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Through this partnership, they're not only helping people find their parks, they're helping

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One animal serves as a symbol to remind us of what we've done

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It all played out in America's first and most famous national park.

I'm Jason Epperson and today on America's national parks

Yellowstone and the 25th anniversary of the return of the gray wolf. Oh, uh, uh, you.

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uh, In the 1800s, Westward expansion brought settlers and their livestock into direct contact with native predator and prey species.

Much of the wolf's prey base was destroyed as agriculture flourished. With the prey removed, wolves began to

hunt domestic stock, which resulted in humans eliminating wolves from most of their historical range.

Predator control, including poisoning, was practiced in Yellowstone National Park

in the late 1800s and early 1900s.

And other predators such as bears, cougars, and coyotes

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