It’s over 30 years since wolves were reintroduced to Yellowstone but the pay-off for the park is disputed

The myth of a perfect trophic cascade By Benjamin Alva Polley EBS COLUMNIST For years, Yellowstone’s wolves have been held up as the poster animals for ecological redemption. Some people say they are ...

Previous research on the effect of wolves on the food web has been criticized, raising questions about the predator’s role in the Yellowstone ecosystem.

Claims that wolves have rescued Yellowstone National Park aspen trees through a ‘trophic cascade’ oversimplify a complex story

Who will be top dog in the battle of the wolf researchers?

Parcel 0712 is part of a complex of oil and gas leases in ecologically valuable sagebrush-steppe that the Bureau of Land Management has proposed for auction in June.

After centuries of persecution that drove wolf (Canis lupus) populations to the brink of extinction in most European countries (1), conservation measures and changes in land use have allowed the speci...

In Yellowstone National Park — where gray wolves were reintroduced starting in 1995 — researchers have gone back and forth on whether the restoration of wolves has impacted the ecosystem.

U.S. Geological Survey analysis using demographic data from 13 Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem elk herds suggests few overall benefits from feeding, including for hunting.

Environmental groups, outfitters, hunters, houndsmen testified by the dozen against a measure that would have stripped cougars of any protections, and wildlife professionals of management authority.

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HB 176 and 222, which seek to reduce wolf numbers, will advance to the Montana House for a floor vote.

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Wolves in a productive area of Canada's High Arctic remain on territories year-round at densities similar to populations farther south, primarily preying on muskoxen and Arctic hares. The high densit...

Wolves in a productive area of Canada's High Arctic remain on territories year-round at densities similar to populations farther south, primarily preying on muskoxen and Arctic hares. The high densit...

There's an old saying: "Never let the truth stand in the way of a good story." This weekend's read is the truth behind a really good story about habitat recovery in Yellowstone National Park. In case ...