that wasas somewhat illusionaryt has we dididn't have all the predators keeeeping in chececk e ungulate populations. so t there is a lot of hostility becausee the folks didn't have o grow up healing with wolves. all of a sudden, wolves are on the landscscape and i it reallys no right answer to the right number of wolves. we need to be more proactive in solving problems that are perceived by ranchers and also hunters so that we can maintain the ecological impacts of wolves on the ground. >> what are the ecosystem impacts of wolves? predation is a prominent force. through predation, you can not only impact the s species, but t can trickle down to other aspects of the food web, even down to the dictation. in the absence of wolves, elk herds got to such a high density that we saw the impact on grassland and some of the wooded browse. now that wolves are back, we are understanding that some areas of the park here on the northern range are starting to grow back yard that is important for other species, such as songbirds and beavers and other aspects of ecosystem. if wolf populations get too l