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 Ecosystem in 2018. The deadly …
It was raining when researchers fit a female wolf with an Argos radio tracking collar in 1991—one of the first times the technology had been used in such a way. The team captured the wolf …
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 late July, traveled north by …
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 in Mountain Landscapes at the …
It’s late fall in the high mountains of western North America and the whitebark pine (Pinus albicaulis) forests are alive with activity. Birds and mammals are feasting on the pine’s copious amounts of large seeds. …
If you want to know how healthy an ecosystem is, wouldn’t it help to have a list a vital signs — the sort of summary a doctor uses to check on patients’ health? That was …
When Yellowstone grizzlies lost their threatened status last June, advocates for the bears feared they were too isolated to sustain their populations without federal protections. The grizzlies (Ursus arctos) are genetically isolated. The next nearest …
On Jun. 22, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced their intent to publish a final rule removing grizzly bears (Ursus arctos horribilis) of the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem (GYE) from the list of imperilled species …
A changing environment in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem, including a decrease in whitebark pine trees, might be causing some trouble for grizzly bears (Ursus arctos), which prefer to eat the tree’s seeds. As part of …
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s plans to lift the Endangered Species Act status of grizzly bears (Ursus arctos horribilis) of the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem (GYE) have been delayed due to opposition from activist groups, …
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