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(Photo by CHAD WILERMUTH)
Scientists have shown that a ‘landscape of fear’ does not keep Yellowstone elk from using risky habitats where wolves kill them. Elk use nightly lulls in wolf activity to safely access dangerous areas.

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Reflecting on the 40 years since wolves reintroduced in Yellowstone
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Reflecting on the 40 years since wolves reintroduced in Yellowstone

More than 40 years ago a young Mark Boyce landed his first teaching job at the University of Wyoming’s Department of Zoology and Physiology.