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dugog55

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10. Ecological changes do not happen overnight.

Reply to cachukis (Original post)

Mon Jun 15, 2026, 11:12 AM

7 hrs ago

Reintroducing wolves to Yellowstone, where they used to be plentiful is certainly the correct thing to do. But to expect major changes in a year, decade, or several decades is short sighted. They are not modifying a machine, nature takes time to do its job.

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Yellowstone wolf impact not as strong as thought. [View all] cachukis 10 hrs ago OP

Are the peers doing the reviewing MAGA? marble falls 9 hrs ago #1

Sadly, I think MAGA is beyond peer. cachukis 9 hrs ago #2

I would be interesting in... 2naSalit 9 hrs ago #3

Likewise. Found the first stories as fascinating, cachukis 9 hrs ago #5

100% bullshit. Botany 9 hrs ago #4

Read all that as well. Maybe the conclusions are cachukis 9 hrs ago #6

Controlling populations of browsers ( elk, deer) benefits songbird populations also. yellowcanine 9 hrs ago #7

Greedy people love to use the nature of science to their advantage. yardwork 8 hrs ago #8

And those points... 2naSalit 6 hrs ago #11

The talk I heard about Yellowstone and wolves was @ a conference on ecological restoration in Nebraska Botany 6 hrs ago #13

They are fascinating animals... 2naSalit 5 hrs ago #14

Why the pushback on this new assessment? WhiskeyGrinder 8 hrs ago #9

Because it... 2naSalit 6 hrs ago #12

Ecological changes do not happen overnight. dugog55 7 hrs ago #10

I suspect that... 2naSalit 5 hrs ago #15