Should we bring reintroduce extinct animals? Scientist have been
debating if we should bring them back or not. Scientist also have been trying to reintroduce animals that have been extinct for a long time. They will find out what they do to the ecosystem and how they change it. I dont think scientist should reintroduce these animals. These extinct animals could affect the food chain. We dont really know what theyll act like once we reintroduce them. Also, they could change everything in the ecosystem. First of all if we reintroduce the extinct animals they could affect the food chain. According to hps.gov wolves have affected the food chain by killing bears, cougars, and coyotes and more desirable species were killed such as deer and elk. Most of the animal species that the wolves have killed were very hard to repopulate. Most of the species were endangered or all the animals went extinct. The wolves were eventually out in a 9 gauge cage because they made so many species begin to go extinct. Another problem that scientist are having is that they dont know what the animals will act like once they reintroduce them. Once we reintroduced the wolves into Yellowstone Park they at least made all the species went extinct or endangered. The wolves were the top specie in Yellowstone Park for a couple of years. The wolves completely changed the food chain because when the wolves ate the most populated species there was nothing left to eat for any other species. In 1926 the government had removed the wolves from Yellowstone Park and also removed other wolves from around the world.
According to dogonews when the wolves were reintroduced into
Yellowstone Park they changed all the ecosystems. Many of the animals had to adapt to a new ecosystem mainly the beavers they had the most trouble trying to adapt. Mainly because the willows the beavers would eat them and all the animals tried to adapt to a new ecosystem so they needed something to eat in order to survive. The willows were in bad condition when the wolves came because the other animals needed food and the willows were constantly pecked at by the animals. The willows were the beavers main food to eat so after the animals ate the willows the beavers had to search for food they have not eaten before. I think we should not reintroduce extinct animals. They could affect the food chain. We dont completely know what they will act like once we reintroduce them. Also they could change everything in the ecosystem. We should not reintroduce extinct animals, Other animals were doing just fine the way they were living before.
By: Garrison Snedden
Sources: Dogonews.com National geographic.com Article: How The Removal Of A 'Nuisance' Predator Wreaked Havoc On Yellowstone National Park's Ecosystem The Wolf Effect