This Is What Happens When We Bring Back Wolves
In this video, we explore the ongoing debate around reintroducing wolves to USA, their impact on ecosystems, and the challenges of coexisting with these apex predators.
00:00 INTRO
01:05 YELLOWSTONE CASE STUDY
03:56 WOLF HISTORY
05:44 CURRENT WOLVES
07:06 CONTROVERSY AND COLORADO
11:27 THE REWILDING MOVEMENT
12:15 CONCLUSION
12:52 WRAP UP
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A BIG THANKS TO:
Dr. Joanna Lambert Interview
Professor of Wildlife Ecology at University of Colorado – Boulder
Director of American Canid Project
Tim Ritschard
President of Middle Park Stockgrowers Association (Colorado)
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Mike Phillips & John Cook releasing wolf #38 at the Rose Creek pen; Jim Peaco; January 27, 1996
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So tired of the Safetyland Argument.
People crying that animals should be slaughtered trails should be paved, and environments should be sterilized, so they can perceive safety.
Same guy saying his daughters could be eaten by Wolves voluntarily throws them in a car which probably has 10,000 X more chance of killing them.
i dont think this topic is nuanced or hard to decide on at all, personally. Large quanbtities of prey animals is BAD. there are so many excess of them from rabbits to gofers to Elk and deer and other animals that EAT AND EAT AND EAT. ive had whole farms in my region be COMPLETELY ruined by prey animals overpopulation. Wolves are GOOD actually. Maybe not in the MILLIONS but predators hold a very important place in the eco system.
Being afraid for you cows and kids is fine, but what your telling me with that, is that you didnt do anything about predator protection in the FIRST place and dont want to have to.
awesome video
Great video on a hot button topic! Also, who was that handsome speaker? We need more of that guy…
I am so sad and angry for the red and black wolves often over looked in this fight for conservation. Social creatures, just like us; however not tamed, i dont think man is tame at all. In 13 minutes this video sums it up a lot, but indigenous populations and mythology/folklore about wolves REALLY contributed to this. Especially when pelts were more than for luxury.
Humans will always cause their own downfall, we just can't handle our own ego. Just because we have conscious thought, doesn't make us superior to everything around us. Spiritual lifestyle was lost with the indigenous, and even the indigenous swayed towards selfish industrial lifestyle. The Mayan would sometimes ignore the balance of nature, and ofcourse be punished (droughts and the alike). Now it's just a matter of time, I can't wait to see all the problems our selfish modern world cause for humankind…Good thing nature always find a way.
We are so arrogant as to think that our “naive” ancestors exterminated the predators in their neighborhood out of convenience. That was a simple risk assessment. And humans always come first. Always!
We in Germany have not only released the lynx back into the wild (you never see it because it only preys on small game and is very shy and doesn't dare to hunt livestock near settlements) but also the wolf. And this predator does not fit into such densely populated countries because it also hunts close to settlements and moves through towns. Just recently in Germany, a woman on an e-bike on her way to work was chased by three wolves that had been looking for a way over the fence in front of a paddock. Even if they were just curious and their hunting instincts were triggered because the woman quickly fled from them on her bike, I don't want to imagine the trauma a person would suffer. It's scary to go out into nature on your doorstep (we're not allowed to carry guns) I don't want to learn to live with predators. If they don't know and accept human boundaries (like the lynx), then they need to be hunted to learn. In my opinion, humans always come first. Always!