefiting other animals in the ecosystem like beavers, muskrats, ducks, fish, reptiles, amphibians, rabbits, hawks, badgers, mice, weasels, and foxes. Ultimately, the reintroduction of wolves changed the behavior of the rivers.

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    Wolves were reintroduced to Yellowstone National Park in 1995. Their presence caused a trophic cascade that changed the ecosystem. By killing deer, wolves reduced deer numbers and changed their behavior, causing deer to avoid valleys and gorges. This allowed vegetation like aspen, cottonwood, and willow trees to grow back to heights over 5 times taller than before, benefiting other animals in the ecosystem like beavers, muskrats, ducks, fish, reptiles, amphibians, rabbits, hawks, badgers, mice, weasels, and foxes. Ultimately, the reintroduction of wolves changed the behavior of the rivers.

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    Wild Animals: Botea Cristina-Alexandra Class 221 2 Year, Environment

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    Wolves were reintroduced to Yellowstone National Park in 1995. Their presence caused a trophic cascade that changed the ecosystem. By killing deer, wolves reduced deer numbers and changed their behavior, causing deer to avoid valleys and gorges. This allowed vegetation like aspen, cottonwood, and willow trees to grow back to heights over 5 times taller than before, benefiting other animals in the ecosystem like beavers, muskrats, ducks, fish, reptiles, amphibians, rabbits, hawks, badgers, mice, weasels, and foxes. Ultimately, the reintroduction of wolves changed the behavior of the rivers.

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    WILD ANIMALS

    Botea Cristina-Alexandra
    Class 221
    2nd year, Environment

    Wolf Changes Ecosystem


    -Greater Yellowstone
    -Reintroduction 1995
    -Doug Smith

    Trophyc cascade

    Increased number of the


    deer

    Reduced vegetation

    Reintroducing wolves

    Killed some of the deer

    Changes the behavior of the


    deer

    Avoiding
    -Velleys

    -Gorges

    Height x 5

    Aspen,

    Cottonwood

    Willow

    Beavers

    Muskrats, ducks, fish, reptiles, amphibians

    Rabits

    Hawks
    badgers

    mice

    weasels

    foxes

    THE WOLVES CHANGED THE


    BEHAVIOR OF THE RIVERS

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