Learning to live with musk oxen
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#2Great read!!!
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#4Reminds me of the wolves vote in Colorado. Rural locations (which will actually come into contact with wolves) voted against but were outvoted by the more populous urban locations (who probably won't encounter a wolf).
https://www.csmonitor.com/Environment/2023/1211/Denver-voted...
Re: Learning to live with musk oxen
#5Reminds me of the wolves vote in Colorado. Rural locations (which will actually come into contact with wolves) voted against but were outvoted by the more populous urban locations (who probably won't encounter a wolf). https://www.csmonitor.com/Environment/2023/1211/Denver-voted...
Major difference is that musk oxen are essentially an invasive species, whereas wolves play a critical role in the surrounding ecosystem. Look into the impact of Wolf reintroduction to Yellowstone National Park if you're curious about that role.
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#7Some years ago in my poetry book I wrote a poem about them
(in German)
Auf dem Fjell
Suche ich jeden Tag
Den mächtigen Moschusochsen
Im Fernglas zeigen sich nur Elche
Dann habe ich dich gefunden
Auf einem FotoRe: Learning to live with musk oxen
#8Reminds me of the wolves vote in Colorado. Rural locations (which will actually come into contact with wolves) voted against but were outvoted by the more populous urban locations (who probably won't encounter a wolf). https://www.csmonitor.com/Environment/2023/1211/Denver-voted...
Major difference is that musk oxen are essentially an invasive species, whereas wolves play a critical role in the surrounding ecosystem. Look into the impact of Wolf reintroduction to Yellowstone National Park if you're curious about that role.
No, as the article describes, musk oxen are native to Alaska, only disappearing in the 1800s.
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#9Earlier quoted context omitted.
Major difference is that musk oxen are essentially an invasive species, whereas wolves play a critical role in the surrounding ecosystem. Look into the impact of Wolf reintroduction to Yellowstone National Park if you're curious about that role.
No, as the article describes, musk oxen are native to Alaska, only disappearing in the 1800s.
TIL (I initially only read the first half of the article).
I still think opposition to their presence differs from the anti-wolf movement in the continental US, which is primarily driven by commercial interests.
Re: Learning to live with musk oxen
#10Reminds me of the wolves vote in Colorado. Rural locations (which will actually come into contact with wolves) voted against but were outvoted by the more populous urban locations (who probably won't encounter a wolf). https://www.csmonitor.com/Environment/2023/1211/Denver-voted...
Major difference is that musk oxen are essentially an invasive species, whereas wolves play a critical role in the surrounding ecosystem. Look into the impact of Wolf reintroduction to Yellowstone National Park if you're curious about that role.
>>wolves play a critical role in the surrounding ecosystem
So do hunters.