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Beginning of the 1950s, park managers, biologists, conservationists, and environmentalists began what would ultimately turn into a campaign to reintroduce the gray wolf into Yellowstone National Park. When the Endangered Species Act of 1973 was passed, the road to legal reintroduction was made clear.
The reintroduction of wolves, an apex predator, has had important impacts on biodiversity within Yellowstone National Park. Through predation of elk populations, wolf reintroduction has coincided with an increase of new-growth vegetation among certain plants, such as aspen and willow trees, [20] which elk previously grazed upon at unsustainable ...
Since the 1990s wolf reintroduction program in Yellowstone National Park, wolves have migrated into the forest and established permanent packs. [42] Approximately a dozen wolf packs totaling 70 individual wolves were documented in the forest in 2012. [43]
Reintroduction of wolves. Wolves were reintroduced to the park in 1995, after being driven extinct in the area nearly 100 years ago. It is estimated that approximately 500 wolves are present now ...
Samuel C. Pomeroy – Kansas Senator, 1861–1873 – Introduced park creation bill into U.S. Senate on December 18, 1871 Lyman Trumbull – Senator from Illinois who supported Yellowstone creation act – Father of Walter Trumbull , a member of the Washburn Party
Keith Merrill of National Park News reported in mid-June that the queen of Yellowstone gave birth to three healthy pups, "This 10th litter has just started to come out of the den,” said Kira ...
In March 1995 3 groups of 6, 5 and 3 wolves were released into Yellowstone National Park. [12] This release marked the beginning of a successful reintroduction effort coordinated with multiple wildlife agencies from multiple U.S. States and Canadian Provinces. A total of 31 wolves were released in Yellowstone National Park. [13]
Wolf reintroduction in Colorado was narrowly approved by voters in a 2020 ballot measure. Wildlife officials expect to release an additional 30 to 50 wolves over the coming years.