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Massive wolf kill disrupts long-running study of Yellowstone park packs | Science

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Hunters are killing gray wolves in the northern Rocky Mountains in numbers not seen since the animals were driven to near extinction in the continental United States in the 20th century. The killing of more than 750 wolves in Montana, Idaho, and Wyoming in recent months—including nearly 20% of the wolves that roam Yellowstone National … Read more

Startling Video From Yellowstone Shows Freeloading Grizzly Steal Prey From Wolves

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A video by the team at Yellowstone national park shows the extraordinary sight of a grizzly bear hunting alongside a pack of wolves, only to make off with their prey.  The footage, posted to the National Parks Service Facebook page in December, shows the multi-species pack hunting a large herd of elks. A few wolves break away … Read more

Johnson Space Center rocket park named for former director George Abbey

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George Abbey now has more than a herd of longhorns to his name at the entrance to NASA’s Johnson Space Center. Driving by the Houston home to NASA’s human spaceflight program, past the 35-acre pasture established by Abbey for Texas Longhorn cattle to graze, visitors now come across a sign dedicating Johnson’s Rocket Park to … Read more