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Yellowstone National ParkGray Wolf Reintroduction

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  Yellowstone National Park
  Gray Wolf Reintroduction
  
            Yellowstone National Park has a very biological diverse ecosystem with a delicate balance of many types of animals. This balance came into question because of a lack of predatory consumers, so conservationists wanted to see wolves returned to the natural habitat of the park and began the effort to introduce the grey wolf in 1995. By keeping the elk herds moving and lowering the numbers of coyotes so that there would be more small game for eagles and the like, it was hoped that the creatures would to bring balance back to the natural system with the help of the wolf reintroduction. The ranchers had maintained that control since the early 1900's when it was allowed to kill the wolves freely. Other animals, like elk and bison, can be found in grasslands within Yellowstone. Many animals make up the park's ecosystem. The spotted frog, chorus frog, boreal toad, tiger salamander, bald eagle, grizzly bear, Bighorn Sheep, Buffalo, Elk, Deer, Moose, Peregrine Falcons, Pronghorn Antelope, Trumpeter Swans and Wolves.
            Yellowstone is now a complete ecosystem, now that the reintroduction of Grey Wolves has been successful. It is the top predator that was missing from the ecosystem. The Wolves act as the keystone at the top of the bridge that holds together the parks complicated ecosystem...