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69: Caught in the Crosshairs. Yellowstone National Park.

National Park After Dark

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How Do You Feel When You Hear a Wolf Howl?

There's nothing like a wolf howl. It taps into something in the human psyche, just because we've lived alongside wolves for so long. The elk that had led a largely predator free existence were now way more wary of their presence. In 19 95, an estimated 19 thousand elk roamed just the northern range of yellowstone. 15 years later, in two thousand and ten that number went down to six thousand.

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