(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.
November 11, 2018
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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.