Post by Deleted on Mar 19, 2013 10:07:49 GMT -5
Dear Senator:
There are many good reasons as to why the wolves should be put
back on the Endangered Species Act. The most important reason
is they play an important part in the ecosystem. Before the wolves
were brought back to Yellowstone the park was in critical condition,
plant and tree species decreased because the ‘ecology of fear’ was
gone. Without the wolves, elk no longer had to constantly move as
a herd. The elk stayed in the same places and ate all they wanted.
When the elk ate all the plant life other animals were affected too.
When the wolves came back and the herds were moving again, the
trees grew back and the birds of prey came back.
Also, while the wolves were gone coyote populations stretched
into Canada. The coyotes eat snowshoe hares, which are the
main diet of the Canadian Lynx. The coyotes eat
all the hares and even hurt the lynx directly. The
wolves also are not aggressive as people make
them out to be.
Another reason to place them back on the endangered
species list is that they are shy animals
and cause no harm. Wolves are more afraid of
us then we are of them. In US history, there are
no records of wolves killing people, but a lot of
people have killed them just for sport. They are
aerial hunted and with traps. Imagine just walking
Students Receive a Visit from
the Wolf Conservation Center
around your home, when suddenly your hand is clamped on by
sharp teeth. Some wolves starve, or even chew their paws off. It
is horrible. People do these things because they have the wrong
perception of wolves. Stories like “Little Red Riding Hood” and “The
Three Little Pigs”, portray wolves as vicious, mean bullies. In reality,
wolves are very close as packs and show affection. When the Wolf
Conservation Center came to my school, they brought an ambassador
wolf Atka. He was very calm and never once showed aggression.
They showed us pictures of all the wolves and told us that they
were very elusive animals and shy of humans. That meant that they
were not vicious and did not eat people’s grandma. Because they
are shy there are many ways we can coexist.
Ranchers in Oregon came up with multiple ways. They came up
with range riders who patrolled the livestock and wolves. If the
wolves get too close riders would scare them, often just by their
presence. Other ways were removing livestock carcasses and turbofladry.
Turbofladry is bright red flagging or an electrical rope that
pops and flops in the wind, and shocks wolves that come too close.
A last thing I would like to say is that wolves are beautiful animals
and they were very close to extinction. To prevent it from actually
happening the wolves should be placed back on the Endangered
Species Act. The future of the wolves depends on whether or not
we are willing to save them.
study ecosystems and the balance between
community members and their environment.
Relationships including overpopulation of
certain species and the endangerment of some
species are a focus of the unit. In an
effort to incorporate the Common Core
Literacy Standards into science, students
complete one of a choice of prompts,
with an example below, in the form of a
persuasive essay:
Persuade and explain: Since the
reintroduction of wolves into Yellowstone
National Park, scientists have been
able to study the importance of having a
keystone predator. Use examples from
Yellowstone to persuade the government
that wolves are an important part of an
ecosystem and need to be protected.
Students are expected to provide
detailed explanations of the importance
of the wolf as well as to identify different
populations of organisms that are impacted
by wolf populations. The collaboration
between the WCC and students at Haviland
Middle School has inspired many to learn
about these amazing creatures and to grow
their understanding of ecological relationships
in our world.
www.hpcsd.org • HYDE PARK CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Kaitlyn Albertson, seventh grade HMS
There are many good reasons as to why the wolves should be put
back on the Endangered Species Act. The most important reason
is they play an important part in the ecosystem. Before the wolves
were brought back to Yellowstone the park was in critical condition,
plant and tree species decreased because the ‘ecology of fear’ was
gone. Without the wolves, elk no longer had to constantly move as
a herd. The elk stayed in the same places and ate all they wanted.
When the elk ate all the plant life other animals were affected too.
When the wolves came back and the herds were moving again, the
trees grew back and the birds of prey came back.
Also, while the wolves were gone coyote populations stretched
into Canada. The coyotes eat snowshoe hares, which are the
main diet of the Canadian Lynx. The coyotes eat
all the hares and even hurt the lynx directly. The
wolves also are not aggressive as people make
them out to be.
Another reason to place them back on the endangered
species list is that they are shy animals
and cause no harm. Wolves are more afraid of
us then we are of them. In US history, there are
no records of wolves killing people, but a lot of
people have killed them just for sport. They are
aerial hunted and with traps. Imagine just walking
Students Receive a Visit from
the Wolf Conservation Center
around your home, when suddenly your hand is clamped on by
sharp teeth. Some wolves starve, or even chew their paws off. It
is horrible. People do these things because they have the wrong
perception of wolves. Stories like “Little Red Riding Hood” and “The
Three Little Pigs”, portray wolves as vicious, mean bullies. In reality,
wolves are very close as packs and show affection. When the Wolf
Conservation Center came to my school, they brought an ambassador
wolf Atka. He was very calm and never once showed aggression.
They showed us pictures of all the wolves and told us that they
were very elusive animals and shy of humans. That meant that they
were not vicious and did not eat people’s grandma. Because they
are shy there are many ways we can coexist.
Ranchers in Oregon came up with multiple ways. They came up
with range riders who patrolled the livestock and wolves. If the
wolves get too close riders would scare them, often just by their
presence. Other ways were removing livestock carcasses and turbofladry.
Turbofladry is bright red flagging or an electrical rope that
pops and flops in the wind, and shocks wolves that come too close.
A last thing I would like to say is that wolves are beautiful animals
and they were very close to extinction. To prevent it from actually
happening the wolves should be placed back on the Endangered
Species Act. The future of the wolves depends on whether or not
we are willing to save them.
study ecosystems and the balance between
community members and their environment.
Relationships including overpopulation of
certain species and the endangerment of some
species are a focus of the unit. In an
effort to incorporate the Common Core
Literacy Standards into science, students
complete one of a choice of prompts,
with an example below, in the form of a
persuasive essay:
Persuade and explain: Since the
reintroduction of wolves into Yellowstone
National Park, scientists have been
able to study the importance of having a
keystone predator. Use examples from
Yellowstone to persuade the government
that wolves are an important part of an
ecosystem and need to be protected.
Students are expected to provide
detailed explanations of the importance
of the wolf as well as to identify different
populations of organisms that are impacted
by wolf populations. The collaboration
between the WCC and students at Haviland
Middle School has inspired many to learn
about these amazing creatures and to grow
their understanding of ecological relationships
in our world.
www.hpcsd.org • HYDE PARK CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Kaitlyn Albertson, seventh grade HMS