The Wolf

Driving Questions:

Mr. Austin, from Mission Wolf presented the following problems to our class. These two problems are essential in the reintroduction of wolves to our environment.

• How do we get people to stop buying or breeding captive wolves?
• How do we help wolves and ranchers coexist?

How will the reintroduction of wolves in Colorado impact the environment, economy, and culture?

It’s a long-lived debate between ecological restoration and social tolerance. Wolves may be coming naturally; do we wait and fend them off or do we intentionally reintroduce and learn to coexist?

Mission Wolf Concepts to Understand

• Domestic vs. Wild
• Erosion
• Trophic Cascade
• Keystone Species
• ecosystem
• Life Cycle
• Geography
• Zoo vs. Sanctuary
• Naturalists
• Lifestyle
• Predator vs. Prey
• Captive vs. Wild
• Ranching

Mission Wolf- Questions to ponder:

• When thinking about reintroducing wolves to Colorado, think about the difference between Colorado and Wyoming & Idaho, where wolves have been reintroduced.
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• When thinking about getting people to stop buying wolf pups, how can we change people's minds?
• How can we change the perceptions that people have about wolves?

Naturalist, geologist, psychologist, ecologist...

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