Diane K. Boyd

Even if the wolves are howling, you have to go, shh.

Even if the wolves are howling, you have to go, shh.

Even if the wolves are howling, you have to go, shh.

That's probably at Mammoth Gardener area. That happens all the time up there.

That's probably at Mammoth Gardener area. That happens all the time up there.

That's probably at Mammoth Gardener area. That happens all the time up there.

The same thing's happened to the wolves in Yellowstone because they were taken from Canada where they don't see people and they had no exposure to livestock. They're very wild at first. And then they can't get away from humans. So after a while, they just start disregarding people.

The same thing's happened to the wolves in Yellowstone because they were taken from Canada where they don't see people and they had no exposure to livestock. They're very wild at first. And then they can't get away from humans. So after a while, they just start disregarding people.

The same thing's happened to the wolves in Yellowstone because they were taken from Canada where they don't see people and they had no exposure to livestock. They're very wild at first. And then they can't get away from humans. So after a while, they just start disregarding people.

And like if they have to cross the road, there's a wolf jam and everybody's crowding with their cars and they're trying to bring their pups across the road to a better spot. And they can't even get through because of everybody. So they get kind of laissez-faire about it and they get used to people, conditioned or habituated people. And that's passed on to the next generation next.

And like if they have to cross the road, there's a wolf jam and everybody's crowding with their cars and they're trying to bring their pups across the road to a better spot. And they can't even get through because of everybody. So they get kind of laissez-faire about it and they get used to people, conditioned or habituated people. And that's passed on to the next generation next.

And like if they have to cross the road, there's a wolf jam and everybody's crowding with their cars and they're trying to bring their pups across the road to a better spot. And they can't even get through because of everybody. So they get kind of laissez-faire about it and they get used to people, conditioned or habituated people. And that's passed on to the next generation next.

And then when they leave the park and they go outside the park and they walk down some open public land spot where there's a hunter with a rifle, they don't think anything about it. So they're pretty easy targets.

And then when they leave the park and they go outside the park and they walk down some open public land spot where there's a hunter with a rifle, they don't think anything about it. So they're pretty easy targets.

And then when they leave the park and they go outside the park and they walk down some open public land spot where there's a hunter with a rifle, they don't think anything about it. So they're pretty easy targets.

I know. And yeah, it's tough. And the unfortunate thing is a couple of years ago, there were 25 Yellowstone wolves killed just outside of the park because they're used to people and they wander around. Anyway, that's like out of 100. So it's about a quarter of the population. And there were a couple of particular individual wolves that were very well recognized and

I know. And yeah, it's tough. And the unfortunate thing is a couple of years ago, there were 25 Yellowstone wolves killed just outside of the park because they're used to people and they wander around. Anyway, that's like out of 100. So it's about a quarter of the population. And there were a couple of particular individual wolves that were very well recognized and

I know. And yeah, it's tough. And the unfortunate thing is a couple of years ago, there were 25 Yellowstone wolves killed just outside of the park because they're used to people and they wander around. Anyway, that's like out of 100. So it's about a quarter of the population. And there were a couple of particular individual wolves that were very well recognized and

loved by the wolf masses and photographed and they got killed and this this just went viral and this huge hatred for these people who shot these wolves because they were so special and I make the point when I give talks and stuff I said you know if you really feel that strongly it's

loved by the wolf masses and photographed and they got killed and this this just went viral and this huge hatred for these people who shot these wolves because they were so special and I make the point when I give talks and stuff I said you know if you really feel that strongly it's