Very Interesting

[Ekklesian]

Where wolves wander

Introduced wolves control elk population and cause diversity in ecological zone with beavers, birds, and beasties.

creation.com

Who would have thought that introducing apex predators—top of the food chain—would actually stimulate such biodiversity?​

 

[AverageJoe]

Bound to happen

 

[sword]

Less herbivores (deer and elk) to eat the vegetation generates thicker forests which is good for the small mammals and birds.

If I recall the one very negative effect was the reduction of beaver population by the wolves. This reduction in population severely affected the dam creation and the corresponding wetlands they generate.

As with most man made experiments, not all the effects are good. Sometimes our attempt to correct one problem causes several more.

The views of scientist vary on how productive the introduction of apex predators has been, but they all agree it does have a dramatic effect on an ecosystem.

 

[Ekklesian]

Less herbivores (deer and elk) to eat the vegetation generates thicker forests which is good for the small mammals and birds.

That was my first thought, too. But, from the article:

But don’t think that the elk numbers ended up being reduced in order to make space for the beavers. Space they may have made, but it was due to the wolves keeping them on the move during winter, which allowed the willows to recover, enabling beavers to take advantage. The elk population is now said to be three times that of earlier numbers! Wolf presence appears to be causing the elks to live in smaller groups. Foraging different areas supplies more biomass for the elks to fill their bellies, instead of having to make do with small, young willows, incapable of supporting a large elk population.​

 

[prophet]

In our tradition, we know that "brother wolf" herds the deer for us.
Hence the term.