Wolves of Yellowstone by Hannah Lawson https://padlet.com/lawsonh2/5jpostpf8rla Made with hard work,and fun! en-us 2018-02-02 17:54:16 UTC 2018-03-12 19:29:38 UTC hello@padlet.com Wolves of Yellow Stone E1 lawsonh2 https://padlet.com/lawsonh2/5jpostpf8rla/wish/227607592 Starting in the 1940s, park managers, biologists, conservationists and environmentalists began what would ultimately turn into a campaign to reintroduce the gray wolf into Yellowstone National Park. When the Endangered Species Act  was passed, the road to legal reintroduction was clear. In 1995, gray wolves were first reintroduced into Yellowstone in the Lamar Valley. The history of wolves in Yellowstone chronicles the extirpation, absence and reintroduction of gray wolves to Yellowstone, and how the reintroduction was not without controversy or surprises for scientists, governments or park managers. (Question) Do you think that Wolves should be killed or be left alone. I think they should be left alone because they help with our ecosystem and the balance of animals. Although farmers might not like it, it still helps the  ecosystem.]]> 2018-02-02 18:00:40 UTC https://padlet.com/lawsonh2/5jpostpf8rla/wish/227607592 Wolves of Yellow Stone E2 lawsonh2 https://padlet.com/lawsonh2/5jpostpf8rla/wish/228328288 Wolves are the biggest Predator in  Yellow Stone a long with bears. Wolves are very strong animals, as well are Bears. In a normal year bears eat 20,648,000 calories. Wolves normally eat 5,110 calories in a year. So the wild will be very scary and ruff to deal with. Now think if there were where to many Bears and Wolves in Yellow Stone, there wouldn't be enough of prey. If there's so little pray then plans will over grow then the Wolves and Bears and other Predators will have to eat another and Predator will over populate. ]]> 2018-02-05 19:53:19 UTC https://padlet.com/lawsonh2/5jpostpf8rla/wish/228328288 Wolves of Yellow Stone E3 lawsonh2 https://padlet.com/lawsonh2/5jpostpf8rla/wish/232507722 "Moose in Yellowstone are one of four subspecies of moose (Alces alces shirasi) in North America, and are found in forested areas and willow flats from southeastern British Columbia to northern Colorado. They are better adapted to survival in deep snow than other ungulates in Greater Yellowstone. Except during the rut, moose are usually found alone or in small family groups. This behavior, and their use of habitat where they are often well concealed, impedes accurate estimates of population size and distribution.Moose are the largest members of the deer family in Yellowstone. Both sexes have long legs that enable them to wade into rivers and through deep snow, to swim, and to run fast. Despite its size, a moose can slip through the woods without a sound. Moose, especially cows with calves, are unpredictable and have chased people in the park."Moose are the largest members of the deer family in Yellowstone. Both sexes have long legs that enable them to wade into rivers and through deep snow, to swim, and to run fast. Despite its size, a moose can slip through the woods without a sound. Moose, especially cows with calves, are unpredictable and have chased people in the park.Both sexes are dark brown, often with tan legs and muzzle. Bulls can be distinguished from cows by their antlers. Adults of both sexes have “bells”—a pendulous dewlap of skin and hair that dangles from the throat and has no known function.In summer, moose eat aquatic plants like water lilies, duckweed, and burweed. But the principle staples of the moose diet are the leaves and twigs of the willow, followed by other woody browse species such as gooseberry and buffaloberry. An adult moose consumes approximately 10–12 pounds of food per day in the winter and approximately 22–26 pounds of food per day in the summer.Some moose that summer in the park migrate in winter to lower elevations west and south of Yellowstone where willow remains exposed above the snow. But many moose move to higher elevations (as high as 8,500 feet) to winter in mature stands of subalpine fir and Douglas-fir.Predators play a fundamental role in maintaining ecosystem health. Research strongly supports the contributions of wolves in particular to the functioning and stability of the overall landscape (Ripple and Beschta 2012). Wolves prey primarily on large ungulates, hoofed mammals such as deer, elk and moose.Predators play a fundamental role in maintaining ecosystem health. ... Wolves prey primarily on large ungulates, hoofed mammals such as deer, elk and moose. By preying on the most vulnerable (diseased, young, old, weak or injured) individuals,wolves help keep prey populations healthier and more vigorous (Carbyn 1983).

 
]]> 2018-02-16 20:31:21 UTC https://padlet.com/lawsonh2/5jpostpf8rla/wish/232507722 Wolves of Yellow Stone E4 lawsonh2 https://padlet.com/lawsonh2/5jpostpf8rla/wish/233965608 Every day you are exposed to an ecosystem of some kind. It is all around us and encompasses everything we touch. Many folks do not understand the impact humanity has on the Earth’s ecosystems. A delicate natural balance in the ecosystems requires diligence and education if the equilibrium is to be maintained. Unfortunately, far too many people do not appreciate the impact they have on nature’s subtle ecosystem or even the bionetwork in which they live.Anywhere you go on the planet, you will come across various different ecosystems, such as forest ecosystems, marine ecosystems, freshwater ecosystems, coral reef ecosystems, and so on. Whichever ecosystem you take into consideration, you will find that there is a very close relationship between the living and non-living community. The inter dependence is so delicate that even the smallest amount of change in any of the participants within an ecosystem would result in changes all the way through the bio network. This is why it is very essential that the balance should be maintained at all times throughout the system.
In the present day context, most of the ecosystems on our planet have been abused and are in a state of acute imbalance. Humans use all of these bio networks, such as the forests, oceans, rivers, soil, etc. for their subsistence and owe their life to the contributions they obtain from each of these ecosystems. However, due to the population explosion, pollution and constant abuse, the overall balance of these systems have been unsettled, which calls for urgent restoration measures.The most critical areas that demand immediate intervention are forest conservation and freshwater ecosystems, both of which can spell the difference between life and death on this planet
Earth constitutes a number of bio networks, which are interrelated and interdependent and together, they sustain and promote life, as we know it. Unless serious steps are taken urgently towards restoring the ecosystems in general and the forest and water sources in particular, the prognosis seems bleak. The “inter” and “intra” dependence of these systems are such that when one gets off balance, it triggers a destructive chain reaction that affects every aspect of life on earth. Therefore, the need of today is concrete action that would allow Mother Nature to repair itself.

]]> 2018-02-21 19:59:53 UTC https://padlet.com/lawsonh2/5jpostpf8rla/wish/233965608 Wolves of Yellow Stone E5 lawsonh2 https://padlet.com/lawsonh2/5jpostpf8rla/wish/239367004 Wolves are very big in an ecosystem. They help to keep the balance in a ecosystem. Lets say if the wolves eat all the elk and Bison. then the willows will grow much more. But if there's to many willows then there will be to many trees and plants. After that the Wolves wouldn't have anything to eat, and then would go extinct.

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