According to a statement from Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks (FWP), officials started investigating after they received a ...

A new study shows how wolves steal kills from cougars in Yellowstone, driving an uneven feeding rivalry and changing cougar ...

A new study shows that interactions between wolves and cougars in Yellowstone National Park are driven by wolves stealing ...

Over the last three decades, Yellowstone National Park has undergone an ecological cascade. As elk numbers fell, aspen and willow trees thrived. This, in turn, allowed beaver numbers to increase, ...

In Yellowstone, the long, rising howl of a gray wolf has always felt like pure mystery, a sound that hints at meaning but keeps its distance. Now artificial intelligence is starting to pull that ...

After a drought of new aspen growth in Yellowstone's northern range, wolves appear to have flipped the script for these iconic trees, ushering in the first new generation of aspen to reach the forest ...

A keystone in an arch's crown secures the other stones in place. Keystone species play the same role in many ecological communities by maintaining the structure and integrity of the community. The ...

This story is free to read because readers choose to support LAist. If you find value in independent local reporting, make a donation to power our newsroom today. This winter saw the most wolves from ...

A look at how wolf policy shifted from eradication to protection, and why wolf conflict is rising again across the West. The ...

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. When you purchase through links on our site, we ...