Why Wolves have been awesome for Yellowstone

[Mook]

Damn nature, you awesome.

And this is narrated by a british guy, so you know its legit.

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[Jfrost]

Very cool. I also got a good laugh when the narrator said "quintupled"

 

[Yaj Yak]

no.

 

[Yaj Yak]

we aren't getting into this bullshit again. fuck this british fuck stick that has never even been out there.

and fuck yourself as well [MENTION=5]Mook[/MENTION] for never being out there.

fucking tree hugging clueless fucks.

 

[Yaj Yak]

the wolves are destroying the west.

not to mention... they cost 100k + each to get here fucking gov't at work there. morons.

and now the wolves aren't just in yellowstone... they are in wisconsin already...


WEIRD THEY DIDN'T JUST STAY IN THE PARK BOUNDARIES. SILLY WOLVES YOU WERE SUPPOSED TO STAY IN YELLOWSTONE.

 

[Mook]

Who cares about Wisconsin.

 

[Chester Copperpot]

youdunfuckedupnow.gif

 

[Yaj Yak]

im saying the wolves are close to here now too... and i'd bet will be in illinois in the next 3-5 years.

 

[Mook]

I'd be down for that. Take care of all the quail out here that are destroying the grub population.

 

[Yaj Yak]

 

[Yaj Yak]

Today, population estimates are at least four times larger than the original, agreed relisting criteria of 150 wolves in each of the three states, while the size of the Northern Yellowstone elk herd is down by 80 percent!
(GYA or Greater Yellowstone Area wolf numbers listed below are a minimum population estimate.)

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Elk Tracks: Get the Facts

 

[Mook]

 

[Yaj Yak]

1930s: Wolves extirpated from the western United States
1973: Wolves received legal protection via the Endangered Species Act
1980: USFWS signed Northern Rocky Mountain Wolf Recovery Plan
1986: Canadian wolves began recolonizing northwest Montana
1987: Plan revised to include steps for recovery
Recommendation to reintroduce wolves into central Idaho & Yellowstone Park
A goal of 10 breeding pairs in each of three recovery zones in Idaho, Montana & Wyoming for three consecutive years
When populations reached science-based recovery levels, wolves would be considered viable and wolf management turned over to the individual states
Conserve suitable habitat
1994: USFWS proposes to reintroduce wolves as a nonessential experimental population
1995-6: Reintroduction of 66 wolves from southwestern Canada into Idaho and Yellowstone
2000: Population criteria for delisting (minimum number of wolves and breeding pairs) is met
2002: Population criteria for delisting met for 3 straight years (minimum count of 663 wolves) and USFWS asks Idaho, Montana, and Wyoming to submit state management plans
2003: Wolves reclassified from endangered to threatened
2008: USFWS issued final rule delisting wolves in the NRM
2009: Idaho and Montana granted state management control, only to be contested in court
2011: Congress intervenes and grants state management control to Idaho and Montana
2012: Wyoming granted state management control

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[Yaj Yak]

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[Chester Copperpot]

Ooooooh guuuuuuurl. Gimmy sumadat juicy graph bidnez.

 

[Mook]

 

[Mook]

Maybe if you spoke in a british accent, I would believe you, Kevin.

 

[Eagle]

Has The Reintroduction Of Wolves Really Saved Yellowstone? | Popular Science

Good article debating the correctness of Mook's vid:
Rethinking predators: Legend of the wolf : Nature News & Comment

Learn something new every day. Good stuff. Wolves are cool for sure, but seems like they're ran out of existence when they need to work directly within the same spaces/regions.

 

[Ti28]

The Gray wolf population is starting to really pick up around here. In 5 years we will start seeing them. Just like 5 years ago you never saw a Coyote. Now every fucking night I hear and see them. .22 supersonci's FTFW!

 

[Mook]

Coyotes made a huge resurgence. Fuckers just chilling on the side of the road. I SEE YOU

 

[Yaj Yak]

wait til that's a wolf.

 

[Ti28]

I took the dog down by the railroad tracks 2 weeks ago for our walk. The amount of shit on the railroad bed was unreal.

wait til that's a wolf.

Yup, Yoti's won't fuck with a dog unless they feel the need and are in a pack. Wolf on the other hand, NFG's.

 

[Mook]

wait til that's a wolf.

I'm going to keep them as pets.

 

[Chester Copperpot]

To complete my man-god ascension, I will train a wolf to be my companion.

 

[Mook]

Equip some legendary bracers and you can have 3 at once.