Tuesday, March 04, 2014

Awesome video - wolves and ecology in Yellowstone

How wolves change the state of rivers.

OK, wolves are awesome all by themselves.  But this short video illustrates what happens when you remove a key piece from an ecosystem.

It really is all connected.

Thanks to Kris Winkler for this item.

2 comments:

Laurence Clark Crossen said...

Tremendously informative and entertaining for anyone disinclined to reintroduce wolves. Their re-introduction increased the diversity of life in Yellowstone fare beyond keeping the deer in check and letting the grass grow.

Matt Bille said...

Agreed. It's a cliché we all spout - "all of nature is connected" - but we still forget what happens in a tightly connected system if you remove a key piece.