Absolutely fascinating!
"The energies of scientists and environmental groups would be better spent on pragmatic efforts that help people learn how to live with large carnivores. In the long run, we will conserve ecosystems not only with simple fixes, like reintroducing species, but by seeking ways to mitigate the conflicts that originally caused their loss." --Arthur Middleton
In the early 1900s, the native wolves of Yellowstone, sometimes called the Northern Rocky Mountain wolves (Canis lupus irremotus) and its surrounding regions were viewed with extreme mistrust and animosity. As a result, they were hunted to extinction in Yellowstone, an
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Before I begin, there are a few things you must understand:
Equus is the equine genus. It contains all species and subspecies of equines, including, but not limited to, horses, asses, zebras, etc.
Equus ferus is the horse species. It's the "wild type" horse, although not all of its subspecies are wild, of course. It contains all modern subspecies of horses. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wild_hor…
Equus ferus ferus is a subspecies of the above Equus ferus species, and was the true wild horse. It was known as the Tarpan and is now extinct. petermaas.nl/extinct/speciesin… , www.departments.bucknell.edu/b… , en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tar