Senior wildlife biologist Doug Smith is speaking at 11 a.m. today online about the events that led up to the reintroduction of gray wolves to Yellowstone National Park.
To tune in, check out Yellowstone’s Facebook Live feed at NPS.gov/yell/learn/news/social.htm.
“In November 1994 when I first arrived in Yellowstone, I remember looking around and wondering what this place would be like when wolves returned,” Smith said in a press release. “Now, 25 years later, having chronicled much of the reintroduction, our team has learned that wolves make the park a different, better, and more natural ecosystem.”
Yellowstone wildlife biologists will broadcast on Facebook Live at 11 a.m. each Tuesday in March. Here’s the schedule:
• March 3: Senior Wildlife Biologist Doug Smith will recap the significant events that led to the reintroduction of wolves to Yellowstone.
• March 10: Wildlife Biologist Dan Stahler and Wildlife Research Associate Kira Cassidy will highlight scientific discoveries learned over the last 25 years.
• March 17: Retired Wolf Interpreter Rick McIntyre and Senior Wildlife Biologist Doug Smith will tell stories from the field about how wolves have impacted the visitor experience.
• March 24: Wildlife Research Associate Kira Cassidy and Wildlife Biologist Dan Stahler will talk about the global impact of reintroduction.
• March 31: Senior Wildlife Biologist Doug Smith will look to the future and discuss the relationship between wolves and people.