Nature can be very dramatic. In the animal kingdom, life-and-death scenarios are always just around the corner. Even just a casual stroll with the herd can turn deadly in the blink of an eye. That’s ...
Bison are playing a larger role in the sustenance of park wolves compared to past years as Yellowstone National Park’s bison herd has swelled and elk numbers have declined, according to the ...
Wolves in Yellowstone National Park will sometimes test their predation skills on lone adult bison. But there can be painful consequences. The accompanying footage, captured by Billy Fabian while on a ...
This bison wasn’t putting up with one particular wolf’s bull. They say you’re always stronger in numbers, but this wolf pack learned the hard way that that’s not always the case. Incredible footage ...
Gray wolves were once plentiful in Colorado. As settlers moved west and hunted the gray wolves’ natural prey, such as bison ...
“Wolves know the bison are going to die so they wait and scavenge a lot,” said Doug Smith, Yellowstone’s Wolf Project leader. Yellowstone estimates on average that about nine out of every 100 bison ...
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 ...
Yellowstone tourists got more than they bargained for the other day when a group of bison charge at them. To be fair, all things considered, I actually side with the bison here. When you learn the ...
Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. A massive breakthrough was announced this week by the ...