Dan MacNulty

Explore the science behind the headline in our open-access article here: doi.org/10.1002/ecm.16…

A bill that would deregulate killing of mountain lions and mandate trapping throughout the state stems from concerns over struggling mule deer, despite scant evidence that killing cats will help deer populations. @Koshywrites has more ➡️ wyofile.com/no-limit-year-…

Much appreciate @SoSeaEmerald for helping the public understand our recent @ESAMonographs paper, debunking the myth that fear of wolves drives aspen recovery in @YellowstoneNPS. The lead image features another wily canid—the coyote. doi.org/10.1002/ecm.16… southseattleemerald.org/news/2024/12/0…

Following adoption of new regulations, Montana settles with conservation groups that sued to shorten wolf trapping season over threat to grizzly bears dailymontanan.com/2024/11/21/mon… @daily_montanan #mtpol #mtnews

Bills seek to ramp up wolf killing in Montana missoulacurrent.com/wolf-killing-m…

BREAKING: Grizzly bears in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem and the Lower 48 will stay protected under the Endangered Species Act, per a @USFWS proposal. This blocks Wyoming, Montana, and Idaho from gaining control or allowing hunts for now. wyofile.com/feds-yellowsto…

New paper by John Benson et al. in @ESAEcology explores the drivers of group cohesion in social canids. Cohesion varies widely, shaped by life history, prey, group size, and humans. In wolves, it declines as pack size grows or human disturbance increases. doi.org/10.1002/ecy.44…

Grizzly bears vanished from Utah a century ago. They could return soon. Grizzly bears in Wyoming are expanding their normal ranges, bringing outlier bears closer to Utah’s border. sltrib.com/news/2024/11/2…

News that Montana hunters killed up to eight wolves from Yellowstone's 8-Mile Pack shortly after they crossed the park's northern boundary underscores the reality illustrated by this cartoon. wyofile.com/fifth-wolf-kil…

Fifth wolf killed in unit north of Yellowstone National Park despite quota. All five wolves taken from single Yellowstone pack, three others missing. wyofile.com/fifth-wolf-kil…

Why is the Yellowstone "landscape of fear" story so entrenched? In Effective Conservation Science: Data Not Dogma, Emma Marris suggests it's partly because humans are suckers for a good story. academic.oup.com/book/26688/cha… drive.google.com/file/d/12KFVF4…

Our recent paper in @ESAMonographs challenges the textbook story that fear of wolves drives a trophic cascade in northern Yellowstone. Read the monograph for the science and the news story for the 'skirmish'. Monograph: doi.org/10.1002/ecm.16… News story: billingsgazette.com/outdoors/yello…

This fascinating video shows a wolf stalking and then killing a beaver in April—an exceptionally rare thing to catch on camera. For perspective, wolves actively hunting and then killing beavers has only been captured on camera a handful times ever. Now, this isn’t because this…