Annotated Bibliography Entries 1-3

1. Influence of harvest, climate and wolf predation on Yellowstone elk, 1961-2004.

Vucetich, John A., Douglas W. Smith, and Daniel R. Stahler. "Influence of harvest, climate and wolf predation on Yellowstone elk, 1961-2004." Oikos 111.2 (2005): 259-270. Academic Search Premier. EBSCO. Web. 28 Oct. 2010.

Summary: The extent of this article is about the wolf reintroduction in 1995, the wolves have majorly contributed  to the decrease in the elk population in the Northern Range Yellowstone National Park. Using data such as elk migration, wolf predictions and weather data.

Reflection: I think this was interesting. It talked about the different factors they took into account when gathering the data such as rain fall, snow fall, and the annual harvests. I think this will help well with my paper and lead to more information about the elk decrease and how it's keeping the elk population down by having the wolves maintaining a balance. 

2. Yellowstone after Wolves

Smith, Douglas W., Rolf O. Peterson, and Douglas B. Houston. "Yellowstone after Wolves. (Cover story)." Bioscience 53.4 (2003): 330. Academic Search Premier. EBSCO. Web. 29 Oct. 2010.

Summary: The ecosystem in Yellowstone national park has been restored and again supports the local large carnivores was again.The article considers the possible ecological implications of wolf restoration in the context of another nation park, Isle Royale, where wolves once restored themselves. It goes on to talk about how the wolves completely eliminated the coyotes in Isle Royale, which has implications for forest growth and composition. Its predicted that wolf restoration may have a similar effect in Yellowstone.

Reflection: I am very excited to be able to use this research for my paper. Its so interesting and is full of information I will be able to use throughout my research and learning process of this paper.This article talks about the benefits of restoring the wolf population in Yellowstone, it will help with my paper a lot.

3. THE "WHOLLY SEPARATE" TRUTH: DID THE YELLOWSTONE WOLF REINTRODUCTION VIOLATE SECTION 10 (J) OF THE ENDANGERED SPECIES ACT?


Brown, Elizabeth Cowan. "THE "WHOLLY SEPARATE" TRUTH: DID THE YELLOWSTONE WOLF REINTRODUCTION VIOLATE SECTION 10 (J) OF THE ENDANGERED SPECIES ACT?." Boston College Environmental Affairs Law Review 27.3 (2000): 425. Academic Search Premier. EBSCO. Web. 31 Oct. 2010.

Summary: This article focuses on the reintroduction of the gray wolf into Yellowstone National Park and central Idaho. Description of a typical wolf pack; Details on the 1973 Endangered Species Act; Overview of the Northern Rocky Mountain Recovery Plan; Lawsuits which have interpreted the legality of the gray wolf reintroduction program.

Reflection: This article goes into detail about the history of the Acts of reestablishing the wolves and also the different lawsuits and factors that have gone on. Will work very well with my paper.