The Junction Butte wolf pack in Yellowstone facing off with a grizzly bear. After twenty-five years since wolves were reintroduced to Yellowstone National Park, we have the opportunity to view these apex predators again competing, but more importantly, we have the opportunity to learn about the natural world and how charismatic animals like bears and wolves affect their environment.

For more on what we’ve learned about wolves following their reintroduction, read these articles:

-Yellowstone’s wolves: Separating fact from fiction
https://www.ksl.com/article/46732727/yellowstones-wolves-25-years-after-reintroduction-separating-fact-from-fiction

-Yellowstone’s wolves: Effects on Yellowstone’s game animals, ecology
https://www.ksl.com/article/46736269/fact-vs-fiction-the-effect-wolves-have-on-yellowstones-game-animals-ecology

-Yellowstone’s wolves: The effects on ranchers
https://www.ksl.com/article/46741254/yellowstones-wolves-25-years-after-reintroduction-the-effects-on-ranchers

-Yellowstone’s wolves: The effects on hunters and human safety
https://www.ksl.com/article/46742667/yellowstones-wolves-25-years-after-reintroduction-the-effects-on-hunters-and-human-safety