Tag: apex predators

April 8, 2019

Do large carnivores restore an ecosystem? Maybe, maybe not

The story of the wolf’s (Canis lupus) return to Yellowstone National Park has become legend. Their reintroduction brought a cascade of healthy impacts to the ecosystem. They reduced the elk...

June 12, 2017

In high numbers, apex predators suppress lesser ones

From Canada to central Europe to Australia, top predators can control lower-order predators and exert an influence over the broader ecosystem, a new study found, especially if they appear in...