Online Journal - Haily Helguero by Haily Helguero https://padlet.com/helgueroh/um0p38fr9trv en-us 2018-02-02 17:52:07 UTC 2018-03-26 18:37:41 UTC hello@padlet.com Protection of Wolves helgueroh https://padlet.com/helgueroh/um0p38fr9trv/wish/227605325 I think that wolves should be protected in Yellowood because they depend on their ecosystem.  They should not be hunting for that exact reason. Wolves should be protected by the Endangered Species Act because they are getting hunted and are on the verge of being extinct. A few reason why they should be protected not not hunted are: 1)Wolves are listed as "threatened" and "endangered" of being extinct. 2) Yellowstone is know for its wildlife and geothermal activity. 3) They protect and recover as a species and then they have to depend on the ecosystems they have to live in. If they go extinct, people will never know more about wolves then they already have and not be able to learn more about them. ]]> 2018-02-02 17:55:35 UTC https://padlet.com/helgueroh/um0p38fr9trv/wish/227605325 Buffalo's vs. Lions vs. Crocodile helgueroh https://padlet.com/helgueroh/um0p38fr9trv/wish/232484794 An example from and ecosystem is the African Safari. Its where the video where the buffalo and the lions are fighting over a baby buffalo. And then a crocodile comes in and tries to take the baby buffalo. The relationship between the 3 animals is they both try to get something. For example, it can be food or territory. Something that the they have in common is they both try to survive from taking something from each other. ]]> 2018-02-16 19:30:01 UTC https://padlet.com/helgueroh/um0p38fr9trv/wish/232484794 Beavers Facts helgueroh https://padlet.com/helgueroh/um0p38fr9trv/wish/232497445 100 colonies estimated in 2015 (there is about 6 or 7 beavers in a colony). The beavers scientific name is Castor canadensis.

You can see beavers at:
  • Willow Park (between Mammoth and Norris), Beaver Ponds (Mammoth area), Harlequin Lake (Madison area), and the Gallatin River along US 191.
  • In the backcountry: upper Yellowstone River (Thorofare region), Bechler River, and Slough Creek. Occasionally seen in the Lamar, Gardner, and Madison rivers.
  • Wait in areas near known beaver activity. You may see them swimming or clambering onto the bank to gnaw at trees and willows. Listen for the sound of the beaver slapping its tail on the water before it submerges to seek safety.
Behavior and Size:
  • Crepuscular: active in evening and morning.
  • If living on rivers, may build bank dens instead of lodges.
  • One colony may support 2–14 beavers that are usually related. Six is considered average.
  • 35–40 inches long, including tail.
  • Weighs 30–60 pounds.
  • Average life span: 5 years.
  • Male and female beavers look alike—thick brown fur, paddle-shaped tail.
  • Like wolves, beavers live in family groups, which are called colonies. Fewer than 5% of mammals live organized like this.
Beavers are native to Yellowstone. Beavers live throughout Yellowstone Nation Park but are concentrated.


]]> 2018-02-16 20:02:29 UTC https://padlet.com/helgueroh/um0p38fr9trv/wish/232497445 Yellowstone Beavers Information, Facts and Summary's helgueroh https://padlet.com/helgueroh/um0p38fr9trv/wish/232501463 The beaver is a keystone species that affects habitat structure and dynamics through the damming and diverting of streams, and the felling of trees and other woody vegetation. The resulting ponds and flooding help create an environment favorable to willow and aspen, the beavers’ preferred winter foods and used in building their lodges. The territoriality of beavers probably deters two colonies from locating within 165 feet of each other, and most streams in the park lack either suitable vegetation or a sufficiently low gradient to provide beavers with habitat, but information about the distribution and number of beaver colonies in the park over time adds to our understanding about the long-term effects of changes in vegetation and climate.

 
]]> 2018-02-16 20:12:18 UTC https://padlet.com/helgueroh/um0p38fr9trv/wish/232501463 Changes in the Yellowstone area in the past 40 years. helgueroh https://padlet.com/helgueroh/um0p38fr9trv/wish/232509788 "Rising sea levels, ocean warming, and acidification affect wildlife habitat, cultural and historic features, coastal archaeological sites, and park infrastructure, resulting in damage to and the loss of some coastal resources" says Yellowstone.(https://www.nps.gov/yell/learn/nature/global-climate-change.htm). There have been may case and evidence that there is many different things happening to Yellowstone. Some of the factors that change Yellowstone is, Global Climate Change, thunderstorms, hurricanes, and windstorms. This is causing Yellowstone's ecosystem to change and not react the same way it used to react. ]]> 2018-02-16 20:40:04 UTC https://padlet.com/helgueroh/um0p38fr9trv/wish/232509788 Changes in population in Yellowstone: helgueroh https://padlet.com/helgueroh/um0p38fr9trv/wish/233973778 The changes in Yellowstone of it's population have dramatically changed. Some of the changes go to some species like, Elk, Moose, Wolves and Willows. The changes in Elk are dramatically go up from 1960 to 1988. Then the population decreases from 1988 to 1991. It starts to increase at 1991 to 1994. The populations at Yellowstone National Park can increases and decreases at any time. ]]> 2018-02-21 20:15:24 UTC https://padlet.com/helgueroh/um0p38fr9trv/wish/233973778 Death by Predator helgueroh https://padlet.com/helgueroh/um0p38fr9trv/wish/238334021 2018-03-05 20:10:55 UTC https://padlet.com/helgueroh/um0p38fr9trv/wish/238334021 How does the Wolf population effect the elk and willow population? helgueroh https://padlet.com/helgueroh/um0p38fr9trv/wish/239389509 The wolf population affect the elk and willow population because the diet of a wolf is 90% elk. That will take a big toll on the elk population. The willows stand as food for elk.  And during the winter, they willow trees will go away, then the food for the elk goes away, then the population of the elk will go down because their food supply goes down and they won't have food and they will starve and die off, then the wolf population will go down because their food is gone.  ]]> 2018-03-07 20:19:36 UTC https://padlet.com/helgueroh/um0p38fr9trv/wish/239389509