Tree – elk – wolf – tree. Sounds like a simple ecological system, right? In Yellowstone National Park, however, it’s a balance that park rangers are doing their best to manage and maintain. Just as in any place, species depend upon one another to survive. And the reintroduction of wolves to the park has been a very controversial topic.
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