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Thermal Imagery Sheds Light on Wolf Disease

By Guest PostDecember 12, 20102 commentsNaturecanine skin disease, gray wolves, mange infection, thermal imagery, wild wolves, wolf disease, wolves in yellowstone

Psychedelically colored wolves depicted by thermal imaging will shed light on how mange affects the survival, reproduction and social behavior of wolves in Yellowstone National Park. (more…)

Are Wolves Saving Yellowstone’s Aspen Trees from Elk?

By Guest PostSeptember 3, 2010Natureaspen regeneration, aspen trees, wolf restoration, wolves in yellowstone, yellowstone

LARAMIE, Wy. — Previous research has claimed that the reintroduction of wolves to Yellowstone National Park in 1995 is helping restore quaking aspen in risky areas where wolves prowl. But apparently elk hungry for winter food had a different idea. (more…)