I Will BecomeWhat I Deserve.

Wolf reintroduction in Yellowstone has changed the ecosystem *significantly*.

One remarkable thing that was not predicted that demonstrates how interlinked these things are:

Wolf eat elk.

Elk eat fewer willows.

Willows become healthier.

Number of beavers increase.

Number of songbirds increase.

Overall health of streams increases.

Number of fish increases.

Water table stabilizes.

This is called a “trophic cascade” and we normally see them as bad things. But a positive trophic cascade is an amazing thing, and apparently nobody predicted this one.

What they didn’t predict was that wolf predation would keep elk on the move so they wouldn’t overgraze a specific area.

When the elk overgrazed the willows, they removed the best source of food for beavers during the winter.

believes my packages are the “a football”

always fucking seething with rage

treat my driveway like a PVP combat zone

do not understand how rain works

UPS drivers:

better unionized

nice to my dogs

their 90’s uniforms with the khaki shorts and button-up reminded me of Steve Irwin so I just assumed they all benevolently wrestled crocodiles, which definitely shaped my sexuality

understand how rain works and make a small degree of effort to not place my packages where they will get soaked before I even get to the door