Piece of advice: Don't start a fight with Rip Wheeler. #YellowstoneTV

What do you think happened when a handful of wolves were released into the wilds of Idaho and Yellowstone in the 1990s? 🐺 Conservationists had a clear goal, a population target, and a vision for restoring a balanced ecosystem. But nature had other plans. In just a few short years, the wolf population exploded far beyond anyone's expectations, leading to a ripple effect no one saw coming. This isn't just a story about animals; it's a story about unintended consequences, chronic livestock attacks

Photographer Ronan Donovan spent 2015 living in Yellowstone National Park and chronicling the life of one of its iconic species. | National Geographic History