Keystone National Park Project Plan Essay

I have created a plan to help wolves repopulate the Yellowstone National Park and to guarantee they will survive long term. By repopulating Yellowstone National Park this will result in many positive benefits. These benefits include controlling the elk population, preventing overpopulation of coyotes, controlling the populations of rodents and other small game, protecting the aspen tree population, controlling the beaver population, and increasing biodiversity. Canis Lupus is crucial to the Yellowstone National Park ecosystem as it is a keystone species. A keystone species is a species that is crucial for the health and the balance of the ecosystem. As a keystone species, the wolves keep populations under control and create biodiversity. As …show more content…
After the wolves are acquainted they will be released into the environment. By adding them into the environment this will enhance the benefits and effects of the trophic cascade. The trophic cascade is the flow of energy from the sun to plants and organisms. When the wolves are introduced into the environment they will be prone to interspecific and intraspecific competition. These factors will determine how many of the wolves will survive and repopulate and this determines the success of the plan. The interspecific competition is competition between all the other species and the wolf. Intraspecific competition is the competition between the wolf species. As a part of my plan, new wolves will be added to compensate for wolf deaths. To take into account the livestock deaths related to the wolves, the livestock will be replaced. To prevent hunting against the wolves certain areas of the park will be restricted and stricter hunting seasons and restrictions will be enforced. The populations of other species will be monitored to ensure they aren't being harmed. The density-independent factors will also determine the overall success of the