The heavily-funded Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation is fond of spreading the hype that today's wolves are Johnny-come-latelies and thus should keep their paws off of theose prized trophy "game" species. But unlike sport hunters, wolf packs play an efficient and necessary part in nature's narrative—a role that has served both predator and prey for eons.
Like rightful kings returning from exile, wolves are far from new to the Yellowstone ecosystem.
