Previous research on the effect of wolves on the food web has been criticized, raising questions about the predator’s role in the Yellowstone ecosystem.

A new peer-reviewed study reports that claims of a “world-leading” trophic cascade in Yellowstone National Park are not supported, citing problems with the methods used in earlier research. A newly pu ...

Scientists debunk decades-long study claiming wolves' reintroduction triggered a dramatic transformation in Yellowstone.

In Yellowstone National Park — where gray wolves were reintroduced starting in 1995 — researchers have gone back and forth on whether the restoration of wolves has impacted the ecosystem. The idea is ...

For the past 15 years, Luke Painter has been traveling to the northern range of Yellowstone National Park, where mountains rise and tributaries carve valleys of sage, willows and trees. This includes ...

Colorado lawmakers continue to raise questions about the cost of the state’s wolf reintroduction during the early phases of the annual budgeting process for 2026. On Tuesday, Dec. 9, the Joint Budget ...

Colorado passed a wolf reintroduction plan in November 2020, and 10 wolves were reintroduced into the state in December 2023. Opponents are now trying to stop this reintroduction plan, the Denver Post ...

Colorado voters’ opinions on wolf reintroduction in the state haven’t changed much since the effort was narrowly approved in a 2020 ballot measure, according to the results of a 2025 voter opinion ...