Loss of Wolves Causes Major Ecosystem Disruption at Olympic National Park

(PhysOrg.com) -- Olympic National Park was created in 1938, in part “to preserve the finest sample of primeval forests in the entire United States” – but a new study at Oregon State University suggests that this preservation goal has failed, as a result of the elimination of wolves and subsequent domination of the temperate rainforests by herds of browsing elk.

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<p><a href="http://www.physorg.com/news135005962.html">Loss of Wolves Causes Major Ecosystem Disruption at Olympic National Park</a></p> <p>(PhysOrg.com) -- Olympic National Park was created in 1938, in part “to preserve the finest sample of primeval forests in the entire United States” – but a new study at Oregon State University suggests that this preservation goal has failed, as a result of the elimination of wolves and subsequent domination of the temperate rainforests by herds of browsing elk.</p>