As the snow returns to Yellowstone, it seems like the clock is turning back. All traces of the human world are covered up. A reminder that when the heart of this great wilderness was made a national park nearly 140 years ago, it was one of the most r...
But now, the final act of the season is about to take place. From out of apparently nowhere come the bighorn sheep, the toughest of all Yellowstones animals. They can stay here all winter on slopes and crags that the biting wind keeps clear of snow....
his is a tree that needs a cold winter. Its now November and the elk have found their feeding grounds just in time, the snows of winter at their heels. Here they join other herds who come to this place every year, where the snow would be less deep an...
And for every dam, there is a new habitat for new life, and a richer, more diverse Yellowstone. But just as Yellowstone reveals the complexity of life, it also exposes its fragility. On its lofty ridges, there are signs that all is not well with the...
The return of the wolf will always be controversial. But evidence is now emerging that wolves are far more important than anyone imagined, especially back in the heart of Yellowstone. It's nearly the end of October. The cold autumn nights have brough...
Ranchers will tolerate elk as long as they don't compete too much with their cattle. But as the elk move in, their old enemy follows them out of Yellowstone, an animal that's more difficult for ranchers to accept. In their minds, fear of the wolf run...
By now the pronghorn have pushed further than any of Yellowstones animals, out of forests, through farmland and down into the wide prairies at the foot of the Rocky Mountains themselves. Their search for winter grazing takes them over a hundred miles...
To stay is to face the certainty of snow and wolves. To go offers the chance of an easier life, but the uncertainty of the world beyond Yellowstone. Every autumn, thousands of elk do leave Yellowstone, and as they go, they cross an invisible line out...
Now he must gather the last of his strength. The rival wants to take him on. The aim is to get an antler point into his neck. But they are evenly matched. Neither can penetrate the other's guard. Now, it's all about power. A well-aimed thrust or a br...
