yellowstone national park

Describes the land, plants, and animals and their interdependence at the world's oldest national park.

Photographs and illustrations introduce readers to the history, ecosystem, and wildlife of Yellowstone National Park.

Describes the thirteen-year-study of grizzly bears done by John and Frank Craighead in Yellowstone National Park, in which their use of the radio-tracking collar and other innovations added to the scope of human knowledge about the grizzly.

Explains the reasons why gray wolves came close to extinction, describes the Yellowstone Wolf Project during which wolves were reintroduced to the Yellowstone ecosystem in 1995 after being gone for nearly seventy years, and discusses the effects of the wolves on the park.

Discusses how the wolf, once returned to Yellowstone National Park, helped restore balance to the ecosystem by minimizing the predation of coyotes on smaller creatures, keeping the elk herd on the run, thereby helping more aspen and willow trees to grow, and influencing other previously misunderstood dynamics.

Provides comprehensive information on the geography, history, wildlife, peoples, and environmental issues of Yellowstone National Park, and includes photographs and illustrations.

Describes the huge forest fires that burned almost one million acres of Yellowstone National Park in 1988 and the effects on the ecology of the forest there.

Examines the impact the release of thirty-one Canadian gray wolves into Yellowstone National Park had on the region's land and animal population over the past ten years.

Discusses the fire that ravaged nearly one million acres of Yellowstone National Park during several months in 1988, and explains the two sides to the controversy over letting nature take its course.

Describes a trip to Yellowstone National Park and introduces the area's biology and natural history.