Predators might be ill-reputed for their fearmongering gestures, but from a scientist’s point of view, they are catalysts of transformation. They are the architects of ecosystems. By eliminating what ...

Up until the mid-1990s, the ecosystem of Yellowstone National Park had turned into a gloomy, barren land, overgrazed and overpopulated by elk. But ever since wolves were reintroduced in the park, the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A wolf carries a very young pup by its hindquarters in this image caught by a game camera. A new study shows that contrary to long ...

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A new scientific review challenges the headline-grabbing claim that Yellowstone’s returning wolves triggered one of the strongest trophic cascades on Earth. Researchers found that the reported 1,500% ...

In movies and literature, a wolf’s haunting howl can signify danger or untamed nature. In real life, researchers in Yellowstone National Park are analyzing those howls with cutting-edge AI technology ...

Beckie Elgin's story on Yellowstone wolves in Sunday's travel section was interesting but she glossed over the ongoing slaughter of wolves around Yellowstone in Wyoming, Montana, and Idaho. Anyone who ...

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A new study shows that interactions between wolves and cougars in Yellowstone National Park are driven by wolves stealing prey killed by cougars and that shifts in cougar diets to smaller prey help ...

A prominent wolf that lived among Yellowstone's most famous wolf pack is believed to have been illegally shot and killed just outside the park last month, according to wildlife experts. NOTE: The ...