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Describes the role of apex predators, such as wolves, in an ecosystem and how introducing wolves back into Yellowstone National Park restored a greater diversity of animals, plants, and insects into the area. In 1995, the gray wolf was reintroduced to Yellowstone National Park after a seventy-year absence. All these years later, we can clearly see the cascading effects this has had on the park's ecosystem. This [book introduces the concept] of trophic...
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Describes the efforts to reintroduce wolves in Yellowstone National Park after they were nearly hunted to extinction, and explores how this restored the ecosystem of Yellowstone. Discusses the conflict between conservationists and those who live around the park, and highlights other endangered species around the world that were brought back from extinction by similar reintroduction efforts. Includes color illustrations and back matter on the original...
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In a radical reinterpretation of the 19th-century West, Black casts Yellowstone's creation as the culmination of three interwoven strands of history--the passion for exploration, the violence of the Indian Wars and the "civilizing" of the frontier--and charts its course through the lives of those who sought to lay bare its mysteries.
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"The summer of 1871, a team of thirty-two men set out on the first scientific expedition across Yellowstone. Through uncharted territory, some of the day's most renowned scientists and artists explored, sampled, sketched, and photographed the region's breathtaking wonders--from its white-capped mountain vistas and thundering falls to its burping mud pots and cauldrons of molten magma. At the end of their adventure, the survey packed up their specimens...
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The story of the rise of a Yellowstone wolf, and what her life and death and death tell us about the struggle for the American West. --
"The enthralling story of the rise and reign of O-Six, the celebrated Yellowstone wolf, and the people who loved or feared her. Before men ruled the earth, there were wolves. Once abundant in North America, these majestic creatures were hunted to near extinction in the lower 48 states by the 1920s. But in recent...
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The economic boom in the United States following World War II allowed many Americans to pursue extended vacations for the first time. Many Americans took to the nation's developing highway system to travel to national parks. One of the most popular summer destinations was Yellowstone Park, located in Wyoming, Idaho, and Montana.
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Three of the most catastrophic volcanic eruptions in geologic history occurred at a place now visited by nearly four million people per year: Yellowstone National Park. The magma chamber responsible still lies beneath, and continues to steam, heat, and shift the park landscape. This science bulletin talks with the geologists regularly monitoring these disquieting signals to understand where this active region lies in its volcanic life span.
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Join us for a dramatic sequence of growth and survival stories in Yellowstone National Park. This natural history film will follow a bison calf, trailing its rigorous and challenging first year in Yellowstone as it is sought out by the infamous grey wolf pack- the Druid Peak wolves. Then witness a hungry female grizzly hunting for elk calves, while the mother bison butts the bear and attempts to save her baby. As autumn moves into winter, some bison...
9) Yellowstone
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Yellowstone National Park houses one of the most dangerous geological features on Earth: a hidden super-volcano. This program examines the volcano's migration hundreds of miles to its present location - a journey of 16.5 million years - and speculates on when that sleeping giant may erupt.
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"From historian and critically acclaimed author of The Three-Cornered War comes the propulsive and vividly told story of how Yellowstone became the world's first national park amid the nationwide turmoil and racial violence of the Reconstruction era. Each year nearly four million people visit Yellowstone National Park-one of the most popular of all national parks-but few know the fascinating and complex historical context in which it was established....
14) Yellowstone Wild
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Using high-tech cameras and dramatic time-lapse photography, this video reveals the dynamic web of life at Yellowstone, one of America's most cherished national parks. Its breathtaking mountain forests of evergreen and aspen set a spectacular stage for the drama of survival in the wild. Several intriguing inhabitants - a new grizzly bear mother; an efficient hunting pair of great grey owls; and a trio of industrious beavers - each play a unique role....