>>407010>http://www.nytimes.com/2014/03/10/opinion/is-the-wolf-a-real-american-hero.html?_r=1>http://www.nytimes.com/2014/03/10/opinion/>/opinion/pic related
Trolling aside, all I got from the article was that while the wolves helped only a little, the environment is still fucked/has other problems larger than wolves can fix. He also even said that large carnivores are the cause of trophic cascades in other places. So it certainly does happen. Leading me to this...
>Which brings up the question: Does it actually matter if it’s not true? After all, it has bolstered the case for conserving large carnivores in Yellowstone and elsewhere, which is important not just for ecological reasons, but for ethical ones, too. It has stimulated a flagging American interest in wildlife and ecosystem conservation. Next to these benefits, the story can seem only a fib. Besides, large carnivores clearly do cause trophic cascades in other places. 