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Maybe it's a vital step to restoring the ecosystem back to closer to what it was half a millennium ago?

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• hashtagjohnt 6y ago
  But what is the value in restoring that ecosystem? I am not saying that is a bad thing (it is probably a good thing), I am just curious what the argument for restoration is here.
  • smnrchrds 6y ago
    There has been many articles written about the success of reintroduction of wolves to Yellowstone National Park. I am curious to know what the rationale for lynx in Scotland is, but I imagine the expected outcomes are in line with those observed in Yellowstone. > Wolves are causing a trophic cascade of ecological change, including helping to increase beaver populations and bring back aspen, and vegetation. https://www.yellowstonepark.com/things-to-do/wolf-reintroduction-changes-ecosystem https://www.yellowstonepark.com/things-to-do/wolf-reintroduc...
  • Pet_Ant 6y ago
    That’s funny because to me it seems obvious: to restore the world to a state less effected by humankind. I guess you’ve made me question where that value comes from...