What’s the greatest threat to Colorado’s elk population? Habitat loss, climate change, chronic wasting disease or wolves? According to many Colorado hunters, the answer is “wolves.” I recently heard ...

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 ...

New research is improving scientists’ understanding of gray wolf behavior. A study recently published in the journal Current Biology shows that wolves can abandon their dens with their young in tow to ...

Mature elk can run 40 mph when they become so inspired, and recent footage from Yellowstone National Park shows that young elk are likewise fleet of foot when their lives are at stake. The ...

Get any of our free daily email newsletters — news headlines, opinion, e-edition, obituaries and more. Scientific research has long assumed gray wolves are non-migratory during springtime, staying ...

A “brave” little elk calf sprinted to safety — with a pack of wolves close on its heels in Yellowstone National Park, nail-biting video shows. The pack had separated the calf from its mother across ...

Thirty years ago, park rangers reintroduced grey wolves into Yellowstone National Park. They wanted to restore the ecosystem and get the elk population, which had decimated the plant community, in ...

Scientific research has long assumed gray wolves are non-migratory during springtime, staying anchored to tend to litters of nearly helpless pups. For the first weeks of life, after all, pups are ...

A baby elk outran — and outswam — a wolf pack in Yellowstone National Park, video shows. Screenshot of montanawild_'s Instagram video A “brave” little elk calf sprinted to safety — with a pack of ...