Rewilding with wolves: can they help rebuild ecosystems?

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🗓️ 23 June 2022

⏱️ 14 minutes

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After wolves were reintroduced to Yellowstone national park in 1995, researchers noticed some big ecological changes, leading to the regeneration of the landscape. It’s an argument used to justify the return of apex predators – but it’s increasingly being challenged. Phoebe Weston talks to Ian Sample about whether wolves really have the power to shape ecosystems, and what that means for the debate about bringing them back to the UK. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/sciencepod

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1:06.0	. . I didn't know that much about wolves before I went and I remember being very excited but also quite
1:29.0	scared about the idea of being in a landscape with so many wolves. This is Phoebe Western. She's a biodiversity reporter at the guardian, and she's lucky enough to have gone looking for wolves in the wild.
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