<p>Decades after eradicating its wolves, Yellowstone National Park decided to reintroduce them. In the 1990s, the wolves were thriving—until one wolf decided to make life hell for everyone around her. Our guest in this episode, Rick McIntyre, has written <a href="https://www.rickmcintyrebooks.com/books" target="_blank">several books</a> about the wolves of Yellowstone. His latest is <a href="https://greystonebooks.com/products/thinking-like-a-wolf" target="_blank">Thinking Like a Wolf</a>, which will be out in late October 2024.</p><p><a href="https://wildlife.atlasobscura.com/" target="_blank">Preorder</a> your copy of Wild Life today!</p>


The Atlas Obscura Podcast

Wild Life Week: The Female Alphas of Yellowstone

An audio guide to the world’s strange, incredible, and wondrous places. Co-founder Dylan Thuras and a neighborhood of Atlas Obscura reporters explore a new wonder every day, Monday through Thursday. In under 15 minutes, they’ll take you to an incredible place, and along the way, you’ll meet some fascinating people and hear their stories. Our theme and end credit music is composed by Sam Tyndall.