Few animals symbolize wild interconnectedness quite like wolves, whose return helped reveal just how tightly ecosystems are woven together.

Detailed weight data on wolves near Yellowstone reveals that Wyoming's wolves seem to weigh much more than gray wolves in other parts of the Lower 48. Here's why ...

A new scientific review challenges the headline-grabbing claim that Yellowstone’s returning wolves triggered one of the strongest trophic cascades on Earth. Researchers found that the reported 1,500% ...

Wolves usually rely on cooperation to survive. Hunting large prey such as elk typically involves multiple pack members working together to isolate and exhaust an animal. That reality makes one ...

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A flare-up of a disease that’s especially lethal to wolf pups took a toll on Wyoming and Yellowstone National Park wolf numbers in 2025, reducing biologists’ counts to a level last seen when wolves ...

A flare up of a disease that’s especially lethal to wolf pups took a toll on Wyoming and Yellowstone National Park wolf numbers in 2025, reducing biologists’ counts to a level last seen when wolves ...

ORR, Minn. – The first clue was the flock of ravens. Tom Gable spotted the birds while driving to work. He pulled over and saw what they were circling: a rib cage poking out of the fresh dusting of ...