Prey size plays role with predators

Prey size plays role with predators

New research from the University of Minnesota upends long-held understanding about how wolves, bears and cougars—three of Yellowstone National Park’s most iconic carnivores—compete for prey. For years, scientists theorized that when prey becomes scarce, predators become more aggressive toward each other. It’s a straightforward theory: fewer resources and more competition suggest that dominant predators like wolves and bears—will steal food from …

The Yellowstone National Park suffers from the success of the TV series of the same name. Rich urbanists buy land in the region. The overbuilding destroys the habitat of the wildlife.