National Park Service, wolf watchers and some state officials are making a push to dissuade Montana from continuing aggressive pursuit of naive wolves at the national park’s doorstep.

by Mike KoshmrlApril 26, 2022Print

A recent spate of wolf killings just outside of Yellowstone National Park has altered fundamental aspects of the canines’ behavior, and threatened the foundations of one of the most storied wildlife research efforts in American history, according to park scientists.

Twice in recent months Yellowstone National Park senior wildlife biologist Doug Smith and his team of researchers have observed highly unusualmating behavior.

Many more wolves have been getting frisky than…