Bison are playing a larger role in the sustenance of park wolves compared to past years as Yellowstone National Park’s bison herd has swelled and elk numbers have declined, according to the ...

On Christmas Day 2024, tragedy struck Yellowstone's Junction Butte wolf pack. The group's legendary one-eyed leader, Wolf 907F, died after a confrontation with a rival pack. Now, in a new video, ...

Nature can be very dramatic. In the animal kingdom, life-and-death scenarios are always just around the corner. Even just a casual stroll with the herd can turn deadly in the blink of an eye. That’s ...

Wolves in Yellowstone National Park will sometimes test their predation skills on lone adult bison. But there can be painful consequences. The accompanying footage, captured by Billy Fabian while on a ...

Studies in the park’s Northern Region have estimated that wolf survival is due in large part to that reliable source of bison meat, composing as much as one-quarter to one-third of a wolf’s scavenging ...

The saying “safety in numbers” is typically a phrase associated with animals considered prey. The idea being: More eyes and ears in a group help alert wildlife to approaching predators. And the more ...

Last week we featured footage showing bison stampeding toward a snow coach in Yellowstone National Park, as tourists watched with heightened concern. To their relief, the bison navigated around the ...

BILLINGS, MONT. (LEE)—After two years of preferring bull elk in their winter diet, wolves in Yellowstone National Park apparently have renewed their taste for elk calves. An early winter study of the ...

Two Democratic lawmakers on Thursday introduced legislation to protect wolves and grizzly bears even if the high-profile animals lose their Endangered Species Act protections. With the Fish and ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. A massive breakthrough was announced this week by the ...

Yellowstone's Junction Butte wolf pack failed in a recent attempt to kill a bison, but the pack appears to be thriving again after the death of its former alpha female, Wolf 907F. When you purchase ...