In Yellowstone, elk calves are left unprotected by their herd and are the easiest prey for wolves to catch. Luckily, the newborns have no scent and, if hidden well, can fool a wolf into believing ...

On Christmas Day 2024, tragedy struck Yellowstone's Junction Butte wolf pack. The group's legendary one-eyed leader, Wolf 907F, died after a confrontation with a rival pack. Now, in a new video, ...

But the huge fire of 1988 ultimately produced few large trees. The elimination of Yellowstone's wolves allowed the elk to browse aspens unchecked. Finally, Ripple and Larson decided to look within ...

The endangered gray wolf was a crucial part of the Yellowstone Wolf Project, an ambitious reintroduction plan nearly 20 years in the making. Shortly after nightfall on January 12, 1995 ...

New research from the University of Minnesota upends long-held understanding about how wolves, bears and cougars—three of Yellowstone National Park's most iconic carnivores—compete for prey.

As the weather warms, baby animals of all kinds are ... another legendary Wyoming predator is the gray wolf. Gray wolves were reintroduced into Yellowstone in 1995, and there are now around ...

He and the university’s W.A. Franke College of Forestry and Conservation have collaborated with the Yellowstone Wolf Project for over a decade. The project, which is funded by the nonprofit ...