New research from the University of Minnesota upends long-held understanding about how wolves, bears and cougars—three of Yellowstone National Park's most iconic carnivores—compete for prey. For years ...

A new study shows that interactions between wolves and cougars in Yellowstone National Park are driven by wolves stealing prey killed by cougars and that shifts in cougar diets to smaller prey help ...

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Gray wolf pups are born nearly helpless: blind, deaf and lacking the acute sense of smell of their elders. They usually remain in the safe confines of their den until they are at least three weeks old ...

The carnivores gorge on berries when prey is scarce. New research found seeds that pass through a wolf are more likely to thrive.

Predator control and management in Alaska probably began when humans first crossed over the Bering land bridge from Asia into North America. Early management activities are described in stories that ...