Researchers challenge claim of a strong Yellowstone trophic cascade after wolf reintroduction

Researchers challenge claim of a strong Yellowstone trophic cascade after wolf reintroduction

A new analysis challenges one of the most publicized claims about Yellowstone's wolves. In a detailed comment published in Global Ecology and Conservation, researchers from Utah State University and Colorado State University demonstrate that the 2025 study by Ripple et al. overstated the ecological effects of wolf recovery in Yellowstone National Park.