The world is an ecosystem, built through millions of years of trial and error, of balancing one force of nature...

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The world is an ecosystem, built through millions of years of trial and error, of balancing one force of nature against another. In Yellowstone, this wonderful experiment has proven just how detrimental each and every species on this planet is to the world around it.

I'm reminded of a conversation I had on Facebook about prairie dogs in Colorado. A friend of mine is very involved in the local ranching community and his friends were all decrying prairie dogs and how they weren't good for horses. When I explained that horses were the invasive species here and that prairie dogs are a valuable part of the local ecology I was shouted down with such vitriol that I had to wonder if those people were capable of understanding the larger picture. 
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Chris Moore said…
That was my best-spent 4.33 of the day.
September 30, 2014 at 11:25 AM
Kevin Williams said…
Awesome video! I remember all the fear-mongers claiming the wolves would massacre people and animals and unicorns and ruin everything ... and they were wrong.
September 30, 2014 at 12:59 PM
Jason ON said…
Well, there aren't any unicorns at Yellowstone ...
September 30, 2014 at 3:42 PM
Sam Moore said…
So you're sayin' hunters don't really have those good population controls they claim? Or better put, wolves do it far better?
September 30, 2014 at 3:47 PM
Jason ON said…
Yep. I'm sure hunters help, but they're not wolves.
September 30, 2014 at 5:00 PM
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