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What would most likely happen if wolves were removed from Yellowstone National Park?
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Deer populations would increase, leading to widespread overgrazing problems

Deer populations would remain stable due to other predator species

Plant life would increase dramatically without constant deer predation

Fish populations would immediately decline in park streams and rivers

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
Deer populations would increase, leading to widespread overgrazing problems.

Wolves suppress large herbivores by predation and by changing their behavior (where and when they feed). Removing wolves lets deer/elk numbers and browsing pressure rise, which causes declines in willows, aspens and other plants and triggers broader ecosystem impacts.