As a Consequence of the Reintroduction of the Gray Wolf

question 78

Multiple Choice

As a consequence of the reintroduction of the gray wolf into Yellowstone National Park and northern Idaho, the following other wild species have made a comeback:

• A) Beavers
• B) round squirrels, mice, and gophers
• C) willow, aspen, and cottonwood trees
• D) beavers, ground squirrels, mice, gophers, willow, aspen and cottonwood trees.
• E) wolf reintroduction caused other species to decline, not reemerge or increase.

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