Simone Stripp
2021Yellowstone - Das Geheimnis der Wölfe
Jürgen Hansen, Simone Stripp
Bob Beschta, Heiko Grauel
70 years after the last wolves roamed the national park, a total of 41 wolves were reintroduced between 1995 and 1997. A globally unique experiment that had many supporters, but also resolute opponents, then as now.
Yellowstone: The Mystery of the Wolves
Le retour des loups: Une chance pour le parc de Yellowstone
Jürgen Hansen, Simone Stripp
For 70 years, the population of the wapiti deer in the Yellowstone National Park in the United States increased unchecked. Without natural predators and despite all human attempts to check the increase of the deer population they kept spreading and destroyed vast regions of the park's vegetation. They literally defoliated the National Park. However, a well-directed reintroduction of 41 wolves between 1995 and 1997 worked wonders: The animals restored the natural balance in the National Park.
The Return of the Wolves: The Miracle in Yellowstone National Park