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Yellowstone’s Wolves: A Debate Over Their Role in the Park’s Ecosystem

23 April 2024 at 03:00
New research questions the long-held theory that reintroduction of such a predator caused a trophic cascade, spawning renewal of vegetation and spurring biodiversity.

Β© Diane Renkin/National Park Service

Some say that the wolves’ contribution to ecological improvements in Yellowstone were only one piece of a larger picture and that grizzly bears, beavers and even humans played a role.
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