Wolves: A Legend Returns to Yellowstone

I bought this to replace the VHS version that I previously had, because I wanted it for the kids in the family. The photography is lovely, and the exposition of what real wolf behavior is was quite enlightening for our young ones. There is a ridiculous cultural belief that wolves are lone predators--solitary killing machines, and that humans should adopt _that_ behavior as an antidote to industrial society. This blames wolves for our own failings. The observations of the Druid Peak pack's cooperative strategies, and the ultimate downfall of the alpha female, are outstanding evidence against the anthropomorphization of wolves to embody anti-social human behaviors.I sincerely hope the pack survives the current (2013) wildfires in the Yellowstone area.

What more can I say? This was an amazing documentary. Well thought out and a great compliment to some of the books out there dealing with the wolf reintroduction back into Yellowstone.This DVD is chalked full of great wolf footage right from the start all the way to the closing credits. I just received it late yesterday and have already begun to watch it again.

Having recently returned from a visit to Yellowstone I found this DVD to be a wonderful summary of the return of wolves to our first National Park. The photography is extraordinary (I found personally it is very hard to get photos of wolves in the park) and the entire DVD gives a wonderful overview of how wolf reintroduction effects the Yellowstone ecosystem.

This is such a wonderful video! It was so neat to follow the pack and to see what happens to them and how they live their every day lives. We have been so happy with this film that we have already watched it 4 times in less than a month. For any lover of wolves, this is a "gotta have" video.

Warren J. Dew's review is on target. Rather than repeating his info, I'd like to add the following:I bought this video directly from national geographic so that they would use part of the proceeds towards their organization and I felt good about that, but the video itself is perhaps worth $5 dollars and the donation worth $15.Unfortunately, this video does not keep up with the same level of quality available on their television shows. The video is not high definition which really makes a difference with nature videos. There are no DVD extras with expert interviews, wildlife/volunteer organizations for wolves, etc. All in all, it would be great if National Geographic did a part 2 to this video, which seems more like a rough draft than a finished product based on 2009 standards.

i knew what to expect before i bought this DVD. this DVD, and any others describing/showing wolf behavior should be a mandatory must watch for politicians, ranchers, and the cattlman's lobbists! wolves have been de-listed thanks to greed and ignorance! maybe watching and understanding wolves would help said groups to want to protect the wolf and help re-balance Nature.

This video is not just about wolves, though it uses the wolves as a median to explain biodiversity with a real example. A great one for upper middle school and high school classes to problem solve connections between different species from all kingdoms.

A century ago, wolves were still common in the American West. By 1930, they had been wiped out in the lower 48 states. This video chronicles the reintroduction of three wolf packs, transported from Canada, to Yellowstone National Park.The video primarily follows one pack of wolves - the "Druid's Peak" pack, named for the territory they claimed after release - for about two years after they were transported to Yellowstone. You'll see some of the wolves' first hunts, and how they pick out one target animal from the herd and coordinate to run it down - and you'll also see other hunts under different conditions, on powder and crusted snow and at night. You'll see how the pack defends its territory from other wolves, and how it reacts to scavengers trying to steal bits of its kills.The video also shows how the pack's internal hierarchy works, with an alpha male and alpha female at the top, and new puppies being integrated at the bottom. Individuals that threaten the positions of the alphas are thrown out of the pack to become lone wolves - but the alphas themselves can also be replaced. One of the most interesting sequences covers how the pack tests a new male after their own alpha male is lost.There is some footage of the people doing the filming and the research - but not too much. As in all the best wildlife videos, the focus is not on the humans, but on the wildlife. If you want to learn about wolves, you won't go wrong with this video.