Birds gain habitat, smaller mammals benefit, and even plant communities can recover.
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 ...
Thirty years after gray wolves were reintroduced to Yellowstone, the verdict is more nuanced than the popular legend. The comeback delivered major ecological and economic gains, but it also came with ...
Yellowstone National Park is often told as a story of recovery. Wolves returned and then elk changed their behavior. Willows and aspens then rebounded and rivers, it is said, changed course. The ...