This video about the 1995 re-introduction of wolves into Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming in the US, after nearly 70 years, is the most amazing story.
Prolific deer grazing had affected the vegetation of the valleys and the riverflats in the park, but with the deer staying safe from the wolves, the natural vegetation regrew, which in turn brought back the birds, and, the behaviour of the river actually changed as the regeneration of the forest stabilised the banks.
Click here for a fascinating 4.34 minutes.