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Yellowstone-area wolves observed moving pups to follow elk — upending scientific assumptions
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 ...
BILLINGS, MONT. (LEE)—After two years of preferring bull elk in their winter diet, wolves in Yellowstone National Park apparently have renewed their taste for elk calves. An early winter study of the ...
Gray wolves in and around Yellowstone National Park haven't had a severe impact on elk populations or the agriculture industry, according to the lead coordinator for wolf recovery in the region. Ed ...
Bison are playing a larger role in the sustenance of park wolves compared to past years as Yellowstone National Park’s bison herd has swelled and elk numbers have declined, according to the ...
Thirty years ago, park rangers reintroduced grey wolves into Yellowstone National Park. They wanted to restore the ecosystem and get the elk population, which had decimated the plant community, in ...
Just by looking at various papers this week, it is obvious the lid has been blown off the wolf reintroduction program in the Roaring Fork Valley. In one week. It’s hard to say how many calves have ...
What’s the greatest threat to Colorado’s elk population? Habitat loss, climate change, chronic wasting disease or wolves? According to many Colorado hunters, the answer is “wolves.” I recently heard ...
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