Yellowstone Wolves

Yellowstone National Park is home to thousands of animals that have lived there for hundreds of years. The park was first set aside as a national park in 1872. Since then the park has been run by the National Park Service.

Yellowstone Park is widely known for the wildlife that makes the park their homes. There are about 60 different species of mammals that share the park. The grizzly bear, grey wolf and the lynx all live in the park area. There are several other larger mammals that also make the park their home such as bison, black bears, mountain lions, moose and mule deer. Visitors that drive through the park are bound to see some if not a one point all of the different animals though this depends on the time of day. Many of the animals like to hunt during the night time.

The park is home to the largest remaining natural eco-system in the Northern temperate zone. There are thousands of animals that live in the park. Mammals, birds, fish and reptiles have all been found in the park at one time. Many of these animals are on the endangered list and the park is one of the last homes left for them to roam freely.

There are approximately around 600 grizzly bears that make the park their home. The grizzly is actually listed on the species list as of here lately. The bear's population for the Yellowstone region is not considered to be endangered but in other areas the bears will remain on the list because the bears have not fully recovered. The grey wolf is another animal that is on the endangered list. The wolf was reintroduced to the wild and is making a come back in the Yellowstone regions.

A forest fire in 1988 burned nearly 1/3 third of the park. This left many of the animals finding new homes in a different part of the park. There are forest fires in the park every year, but none of them have compared to the one in 1988. You can still see the effects that the fire had on the park. The complete repair of the land that was damaged will take a long time to completely repair. Nature has its own time line on long it takes for the natural vegetation to grow and allow for animals to make their homes again.