Yellowstone News and Information

  NEWS RELEASE Dan Stahler selected as leader of Yellowstone National Park’s Wolf Project         Dan Stahler, Senior Wildlife Biologist         NPS / Jacob W. Frank MAMMOTH HOT SPRINGS, WY – Dan Stahler has been selected as the new leader of Yellowstone National Park’s  Wolf Project . A 21-year veteran of the National Park Service (NPS), Stahler succeeds Doug Smith, who retired at the end of December 2022. "Dan is a proven leader with the scientific experience, credibility, and vision needed to manage these critical wildlife programs into the future," said Superintendent Cam Sholly. As manager of the Yellowstone Wolf Project, Stahler oversees the monitoring, scientific research and management of wolves in the park, studying their relationship with carnivores, ungulates, and other animal and plant communities. Stahler will continue to lead the  Yellowstone Cougar Project , which began in 2014, and the  Elk Research and Monitoring Program . Additionally, he serves as Yellowsto