| Who would welcome wolves back to Yellowstone
after 70 years? How would people respond? What would be the
impact on other species? Would there be any surprises? Could
biologists predict the results? |
| Reintroducing wolves to Yellowstone would
provide a living experiment in one of the most spectacular ecosystems
in the United States. But even before the wolves spread across
the landscape, researchers tried to anticipate their impacts. |
| The four researchers listed below investigated
the impacts wolves and grizzlies could have on birds that flew
thousands of miles to nest in Greater Yellowstone. |
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Joel Berger from the Wildlife Conservation Society |
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Peter Stacey from the University of New Mexico |
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Lori Bellis & Matthew Johnson from the University of
Reno |
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| Could the wolf affect the abundance and
diversity of wildlife in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem?
The researchers suspected yes. What do you think? |
| Your mission is to search for the chain of
connections linking wolves and migratory birds. |
