Day in the life of Doug Smith, Yellowstone wolf biologist
By Ralph Maughan On March 29, 2010 · 4 Comments · In Wolves, Yellowstone National Park, Yellowstone Wolves
Feature on Yellowstone’s lead wolf biologist-
Dr. Smith has run the Park’s wolf program for about 14 of the 15 years since wolves were restored to the Park. He helped me learn much of what I know about wolves, especially in the early years.
Day in the life of Doug Smith, Yellowstone wolf biologist. By Michael Gibney. Bozeman Daily Chronicle Staff Writer

Ralph Maughan
Dr. Ralph Maughan is professor emeritus of political science at Idaho State University with specialties in natural resource politics, public opinion, interest groups, political parties, voting and elections. Aside from academic publications, he is author or co-author of three hiking/backpacking guides, and he is past President of the Western Watersheds Project.
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Journalism is really becoming a joke. Facts are never checked anymore. The canyons are wily because they travel up and down the lamar valley? Interesting.
There is also a series on wolves that was started in yesterday’s Chronicle by Daniel Persons and Sean Sperry.
“Wolves on the Range”
http://bozemandailychronicle.com/news/article_480432c6-3ae0-11df-bcd8-001cc4c03286.html
Doug Smith’s book (co author Gary Ferguson) “Decade Of The Wolf” was well written & informative. I recommend the book to those who want a good summary of the wolf’s effects in YP. He desrcribes the 1st decade as a “feast for science”.
Monty, That book is very good and goes into a little more detail than the annual wolf reports.