I can not agree that that would kill every last moose and only then move on.
As hunting became more difficult - due to less and less prey - the wolves would move on to areas with more abundant prey.
Then other moose would migrate into the area and re populate it when wolf numbers were lower.
If you proposal was true wolves and other predators would eat all the prey so nothing was left and then the predators would starve.
As I said, the problem is that the natural habitat is disrupted in most areas and does not allow for free movement of animals. If this happens then maybe the wolves would not be able to freely move away and so they would have to eat all the moose in that area. So we must either control prey and predator numbers ourselves or make areas to link up the isolated good habitats so animals can migrate and move about.
I am glad to hear in Alaska you still have wilderness left. I hope to travel to Alaska some day. If looks beautiful!
As hunting became more difficult - due to less and less prey - the wolves would move on to areas with more abundant prey.
Then other moose would migrate into the area and re populate it when wolf numbers were lower.
If you proposal was true wolves and other predators would eat all the prey so nothing was left and then the predators would starve.
As I said, the problem is that the natural habitat is disrupted in most areas and does not allow for free movement of animals. If this happens then maybe the wolves would not be able to freely move away and so they would have to eat all the moose in that area. So we must either control prey and predator numbers ourselves or make areas to link up the isolated good habitats so animals can migrate and move about.
I am glad to hear in Alaska you still have wilderness left. I hope to travel to Alaska some day. If looks beautiful!