Wolves feed on a variety of large prey, including elk. Elk feed on shrubs and trees like aspen and cottonwood trees.

In 1962, the last wolf pack in Yellowstone National Park was removed to protect the people in the surrounding areas.

What do you think happened to both the elk and aspen tree populations as a result of removing wolves from the park?

As per question, removal of wolves from the system would result in increased elk population due to absence of its predator (wolves). The increased elk population would extensively feed on shrubs and trees like aspen and cottonwood trees. This would cause decline in population size of these shrubs and trees.

batolisis batolisis · Answer 2 · 2021-11-15T12:38:33+01:00

The population of the ELk will increase while the Aspen tree population will decrease

Given that the wolves that feed on the ELks are removed from the ecosystem the death rate of the ELKs will be reduced while the birth rate of the ELK will increase therefore leading to an increase in population. while

The Aspen tree population will decrease due to the increase of the Elks feeding on the Aspen trees. The removal of the wolves favors the population of the Elks but indirectly affects the population of the Aspen trees negatively.

Hence we can conclude that The population of the ELk will increase while the Aspen tree population will decrease

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