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How Wolves Change Rivers
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George Monbiot narrates how reintroducing wolves to Yellowstone after about 70 years set off a trophic cascade. The wolves changed deer behavior, vegetation recovered, and rivers changed course.
HN cites it as the go-to example of how one keystone species can reshape an entire ecosystem.
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