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life. Natural fires are a routine occurrence in forested areas, especially during hot and dry weather conditions or due to lightning strikes. In the summer of 1988, for example, 42 instances of forest fires were caused by lightning strikes in the Yellowstone National Park which resulted in the burning of about 793,880 acres of the park, loss of 300 large mammals (elks, bison, deer and moose), and costed over $120 million in firefighting efforts…

Bos bison, or the American bison, is the largest land mammal native to North America. It is placed in the same genus, Bos, as the domestic cattle. However, some taxonomists categorize it in the genus Bison, arguing that there is a substantial number of differences to separate it from domestic cattle. The American bison can be separated into two subspecies: B. Bison bison and B. Bison athabascae. B. Bison bison, or the plains bison, is more common in western United States. The plains bison also…

experience short-term fear during a chase or when a predator is about to pounce on them. We also know fear can cause a population to not thrive and the number of births to decrease and death rate to increase. A kind of experiment was done when the Yellowstone National Park exterminated wolves for 70 years and then slowly…

Winter or summer, the mountain ranges known as the Victorian Alps offer Aussies and visitors a unique opportunity to experience mountain life in all its splendor. The Australian Alps, being Australia's highest mountain range, borders eastern Vic, southeastern New South Wales and the Australian Capital Territory as well. As part of the Great Dividing Range, the Victorian or Australian Alps are also sometimes known as the High Country with highest peaked Mount Bogon rising at an elevation of…

Established in 1872, Yellowstone National Park is arguably one of the most beautiful places in America and maybe even the world. There is no doubt about why annually, millions of tourists worldwide flock to visit the park and admire its enchancing 2,219,789 acres of beauty and wildlife. Located in Wyoming, Idaho, and Montana, the park is famous for waterfalls, mountains, geysers, and even hotsprings, In fact, this place is known for having half of the world's hydrothermal features. It also is…

wolves (Canis lupus), hence predators, into Yellowstone National Park to restore the ecosystem health. Many are the ecological interpretations of wolves’ function when it comes to the Northern Rockies ecosystem as research and scientists have been documenting their overall impact for the last few decades. Firstly, a detailed description of Gray wolves’ characteristics will be provided. Secondly, the specific case of their reintroduction into Yellowstone will be analysed, focusing on the impact…

Now, thanks to severe winter weather, they're starving - and leaving the park searching for food. The starvation of bison is not an accident of nature but the intended consequence of a disastrous National Park Service policy. Yellowstone's wildlife hubbub began early in this century, when overly zealous protection by park managers allowed elk and bison populations to explode. Each winter, thousands of elk fled the park to be shot by hunters at the boundary at a place known by 1910 as the…

Correlation Coefficients to measure the collected data and determine the following correlation in support of the hypothesis: there is a positive correlation between poor bison management practices in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem, poor elk management practices in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem of Montana, and the spread of brucellosis in both wildlife and livestock during the past two decades; preventing bison from full population recovery. This theory is proven through the evaluation of…

Who I am: I am a display case inside the visitor park Audience: Visitors at Yellowstone National Park Setting: Yellowstone National Park Visitor center Purpose: To show the ecological importance of Bison in ecosystems Video Script Yellowstone National Park is the only place in the United States where bison have lived continuously since prehistoric times. The bison at Yellowstone are extraordinary because they are the nation’s largest bison population. Unlike most other herds, this…

Yellowstone is known for its unique animals,beautiful landscapes and architecture.But there's more than just that.Yellowstone is the first national park. It was established March 1st 1872.Yellowstone is home to unique animals ,mountains,and earth's largest collection of geysers. It covers 3,472 sq mi.The park goes through three states (majority of Wyoming,north and northwest Montana,and west Idaho.Their animals include antelopes,bears,wolves,bison,elk,and more that we usually don't see in…