Predator-Prey Interaction: A Photo Essay.

Wildlife Bounties: Effective Management or Relic of the Past?

Wildlife bounties have a long, complicated history in American wildlife management. In the early 20th century, state game management agencies commonly placed bounties on predators to protect domestic livestock and restore plummeting game populations. Many hunters and trappers were happy to receive payment for helping achieve those goals. The widespread use of bounties continued for the next several decades with unforeseen consequences. Bounty...

17 Kills in Two Months: A Cougar’s Summer Diet in Yellowstone National Park

I met Dr. Daniel Stahler on a dirt road overlooking the town of Gardiner, Montana, situated right smack on the 45th parallel. Dr. Stahler, a veteran wildlife biologist who first came to the park in 1997 to participate in its wolf program, was about to make a trek into what he calls a “cluster site” in the developing heat of an early July morning. Dr. Stahler was gracious enough to let me tag along on what would be the last such journey of the...

The Predator That Deer Fear Most

If you’re thinking wolves, coyotes, or cougars, think again. The predator deer fear most walks on two legs. A study conducted in 2018 at the Jones Center at Ichauway in southwest Georgia found whitetails were significantly more spooked at the sound of “super predator” humans than any other predator. Dr. Daniel Crawford, the lead investigator—who also happens to be an avid bowhunter—set out to learn if fear of humans prompted deer to change their...