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Yellowstone wolves

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Montana Fish & Wildlife Commission Approves Record High Wolf Kill Quota

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Montana Fish & Wildlife Commission Approves Record High Wolf Kill Quota

Regulations and increased bounties expected to decimate wolf population

Fight for Wolf Valley | Yellowstone Wolf Dynasty

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Fight for Wolf Valley | Yellowstone Wolf Dynasty

Yellowstone’s Druid Peak wolves became the most famous wolf pack in the world. Over a 14-year reign, the pack endures invaders and epic battles.

Wild Wolves: Pack Life

Wild Wolves: Pack Life

It was one of nature’s greatest experiments: bringing back wolves to Yellowstone. Anything could happen as the dramas of pack life unfold.

Securing a Future for Wolves in the West

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Securing a Future for Wolves in the West

Another excellent article by the Property and Environmental Research Center (PERC) the free market conservation think tank based in Bozeman. This one is about how to address people and livelihoods while achieving the essential ecological need to return wolves across the West. NOTE: this article was originally published to PERC.

Grizzly Bears Make Yellowstone Wolves Behave in Unexpected Way, Study Finds

Grizzly Bears Make Yellowstone Wolves Behave in Unexpected Way, Study Finds

As discussed below, predators change animal behavior. All predators change the behavior of prey animals. Predators can also alter the behavior of other predators. For instance, wolves change how bears behave, and the other way around. These different effects on animal behavior are probably as important to wildlife and habitat

Massive Wolf Kill Disrupts Long-running Yellowstone Park Study

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Massive Wolf Kill Disrupts Long-running Yellowstone Park Study

Thanks to the Trump Administration’s delisting of wolves, Wyoming, Montana and Idaho had the chance to lead in the management of wolf recovery, and in the process prove that Western states could, and should, take back forest and wildlife public lands management from the feds. Instead they promptly showed

Judge Restores Protections for Gray Wolves Across Much of US

Judge Restores Protections for Gray Wolves Across Much of US

“This was inevitable once Montana, Wyoming and Idaho resumed their 150-year long war on wolves. NOTE: this article was originally published to APNews.com on February 10, 2022. It was written by Matthew Brown and John Flesher. BILLINGS, Mont (AP) — A judge restored federal protections for gray wolves across much

Hunters Kill 20 Yellowstone Wolves That Roamed Out of Park

Hunters Kill 20 Yellowstone Wolves That Roamed Out of Park

About 500-wolves have been killed in Idaho, Wyoming and Montana since they were delisted as endangered species in 2020. The war on wolves was a grave mistake for wildlife and cattle, since these large predators are the best natural control of the brucellosis and CWD epidemics rampaging through the Yellowstone

On The Wolf Trail

On The Wolf Trail

Tracking wolves around Teton National Park. NOTE: this article was originally published to JHNewsandGuide.com on March 13, 2021. It was written by Mike Koshmrl. Now near the end of three winters tailing Jackson Hole wolves, Barker has logged her share of mystery clusters. They happen more than she’d

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Bear and Wolf on Fall River in Idaho

We left this camera up all winter. So we have photos from October through June. We asked the experts… * What kind of bear? * Is this a wolf or a big coyote? Their response is below.