Why Wolves Don’t Change Rivers
Download MP3Dan MacNulty has studied the wildlife in Yellowstone National Park since 1995. His research, and that of his colleagues, has revealed that the narrative that wolves have changed the park, leading to forests coming back, and rivers being diverted is not true. The Yellowstone story is more complicated than you might think, and endlessly fascinating. Join us as we talk about wolves, mountain lions, elk, beavers, bison and bears and learn how wolves have been good for the park, but not in quite the way you might think. For this episode Syma joins the discussion remotely.
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Creators and Guests
Host
Tim Coulson
Author of The Universal History of Us published by Penguin 2024 Professor of Zoology, University of Oxford EcologyEvolution, Existence, Science
Guest
Dan MacNulty
I work at the interface of animal behavior, population biology, and community ecology to address basic and applied questions in ecology and conservation. I began my research career in 1995 as a field technician in Yellowstone National Park where I assisted with wolf reintroduction and post-release wolf monitoring. I have conducted research related to Yellowstone wolves ever since. Much of my research centers on understanding the ecological consequences of wolf reintroduction as part of several long-term, collaborative studies of carnivores, ungulates, and plants in northern Yellowstone National Park. Many of my findings are presented in my co-authored/edited books Wolves on the Hunt: The Behavior of Wolves Hunting Wild Prey, and Yellowstone Wolves: Science and Discovery in the World’s First National Park, both published by the University of Chicago Press.
