Coronation Island Cards Before 1960- 1960- In 1960, the US Department of Fish and At first, the large deer population was Wildlife introduced four wolves to decreased by the wolves, and control the overpopulation of overgrazing of the ecosystem was deer on Coronation Island, a controlled. small island in southeast Alaska. 1964- 1983- By 1964, the deer population crashed, The wolves had run out of food (the and the wolf population had grown to deer), and began consuming each 13 wolves. other. By 1983, there were no wolves on the island, and the deer were once again plentiful.
Coronation Island Cards Before 1960- In 1960, the US Department of Fish and Wildlife introduced four wolves to control the overpopulation of deer on Coronation Island, a small island in southeast Alaska. 1960- At first, the large deer population was decreased by the wolves, and overgrazing of the ecosystem was controlled. 1964- By 1964, the deer population crashed, and the wolf population had grown to 13 wolves. 1983- The wolves had run out of food (the deer), and began consuming each other. By 1983, there were no wolves on the island, and the deer were once again plentiful.