Applied Animation: Further Research - Sustainable Man: How Wolves Change River Flow

Continuing on with my research into the benefits of the reintroduction of wolves into Britain, I came across a video created by Sustainable Human (a transition consultancy company that helps to promote changing the world for the better to become a more sustainable world) that went through some of the advantages of the re-introduction of wolves in The Yellowstone National Park in the US.

I found this video extremely useful and it was great to be given so many advantages to choose from when I consider what content to place in my script. It was also nice to learn that the re-introduction of the wolves also encouraged the another keystone species, the beaver, to begin to re-populate the area too, improving on the ecosystem even more. 

Not only this, but the video also explains how the reintroduction of wolves also helped to change the behaviour of the rivers. By changing the behaviour of the deer, vegetation and plant life is able to grow and replenish, which in turn stabilizes and reinforces the banks of the rivers, thus leading to less erosion and the banks cave in less. This in turn causes the rivers to become more fixed in there courses, stabilizing the flow of water and creating more suitable habitats for creatures.