When gray wolves returned to Yellowstone National Park, the public heard a simple story: predators came back, balance returned, and the whole ecosystem changed. That narrative held that elk numbers ...

"Painter et al. claim that large-carnivore recovery in Yellowstone National Park has produced a strong trophic cascade compared to other systems, citing a 152-fold increase in aspen sapling density ...

It’s one of the most famous wildlife experiments in modern America. And three decades later, the honest answer is: yes, it was worth it, but not for the simple reason most people think. When gray ...

This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. Few animals symbolize wild interconnectedness quite like wolves, whose return helped reveal ...

In a new study, a UC Berkeley-led team of biologists observed gray wolves near Yellowstone National Park traveling 20 kilometers or more over rugged, mountainous terrain, with very young pups in tow.

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 ...

One of the most celebrated claims about Yellowstone’s wolves is facing a major challenge. Scientists say the study behind the famous trophic cascade story relied on flawed methods that overstated the ...