This year’s elk season is a historic one in Colorado. It’s the first time in more than 80 years that big-game hunters have shared the landscape with an established population of gray wolves. This is ...
New research questions the long-held theory that reintroduction of such a predator caused a trophic cascade, spawning renewal of vegetation and spurring biodiversity. Yellowstone’s ecological ...
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Did wolves really transform Yellowstone? Scientists challenge long-held theory
Scientists debunk decades-long study claiming wolves' reintroduction triggered a dramatic transformation in Yellowstone.
New research is improving scientists’ understanding of gray wolf behavior. A study recently published in the journal Current Biology shows that wolves can abandon their dens with their young in tow to ...
Brian Dugovich’s colleagues came up with that catchy four-word sound bite — “farming elk feeds wolves” — to sum up one finding from a study he led that investigated the effectiveness of Wyoming’s ...
Gray wolf pups are born nearly helpless: blind, deaf and lacking the acute sense of smell of their elders. They usually remain in the safe confines of their den until they are at least three weeks old ...
Scientific research has long assumed gray wolves are non-migratory during springtime, staying anchored to tend to litters of nearly helpless pups. For the first weeks of life, after all, pups are ...
JACKSON (AP) - Wolves are reducing cow-calf ratios in elk herds in parts of northwest Wyoming, according to a report by the state Game and Fish Department. The report finds wolves are affecting ...
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Have wolves saved Yellowstone’s aspens?
Claims that wolves have rescued Yellowstone National Park's aspen trees through a "trophic cascade" oversimplify a complex ...
RENO, Nev. (KOLO) - This month, the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) is capturing deer, elk and wolves by ...
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