Elk

the main points of the Supreme Court decision in the Elk Grove Unified School District v. Newdow case. I will discuss the level this case took to reach the Supreme Court. I explain how the Supreme Court reached its decision. I will also give my opinion on how this case impact American society and my feelings on reciting the pledge. -In the Supreme Court case Elk Grove Unified School District versus Newdow, Mr. Michael a Newdow believe the Elk Grove Unified School District 's policy is a…

attempt to control predator populations (Phillips 1997). Their extirpation allowed elk (Cervus elaphus) populations to reach high numbers because they were no longer mediated by a predator and could not be controlled by human hunting (Kauffman 2010). The park attempted to cull elk numbers after becoming concerned about their impact on vegetation and soils caused by over-browsing. The program ended in 1968, and the elk population increased dramatically from 3,000 in 1968 to 19,000 in 1994…

not diminishing the elk population, killing all the livestock, and are not negatively affecting the ecosystem. Body #1: Elk Population Many people who were and are against the reintroduction of wolves use the claim that wolves are diminishing the elk population in areas like Yellowstone. This claim leaves out that fact that when the…

Yellowstone that the wolves hadn't yet reached, female elk grazed peacefully while their calves gambolled around them. " It was a scene out of a Disney film," said Laudre." The writer was meaning , that the wolves had not yet reached an area to whereas the female elks are, meaning that they have not yet been effected by them. They are roaming free and are not worried because they are unaware. The behavior of these elks are way more different than the next elks that are brought in the next…

believe the wolves should stay in Yellowstone because they help out the ecosystem.In 1955 when the wolves were reestablished into the park the elk population was around 18,000 .With all these elks in the park they would eat a lot of the resources and the plants started to struggle.The aspen tree is one example of one of the plants struggling with all these elks because MacNulty says “When you have a lot of snow on the ground, you don’t have access to the grass.”With…

After reading "Scared To Death" by Ed Yong, I learned the term "landscape of fear." A landscape of fear is a map of the effects the predators have on their prey. The effects of long-term fear among the prey population just because of the presence of the prey is graphed into a map of sorts. Some people don't believe animals can experience long term fear, but a researcher named John Laundre is changing this notion. We know they experience short-term fear during a chase or when a predator is about…

by people in his village then later gained the ability to hear and started living normal, he worked and helped his grandfather to one day he asked him “But what’s a great thing I could do now, Grandfather?” and his grandfather said to bring back an elk dog from a place called “The Great Mystery Lake” so then he went on a journey to find the dog and make his grandfather and grandmother proud. Now I would consider Long Arrow to be a true hero and therefore as he helps his grandfather he says “I…

Elk have a moderately developed rumen, and they change the composition of their diet depending upon the season and availability of forage. While there is no doubt that elk are intermediate, mixed feeders, they are closer to a grass/roughage eater than they are to a concentrate selector (Hofmann 1988). During most of the year elk forage primarily on graminoids. The broad muzzle of an elk makes it difficult for them to physically select individual…

retained placentas, and bursitis (Rhyan, et al. 2013). Many bison carry antibodies to the virus. The active virus is present in only the reproductive tract of pregnant females (Lavigne, 2002). The most common route of transmission is oral. Bison and elk, like most ungulates, lick…

and pushed his luck by trying to get even closer to the elk for a picture, only a few feet away from the massive animal. This was the last straw for the elk, and it quickly became disturbed and angry and decided to charge at not only John, but at me too. Thankfully, both of our reflexes were sharp, and we ducked to the sides as the elk rushed at us. We landed on the soft snow but were very badly shocked. No further harm came our way as the elk did not choose to come back and attack again. After…