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When wolves were eliminated from Yellowstone National Park in the early 20th century, the park's ecosystem began to deteriorate, leading to elk overpopulation, overgrazing, and environmental collapse. The degradation of the park spawned a rewilding project, in which wolves from Canadian packs were reintroduced to the park. The process and effects of this rewilding is captured in Catherine Barr's The Wolves of Yellowstone, which takes on the philosophical complexity of not only ecological interconnection, but the ethical complications involved trying to restore a species that is not universally lauded by locals.

Publication Date

2024

Publisher

Institute for the Advancement of Philosophy for Children

City

Montclair

Keywords

animal behavior, ecology, ethics, environmental education, nature, philosophy for children, species interconnection

Disciplines

Applied Ethics | Education | Environmental Education | Philosophy

The Wolves of Yellowstone (2022) by Catherine Barr

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