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Chronic Wasting Disease Detected for First Time in Yellowstone National Park

Chronic Wasting Disease

Chronic Wasting Disease Detected for First Time in Yellowstone National Park

Chronic Wasting Disease has officially reached Yellowstone National Park. The first confirmed case in a mule deer underscores the growing challenge facing wildlife managers as a fatal disease continues to spread through deer, elk, and moose populations across the American West.

A Wolf Pack Challenged a Grizzly Over a Bison Carcass in Yellowstone. Then the ‘King’ Showed Up

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A Wolf Pack Challenged a Grizzly Over a Bison Carcass in Yellowstone. Then the ‘King’ Showed Up

A wildlife photographer captured a rare standoff between a wolf pack and two grizzly bears fighting over a drowned bison in Yellowstone. Everything changed the moment the huge adult male — what one expert calls the “king of the carcass” — arrived on scene.

CWD Research, Insights Shared At Deer Associates Gathering

Chronic Wasting Disease

CWD Research, Insights Shared At Deer Associates Gathering

Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) is the “greatest threat” to whitetail deer, and it’s a threat that is here to stay.

Reintroduction of Beavers to Wetlands Leading to More Bats

Reintroduction of Beavers to Wetlands Leading to More Bats

The reintroduction of beavers to wetlands in England and Wales is leading to an increase in bat activity, a new study suggests.

Restoring Biodiversity - 5/26/2026

Restoring Biodiversity - 5/26/2026

Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission proposes rule that would require harvest reporting. Using goats instead of herbicides to control weeds. And more...

Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission Proposes Rule That Would Require Harvest Reporting - Impacting Mountain Lion Populations

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Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission Proposes Rule That Would Require Harvest Reporting - Impacting Mountain Lion Populations

The Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission will vote in May on a proposed rule that could significantly improve how we understand and manage mountain lion populations in Texas.

The Compelling Case: North American Wild Horses Survived The Ice Age In Splinter Populations And Are More “American” Than Bison, Elk, Or Deer

Wild Horse Fire Brigade

The Compelling Case: North American Wild Horses Survived The Ice Age In Splinter Populations And Are More “American” Than Bison, Elk, Or Deer

While most large mammals disappeared at the end of the Pleistocene (~11,000 years ago), multiple lines of evidence now prove that splinter populations of caballine horses survived the Ice Age and persisted into the Holocene in North America.

Baby Black Bear Learns the Ropes

Baby Black Bear Learns the Ropes

A baby black bear must "learn the ropes" from mom in order to survive.

This Is The World’s Biggest Animal Migration — And Few Outsiders Have Seen It

Animal Migration

This Is The World’s Biggest Animal Migration — And Few Outsiders Have Seen It

Six million antelope storm through a pocket of Africa that’s nearly impossible to get to, but the Journal caught them on camera

Watch Bobcats, Bears, and Even Birds Use Fallen Logs as Bridges

Watch Bobcats, Bears, and Even Birds Use Fallen Logs as Bridges

In the mossy woods of western Oregon, a stream restoration project became Main Street for the surrounding forest.

Coyote in a meadow

Hunters on Wheels Take Aim at Texas Coyotes After Attacks Kill Residential Pets

Since June, coyotes have killed residential pets — “several small dogs” - in DeSoto, Texas

Restoring Biodiversity - 4/7/2026

Restoring Biodiversity - 4/7/2026

Screwworm and the role of the USDA’s “tick riders." True conservation requires responsibility, not neglect. Wolves and moose at Pitchstone Waters. And more...

There Is A Place For Native Wild Horses On Remote Public Lands In Their Natural Role Reducing Understory Vegetation And Suppressing Fire

Wild Horse Fire Brigade

There Is A Place For Native Wild Horses On Remote Public Lands In Their Natural Role Reducing Understory Vegetation And Suppressing Fire

It turns out that wild horses are the best species at understory grazing in extremely rugged, predator filled, back country, fire prone, wilderness areas.

Elk in Yellowstone

Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem

The Wildlife of Yellowstone

Established as the world's first national park in 1871, Yellowstone is one of the most remarkable places on Earth. Sitting on top of an active volcano and spanning over 3,000km, it contains a rich variety of wildlife and wondrous landscapes.

West Texas Bull Elk Eating Sotol (dasylirion texanum)

Bull Elk in West Texas

Elk were once common in West Texas, across the state, and from coast to coast. Today TPWD and ranchers eradicate native elk because managers believe they "compete" with Desert Bighhorn Sheep and Mule Deer.

Surviving Grand Teton: America's National Parks

Surviving Grand Teton: America's National Parks

A cast of animals, from tiny pikas to world-famous grizzly bears, tough it out to survive in this iconic, wild wonder of the West