Thinking Like a Mountain

Nature is simply a balance. From the eyes of a human a wolf is seen as a threat, but through the eye of nature a wolf is put there to balance out the environment. One small change in the environment can make big difference.

"Thinking Like a Mountain" is an informative yet very poetic article about how everything has a purpose in nature. In this article a wolf is killed, allowing the deer to take over the mountain. The wolf was there to limit the amount of deer, and when the wolf is killed the number of deer becomes over abundant. There are not enough plants for the deer to eat, which makes the deer have to leave or eventually the deer starve. Everything in nature is a chain reaction. For instance, in this article the wolf's death had a detrimental affect on the entire mountain.

Personally, I enjoyed this article because rather than it being just hard facts, the author found a way to make it engaging, and a joy to read but at the same time the article served a purpose of informing readers about the balance of nature. It also taught me about the balance of nature, and that with one little change, a bid difference can be made.