Huge Victory For Wolves In Idaho Wilderness! Woohoo!!

Good news for the environment as well! Studies in areas where native wild dogs were allowed the live without interference shows that vegetation around water sources regenerates - keeping the water sources healthier as a result because the herbivores have to keep an eye out as they always have while drinking then move on, not munch the vegetation to the ground around the water after having a drink, because the top predator has been removed. The same has been found in Australia with dingoes left alone on the very large cattle properties, the vegetation around water holes regenerate resulting in better water quality. And by not taking out the older alpha dogs in the pack, there are less attacks on stock as the alphas keep the adolescent dogs in line - it has been documented that without this 'adult guidance' the younger dogs run amuck, behaving as delinquents, killing anything they can - which forces the farmers to take measures to address the problem. Also, funnily enough, on these large cattle stations that leave the dingoes alone not only have fewer attacks on stock, but the dingoes seem to focus more on kangaroos or feral pests like rabbits, which also benefits the farmers. Our ecosystems need healthy, functional packs of top predators for the system itself to function properly. Of course this works well on larger scale as it gives them room to establish a suitable sized territory for the pack, like on the very large farms or ranches or national park areas. We just need to learn how best to work with them without danger to them or us.