As a gray wolf lets out a mournful cry into the sky, nearby wolves answer him with ______.
high-pitched howls.
A dramatic increase in the ________ resulted in the destruction of vast amounts of grass and trees.
elk population
This, in turn, stabilized the riverbanks and cleaned the water. __________ that had gone missing returned.
Insects and smaller animals
Years later, scientists realized the damage that had been done by ________one of the park's top predators.
getting rid of
In order to achieve that goal, some conservationists are returning native species to the wild and allowing nature to_________.
take over.
A conservation effort called _____ is being successfully used in some parts of the world where the absence of certain species has upset the natural balance.
rewilding
When _______ were reintroduced into Yellowstone Park, a shift in the landscape took place.
gray wolves
In 1995, after more than a 70-year absence, ______ started roaming Yellowstone National Park once again.
gray wolves
Conservationist ________ stated, “Rewilding ... is giving the land back to wildlife and wildlife back to the land.”
John Davis
In various places around the world, rewilding can be seen with favorable results. In regions of ________, cheetah and lion restoration programs have proven very successful.
southern Africa
Thankfully, Europe's largest land mammal survived because of a __________.
captive breeding program
Do you believe humans should interfere with nature?
At the heart of what some consider a fundamental idea is the belief that "nature knows best." simply not interfering with the land.
According to rewilding supporters, science clearly shows that ________ is key to a healthy ecosystem
reinstating missing species
How did the gray wolves help the ecosystem in Yellowstone Park?
The elk population declined, allowing trees to return. Insects and smaller animals that had gone missing returned. The natural balance had been restored.
Currently these "________" are being returned to forests and are transforming the land for the better.
ecosystem engineers
The elk population declined, allowing ______ to return.
trees
___________ was in this increasingly popular conservation strategy that a solution was found.
Rewilding
At the heart of what some consider a fundamental idea is the belief that "__________."
nature knows best
Other people, however, believe that rewilding methods can be as basic as planting trees or simply not ___________.
interfering with the land
In the 1920s gray wolves were basically eliminated in_______.
the Yellowstone Park area.
In the 1990s conservationist ________, co-founder of Wild Earth magazine, invented the term “rewilding.”
Dave Foreman
Smaller animals and insects disappeared as a result of an _______ ecosystem.
unbalanced
The term “rewilding” is defined as _________
"a conservation effort focused on restoring sustainable biodiversity and ecosystem health by protecting core wilderness areas."
Ages ago, herds of ________ thundered across Europe. But they were hunted for food and sport, which led to their extinction in the wild.
European bison
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