I'm surprised there wasn't anything mentioned about the effects of predation. They absolutely know when the regular human hunting seasons are and adjust their local migration accordingly - they'll be in high mountainous areas one day, then down in privately owned and farmed bottom land during the season, and back up the the elevations when that is over. I'd be more interested to see the effects of the wolf packs on their migration, which from my anecdotal experience affects their location far more acutely than the environmental conditions.
I heard a very inserting TED talk[0] about the wolves in Yellowstone, actually indirectly changing the course of the river, and returning much of Yellowstone to its previous glory. The speaker wants to reintroduce these mega faunae all over the world. I don't remember if he brings up the elk or not.
[0]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kbrq08p7zfM
I'm surprised there wasn't anything mentioned about the effects of predation. They absolutely know when the regular human hunting seasons are and adjust their local migration accordingly - they'll be in high mountainous areas one day, then down in privately owned and farmed bottom land during the season, and back up the the elevations when that is over. I'd be more interested to see the effects of the wolf packs on their migration, which from my anecdotal experience affects their location far more acutely than the environmental conditions.
Estimated 286 wolves in Wyoming right now (according to WGFD). Wyoming Game and Fish Department also made a map of estimated ranges of each pack. https://www.jhnewsandguide.com/news/environmental/by-design-...
Anyone want to overlay the two maps?
I heard a very inserting TED talk[0] about the wolves in Yellowstone, actually indirectly changing the course of the river, and returning much of Yellowstone to its previous glory. The speaker wants to reintroduce these mega faunae all over the world. I don't remember if he brings up the elk or not. [0]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kbrq08p7zfM
Yeah and the fact that thousands of wolves were artificially placed in Yellowstone.
I think you meant 41.
https://www.nps.gov/yell/learn/nature/wolves.htm
After they were artificially removed.