Gray wolves and cougars are not only iconic to the Yellowstone National Park landscape, but they also play important roles in the overall health of the ecosystem. With both being apex predators, ...
A new study finds Yellowstone’s ravens don’t just follow wolves but use mental “maps” to predict likely kill sites. Researchers say the birds’ memory ...
Wolves in Yellowstone National Park have experienced a 27% decline in population in 2025.
Researchers suspect that ravens might have greater agendas behind their relationship with wolves.
The official count came to 84 wolves in eight packs. That’s down from 108 wolves in nine packs at the end of 2024.
Ravens have long been thought to follow wolves to find food, but new research shows they’re far more strategic. By tracking both animals in Yellowstone, scientists discovered that ravens memorize ...
Footage shows part of a wolf-versus-elk pursuit that also has bison taking cover.
Wolf 1331 would ultimately be found dead in a trap set by a prolific wolf hunter who manages a large ranch about 10 miles north of Yellowstone. The man who trapped 1331 would receive a warning for ...
Ravens follow wolves in order to dine on prey the big canines kill, a 2002 study in Yellowstone National Park claimed.
In Yellowstone National Park, when a bison dies it’s not long before wolves or grizzly bears move in on the carcass. If one or two wolves are on the carcass, a lone grizzly bear can usually clear them ...
It’s an animal-eat-animal world out there, especially in Yellowstone National Park. There are almost 70 different mammal species in Yellowstone, and most of those can be separated into two categories: ...
This winter saw the most wolves from Yellowstone National Park killed in about a century. That's because states neighboring the park changed hunting rules in an effort to reduce the animals' numbers.