Yellowstone

Conservationists and scientists have a new plan to sustain wildlife in the Rocky Mountains of North America. Advocates of the so-called “Yellowstone to Yukon” initiative hope to protect the corridors that animals use to travel from one habitat to another by changing land management policies at the local level. From member station K-B-S-U in Boise, […]

In Yellowstone National Park, bison are grazing anew as they migrate to their summer ranges in the park’s interior. One of the worst winters on record took a heavy toll on Yellowstone’s wildlife in which more than half of the bison population, around 2000 all tolled, was lost. But, nature wasn’t the main reaper. Nearly […]

Despite Yellowstone Park’s best efforts to keep campers’ food from tempting bears, some visitors leave their food out and encourage bears to mingle with humans. Robin White reports on a new program with specially trained dogs from Finland that seeks to set boundaries for tourist territories to become bear-free zones.

The wolves are back in Yellowstone. The plan to reintroduce the canines has been politically controversial, but what has it meant for the park’s ecosystem? Jyl Hoyt of member station KBSU previews what impact the predators may have on the balance of nature in the park.