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Yellowstone National Park

  • Tough winter for wolf darting in Yellowstone Park

    Ralph Maughan

    Wolf numbers in Yellowstone are way down, but that doesn’t mean more of what are left wear collars- Tough winter for wolf darting. By Brett French. Billings Gazette (reprinted in the Star-Tribune)

  • Kathie Lynch: Druid wolf pack likely to fade away

    Ralph Maughan

    Only one Druid is known to remain- Down to one wolf. I guess that means the end of the wolf pack. The Druid Peak wolf pack was formed in the release enclosure back in 1996.  Most of the wolves came from the same pack in British Columbia, but not all.  For example the big alpha…

  • She Runs With The Wolves

    Ralph Maughan

    Todd Wilkinson profiles Laurie Lyman- Those of you who know Kathie Lynch will probably know Laurie Lyman, and vice versa.  Lyman has amazing talent for spotting wolves and getting that data. She Runs With The Wolves. A tale of devotion from Yellowstone National Park. By Todd Wilkinson.

  • Wolves back to Yellowstone and changes it made

    Ralph Maughan

    After 15 years, a look at the effects- This interesting article appeared in print maybe 5 days ago. I’m glad they put it online. After 15 years. By Ben Pierce. Bozeman Chronicle OutThere Editor

  • Summary of the February 2010 Yellowstone Earthquake Swarm

    Ralph Maughan

    Now it’s over and the Yellowstone Volcano Observatory has a summary- Summary of January – February 2010 Yellowstone Earthquake Swarm. USGS. This was the second biggest earthquake swarm recorded in the Park. Note that detailed records don’t go back all that far.

  • Yellowstone Wolf Numbers Drop for Second Year

    Ralph Maughan

    Park now has only 55% as many wolves as at the peak population- I predicted this, and the same thing was happening to the wolf population of Idaho and Montana. Without any intervention they would have peaked and dropped. With the big campaign against them in Idaho and Montana, we will never know.  At any…

  • Just one bison was killed in Montana's bison hunt

    Ralph Maughan

    State hunt relies solely on bison migration from Yellowstone Park. Few migrated- Single bison shot in state’s winter hunt. By  Matthew Brown. Associated Press | Now, however, Montana’s Department of Livetock is completely out of control and wants to kill any bison that leave the Park even in cattle free areas, in violation of the…

  • PBS program on wolves, bears, bison and the ESA

    Ralph Maughan

    This is a good national television treatment of the issue- Salle put this link on the “have run across any good stories” page, but it should be a full post. Hunting Wolves, Saving Wolves. PBS Salle. I know you tried to call me about this, but I was out in the hills most of the…

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