How Wolves Change Rivers

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Visit http://sustainableman.org/ to explore the world of sustainability. For more from George Monbiot, visit http://www.monbiot.com/ "When we try to pick out anything by itself, we find it hitched to everything else in the Universe." - John Muir When wolves were reintroduced to Yellowstone National Park in the United States after being absent nearly 70 years, the most remarkable "trophic cascade" occurred. What is a trophic cascade and how exactly do wolves change rivers? George Monbiot explains in this movie remix. B-Roll Credits: "Greater Yellowstone Coalition - Wolves" (http://bit.ly/1lK4LaT) "Wolf Mountain" (http://bit.ly/1hgi6JE) "Primodial - Yellowstone" (https://vimeo.com/77097538) "Timelapse: Yellowstone National Park" (http://bit.ly/1kF5axc) "Yellowstone" (http://bit.ly/1bPI6DM) "Howling Wolves - Heulende Wölfe" (http://bit.ly/1c2Oidv) Interview from TED: "For more wonder, rewild the world" by George Monbiot "Fooled by Nature: Beaver Dams" (http://bit.ly/NGgQSU) Music Credits: "Unfoldment, Revealment, Evolution, Exposition, Integration, Arson" by Chris Zabriskie (http://bit.ly/1c2uckW) FAIR USE NOTICE: This video may contain copyrighted material. Such material is made available for educational purposes only. This constitutes a 'fair use' of any such copyrighted material as provided for in Title 17 U.S.C. section 106A-117 of the US Copyright Law. For any concerns or questions, you may contact us athttp://sustainableman.org/contact/