What happened to coyotes when wolves were reintroduced to Yellowstone?
What happened to coyotes when wolves were reintroduced to Yellowstone? Until the wolves returned, this was one of the densest and most stable coyote populations in the country because of the lack of human effects, Dr. Crabtree said. In just two years, 50 percent of the pre-wolf population of coyotes has been killed.
What animal saved Yellowstone?
Yellowstone National Park was plagued by defoliation, erosion, and an unbalanced ecosystem, but everything changed when wolves were reintroduced to the park in 1995.
How much did it cost to reintroduce wolves into Yellowstone?
In Yellowstone, cost estimates on wolf recovery are from $200,000 to $1 million per wolf (AWSNA). When one remembers how many wolves were reintroduced in two years, this is a lot of money. Believing there are better ways of spending money, advocates against the wolf want this money to be redirected to other places.