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Wildlife

Bison, elk & the wild herds

By building dams, Wyoming's beavers create wetlands that benefit countless other species — and even fight drought.

Wyoming's mule deer travel astonishing distances between seasonal ranges, along corridors science is racing to protect.

Once nearly wiped out, the grizzly bear has rebounded in the Yellowstone region — and reignited old conflicts.

On Wyoming's cliffs and canyons, bighorn rams clash in head-butting duels that echo across the rock.

Reintroduced to Yellowstone in 1995, wolves transformed the ecosystem and remain the West's most divisive animal.

Soaring over Wyoming's open country, the golden eagle is a formidable hunter and a bird of deep cultural power.