reintroduction

Discusses how the wolf, once returned to Yellowstone National Park, helped restore balance to the ecosystem by minimizing the predation of coyotes on smaller creatures, keeping the elk herd on the run, thereby helping more aspen and willow trees to grow, and influencing other previously misunderstood dynamics.

Marta, a young wolf mother, must suddenly face the harsh conditions of the northern Rockies when her mate is shot and killed; however, when wildlife managers relocate her and her family to an unfamiliar territory, Marta sets out on a long journey home.

Examines the impact the release of thirty-one Canadian gray wolves into Yellowstone National Park had on the region's land and animal population over the past ten years.

Describes the ecological benefits brought about by the reintroduction of wolves into Yellowstone National Park.