Kitty Corner: Jaguars Win Critical Habitat in U.S.

[Botany]

6. I went to a talk by a wolf biologist about Yellowstone and wolves and it was great.

The wolves helped to control the elk which were eating up stands of
aspens along creeks and rivers ..... the aspens shaded the streams and
dropped insects into the water which helped the cutthroat trout populations
which in turn help to feed the bears* which stopped a lot of bear problems ....
also the control of the elk population allowed the grasses and flowers in the
meadows to grow better this helped to control flash flooding and allowed
rabbits, mice, voles, and other small critters to thrive and this helped the
hawks, owls, and eagles.

* along with eagles and ospreys.

My one concern is that any jaguars in such a preserve will run into problems
of becoming genetically isolated so I hope such a preserve is open to Mexico
so new jaguar DNA can come in and out.