A new study by a University of Wisconsin-Madison team of researchers looking at wolves on an island in Lake Superior is helping shed light on the role that certain species play in helping shape an ...

For the first time in 80 years, a new generation of fully-fledged aspen trees has grown in Yellowstone’s northern range.

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CSU researchers find reintroduction of wolves doesn't have rapid impact on ecosystems in Yellowstone 02:34. Researchers with Colorado State University spent two decades studying the ecosystems in ...

Over the course of 2015 through 2019, scientists used GPS collars to track 32 gray wolves in Minnesota and trace their affect on beaver populations.

"How large predators impact ecosystems has been a matter of interest among scientists and the public for decades," said Gable, project lead of the Voyageurs Wolf Project.

Gray wolves were reintroduced in Yellowstone National Park in 1995 to help control the numbers of elk that were eating young ...

Researchers say gray wolves play a crucial role in the ecosystems of the western United States, and emphasized the profound impacts of their absence on plant and animal communities. "The absence of ...

Gray wolves play a critical role in easing the effects of climate change on Yellowstone's ecosystem, according to a new UC Berkeley study. Researchers found that in the absence of wolves, shorter ...

For his part, Phillips said he is “grateful” that the red wolf’s listing under the Endangered Species Act isn’t tied to the species’ impact on the ecosystem around it.

Large, top-of-the-food-chain predators like wolves can have huge impacts on ecosystems, but only temporarily. In 2018, before the reintroductions, Pauli's team had already collected a bunch of ...