Originally Posted by boatanchor
Originally Posted by Son_of_the_Gael
When we were in Yellowstone a few years back, one of the guides we talked to said the reintroduced wolves reduced the coyote population very quickly, getting rid of the competition. I guess she was telling us the truth.



Did your guide also tell you the wolves reduced the Elk population even more than the coyotes......bet she left that one out !!



Nope, of course not. Wolves were wonderful, wolves were beautiful, wolves belonged there. Elk didn't matter.

'Four legs good, two legs baaaad."
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Some of it's tragic,
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