Incredible Changes Made to Yellowstone National Park Due to Introduction of Wolves
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Happyflowerlady
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That is an interestingand beautiful video, it truly is. However, some of the things they are saying do not work with the pictures they have used. What they are calling "deer" are mainly pictures of elk. Elk are much larger than deer, and are more of a grazing animal; wheras deer are more of a browsing animal, and eat more of twigs and small branches and leaves, and not as much of the grass.
Some of the pictures seem to even show moose, and they just label all of these very different creatures as deer.
Truely, the wolves would probably happily devour both fawns, and elk or moose calves; so they probably did chase all of them back into safer areas.
The wolves have also now spread into areas of both Idaho and Montana, and are also killing off lambs and spring calves from the herds being raised by ranchers in these areas, and probably this is also happening in other areas close to Yellowstone.
Since wolves are protected, there is not much that the ranchers can do to keep them from killing the cattle and sheep; and this has become a real problem for farmers. There is no real way to keep the wolves in Yellowstone.
Not only the wolves, but the grizzly bear, have been moving closer to inhabited areas in nearby states. People in north idaho, where I used to live, have had several occasions of grizzly attacks, right in their own yards, and also had their livestock killed.
One morning, I found huge pawprints outside our place, which were way too large for coyotes; and I think it must have been a wolf, looking for something to kill and eat. I always had to make sure that I was close to my dogs when we were outside.
Some of the pictures seem to even show moose, and they just label all of these very different creatures as deer.
Truely, the wolves would probably happily devour both fawns, and elk or moose calves; so they probably did chase all of them back into safer areas.
The wolves have also now spread into areas of both Idaho and Montana, and are also killing off lambs and spring calves from the herds being raised by ranchers in these areas, and probably this is also happening in other areas close to Yellowstone.
Since wolves are protected, there is not much that the ranchers can do to keep them from killing the cattle and sheep; and this has become a real problem for farmers. There is no real way to keep the wolves in Yellowstone.
Not only the wolves, but the grizzly bear, have been moving closer to inhabited areas in nearby states. People in north idaho, where I used to live, have had several occasions of grizzly attacks, right in their own yards, and also had their livestock killed.
One morning, I found huge pawprints outside our place, which were way too large for coyotes; and I think it must have been a wolf, looking for something to kill and eat. I always had to make sure that I was close to my dogs when we were outside.
We haven't encountered any wolves while we were out camping, but have heard some off in the distance. I keep the dogs close by even when we're in an area with coyotes, they tend to watch the camp from a distance, and would see my dogs as a nice plump lamb-chop treat for sure. 
I've seen Grizzlys pretty close up when we were in Canada, they are beautiful and massive creatures. I have great respect and fear of bears. We had an encounter with a black bear while camping in a remote area, and that was enough for me. Luckily us or our dog wasn't harmed in the ordeal.
I didn't take note of the animals in the video, but I'm sure you're right. We spent our honeymoon camping in Yellowstone way back in the day, had a great time there. I got out of the truck to take a picture of a moose, and had to be ready to hightail it back to safety if needed, lol. In those days I was much quicker and wilder...not that much anymore.
I've seen Grizzlys pretty close up when we were in Canada, they are beautiful and massive creatures. I have great respect and fear of bears. We had an encounter with a black bear while camping in a remote area, and that was enough for me. Luckily us or our dog wasn't harmed in the ordeal.
I didn't take note of the animals in the video, but I'm sure you're right. We spent our honeymoon camping in Yellowstone way back in the day, had a great time there. I got out of the truck to take a picture of a moose, and had to be ready to hightail it back to safety if needed, lol. In those days I was much quicker and wilder...not that much anymore.
Happyflowerlady
Vagabond Flowerchild
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- Northern Alabama
Yellowstone IS awesome ! I have only been there once, and it was a quick sidetrip on a drive home from Idaho to Missouri, so I really didn't get to see much except for watching Old Faithful go off, and seeing some of the bear, elk, and other wildlife as we drove through. I loved seeing the hot springs all over, and apparently they are getting hotter as the caldera is moving and heating up under there.
I was reading that there is another caldera in southern Idaho, and it is apparently even larger than the Yellowstone one. Makes you wonder just what all might be rumbling around underneath of us...
I was reading that there is another caldera in southern Idaho, and it is apparently even larger than the Yellowstone one. Makes you wonder just what all might be rumbling around underneath of us...
I think in the video they are referring to deer meaning the deer family Cervidae. This includes all members of the deer family which includes elk and moose as well as the mule deer common to that area. Though wolves can be a problem for ranchers, there are many other predators that also are a problem and the wolf was often blamed. When I lived there the wolves were almost all gone and the resulting effect on the ecosystem was devastating. Ranchers were still having a problem with packs of wild dogs attacking their livestock. Out there it was always easiest to blame the wolf for the loss of any livestock.
We were in a very remote area of Canada, traveling up a river in our little aluminum boat, and we passed a small island that was inhabited by wild dogs. We had our own Alaskan Malamute with us, so we just kept on moving, no desire to tangle with all of those dogs there. When they survive on their own in a pack like that, they don't welcome visitors, except for the food they may be carrying, lol.