Tag: Yellowstone

A parasite found in cat feces that alters animal behavior may be partly responsible for wolves deciding to become pack leaders or to disperse from their natal packs. TWS member...

Predators could play in important role in limiting the spread of chronic wasting disease among ungulates, but under what circumstances? Chronic wasting disease was first detected in the Greater Yellowstone...

The Wildlife Society Bulletin is a benefit of membership in The Wildlife Society. Published four times annually, it is one of the world’s leading scientific journals covering wildlife science, management and...

Eighteen TWS students, along with their professional instructors, were determined not to let the pandemic derail another potentially life-changing event. The crew of 24 landed in Salt Lake City in...

The wildfires burning across the western United States may offer a glimpse of the future of forests, according to recent research. Rupert Seidl, Professor of Ecosystem Dynamics and Forest Management...

Hazing elk and increasing harvest in private ranches in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem could limit the spread of brucellosis between elk and livestock. Brucellosis is a wildlife disease that causes...

Could wolves help limit the spread of chronic wasting disease? Researchers in Yellowstone National Park are studying the “predator cleansing effect” to see what role wolves (Canis lupus) may play...

Wildlife managers who feed elk in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem to bolster the species’ numbers are facing a looming problem that may scuttle their effort to attract tourists and keep...

For now, the U.S. Forest Service can continue its grazing plan that includes removing grizzly bears from the Bridger-Teton National Forest in response to conflicts with livestock, a federal court...

Wolves may be engineering the Yellowstone ecosystem by helping the growth of tall willow trees in Yellowstone National Park. Since their reintroduction in 1995, gray wolves (Canis lupus) have caused...