In 1926, the last wolves disappeared from Yellowstone. Wolves once roamed from Mexico to the Arctic, but a push to eradicate predators starting in the 1870s decimated the wolf population in the American West. Livestock owners wanted to protect their animals, and ranchers and settlers mythologized wolves as a menace to humans that had to be destroyed.
Courting the common cold
Courting the common cold
Courting the common cold
In 1926, the last wolves disappeared from Yellowstone. Wolves once roamed from Mexico to the Arctic, but a push to eradicate predators starting in the 1870s decimated the wolf population in the American West. Livestock owners wanted to protect their animals, and ranchers and settlers mythologized wolves as a menace to humans that had to be destroyed.