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Apex Predators

Reintroduced Carnivores’ Impacts on Ecosystems Are Still Coming Into Focus

Yellowstone has long been a mecca for scientists studying how predators affect everything from elk grazing to vegetation height. They are still debating how to make sense of what they’ve learned.

By Jake Bolster

A lone wolf stands in Yellowstone National Park in September. Credit: Jacob W. Frank/NPS
A grizzly bear and her two cubs walk along Pelican Creek on June 21, in Yellowstone National Park, Wyo. Credit: Jonathan Newton/Getty Images

Bad News, Bears? States Take Legal Actions to End Grizzlies’ Endangered Species Protections

By Najifa Farhat

A gray wolf of the Canyon Pack is seen near Mammoth Hot Springs in Yellowstone National Park. Credit: Jim Peaco/NPS

Out of Site, Out of Mind? New Study Finds Missing Apex Predators Are Too Often Neglected in Ecological Research

By Bing Lin

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