00:00Gray Wolves Return, The Dramatic Recovery of an American Predator
00:04A gray wolf trots through Yellowstone snow at sunrise.
00:09Across Yellowstone valleys, northern forests, and western mountain ranges,
00:13gray wolves hunt elk, raise pups, and slowly reclaim territory they lost decades ago.
00:19Government hunters wiped out most American gray wolves by the 1920s,
00:24driving predators from states where packs once roamed freely across huge wilderness areas.
00:30Biologists released wolves back into Yellowstone National Park in 1995,
00:35and the predators quickly rebuilt packs and restored natural hunting pressure on elk herds.
00:41A wolf pack chases elk through deep snow in Wyoming,
00:45separates weaker animals from the herd, and reshapes how prey move across valleys and rivers.
00:50Young wolves disperse across California forests and mountain ranges,
00:55traveling hundreds of miles in search of mates and new territory.
00:59Wildlife cameras now capture gray wolves crossing highways moving through forests
01:04and expanding into regions where humans had not seen them for generations.
01:09Ranchers protect livestock with fencing and deterrence,
01:12as growing wolf populations create tension between conservation goals and rural communities.
01:18From near extinction to expanding packs,
01:22gray wolves now stand as one of North America's most dramatic wildlife recoveries.
01:27After decades of silence, the howl returned to the mountains again.
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