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Delmette2.0

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3. This reminds me of the changes to Yellowstone Park after wolves were reintroduced.

Reply to SorellaLaBefana (Original post)

Tue Sep 12, 2023, 08:38 AM

Sep 2023

There was an over abundance of deer and they were eating the creek side vegetation down to the roots. This caused erosion along the banks.

Bring back the wolves and they controlled the deer population which allowed recovery of the vegetation along the creeks.

Just help nature do it's thing.

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Barren Island "Moonscape" Transformed Into Wildlife Haven [View all] SorellaLaBefana Sep 2023 OP

before and after Blues Heron Sep 2023 #1

whoever edited this should be reprimanded Kali Sep 2023 #4

Agreed. The video at the link has some better examples. nt Nittersing Sep 2023 #5

smiling bird Blues Heron Sep 2023 #2

Thank you for posting this !! SorellaLaBefana Sep 2023 #10

no prob! Firefox lets you hover over any image on a website and copy the img link Blues Heron Sep 2023 #11

This reminds me of the changes to Yellowstone Park after wolves were reintroduced. Delmette2.0 Sep 2023 #3

Yes! The entire ecosystem was improved! Nittersing Sep 2023 #6

Thanks for adding the article. Delmette2.0 Sep 2023 #8

Love seeing these kind of efforts. Nittersing Sep 2023 #7

That was a smile, a laugh actually. And inspiring Hortensis Sep 2023 #9