A Yellowstone wolf. William Campbell/Sygma via Getty Images. Perhaps more importantly, however, it is essential to know how elk would have moved in the landscape had they completely ignored ...

Presence Of Wolves Allows Aspen Recovery In Yellowstone Date: July 31, 2007 Source: Oregon State University Summary: The wolves are back, and for the first time in more than 50 years, young aspen ...

Previous research has claimed that the reintroduction of wolves to Yellowstone National Park in 1995 is helping restore quaking aspen in risky areas where wolves prowl. But apparently elk hungry ...

Sun., Dec. 8, 2024 Did aspen regeneration in Yellowstone National Park occur because there were fewer elk, or because the elk became more wary of being caught by predators while dining on the trees?

When wolves were reintroduced in 1995, about 18,000 elk grazed Yellowstone’s northern range, and many aspen stands were struggling. Harsh winter conditions often drove elk to nibble on aspen ...

Following the reintroduction of wolves to Yellowstone National Park in 1995-97, the regrowth of aspen trees became a worldwide story, highlighting the importance of large predators.

As former Yellowstone wolf biologist Doug Smith would often note before he retired in 2022, Yellowstone’s elk were some of the toughest around because of the predator-rich environment.

Figure Set 3: Causes of intense elk browsing on cottonwoods and willows during the 20th century. Purpose: To practice interpreting graphical data; to use the data to address the question of why ...

A new study calculates the long-term effects of reintroducing wolves to Yellowstone National Park in the 1990s, which ultimately helped willow trees that feed wildlife in stream habitats.

Yellowstone’s untamed wilderness once echoed with the haunting songs of wolves, weaving ancient tales of predator and prey. But for decades, those echoes vanished, replaced by silence and an ...

Finally, the authors experimentally fenced in young aspen suckers to compare the protection afforded to them by wolves versus that of a physical barrier that prevented elk browsing. “The results were ...

Elk populations in Yellowstone National Park fell from around 19,000 prior to wolf reintroduction to about 6,200 today. Hunters also took a toll on the herd, removing as many as 3,200 elk in 1998 ...