"The calf swam across the river and, thinking the wolves were gone, decided to swim back. Unfortunately, 3 wolves were ...

Yellowstone’s elk number between 10,000 and 20,000 in the summer. The wintering population is lower, with around 4,000 elk. Wolves also prey on livestock in the agriculture-rich West. From eastern ...

Bobcats, extirpated from Ohio by 1855, have returned due to increasing forest cover. Some of the most iconic mammals on Earth ...

What the research showed is that elk didn’t always change their behavior when they encountered a wolf. They did, however, more consistently change their behavior when they were in risky places.

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Without apex predators, their prey species can become overly abundant. But when apex predators are reintroduced, prey populations decrease and vegetation can rebound. So in certain habitats of ...

The 95-page report also found that elk are the primary prey species for wolves, especially during the winter. In addition, wolves outside of Yellowstone tend to prey on elk calves more than ...

Scientists say Colorado, with the world’s largest elk herd and plenty of wilderness, could support many hundreds of wolves, even thousands. Barnes, a former ranch manager, said that is not ...

Hunters hoping to bag a black bear or elk in Michigan this year need to start stalking their prey this week. The 2025 bear and elk hunting license application period opens May 1 and runs through ...