An Experience That Will Last a Lifetime: Wolf Week Turns Strangers Into Friends (Laura’s Take)
It was cold, dark, and early when I picked up the mixed group for day one of four we would have together. People in this group came from all over: a couple people from the Midwest; England was represented along with Canada; and someone even traveled all the way from Australia! They were strangers—soon to…
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February 2, 2024
Winter’s Song: Wolf Howls Fill the Yellowstone Landscape in January
“Only the mountain has lived long enough to listen objectively to the howl of a wolf,” wrote philosopher, forester, and conservationist Aldo Leopold. The words appeared in his famous essay “Thinking Like a Mountain,” which eloquently examines the presence—or lack of—wolves in the environment and how it affects deforestation of the landscape. Here in Yellowstone,…
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January 20, 2024