Wolves are magnificent carnivores who are also highly controversial in some circles. While much is known about many aspects of their behavior, in renowned wolf expert Dr. L. David Mech's new highly ...

Ph.D. graduate, studied how wolves change their behavior with bears about in a new study. MISSOULA – If you are a wolf living in Yellowstone National Park, bears mess with you. They show up uninvited ...

New research broadens our understanding of how gray wolves interact with and influence aquatic habitats. On Prince of Wales Island, Alaska, gray wolves have been observed engaging in an unusual ...

Toxoplasma gondii is a ubiquitous protozoan parasite that can infect any warm-blooded species. In lab studies, infection with T. gondii has been shown to increase dopamine and testosterone levels ...

The mind-altering effects of a well-known parasite may extend to more species than we thought. In new research this month, Yellowstone scientists are making the case that Toxoplasma gondii infection ...

MISSOULA, Mont. — A new study at University of Montana shows Yellowstone wolves change their behavior around bears. Biologists wanted to know more about how predators interact with each other.

When a common parasite infects wolves, it changes their behavior and turns them into risk-taking animals that could help them become leaders of their pack—or get them killed. “We focus so much on ...

MISSOULA – If you are a wolf living in Yellowstone National Park, bears mess with you. They show up uninvited and steal kills from your pack. And when scavenging bears drive you away from tasty ...

JACKSON — Wolves in Yellowstone National Park are reported to be approaching cars, snowcoaches and snowmobiles, raising suspicions that people have been feeding them. Doug Smith, leader of the ...