The Yellowstone we know today was arguably less wild a century ago when caretakers had Draconian ideas about predators%2C had poor understanding of wildlife biology and sometimes saw their role as choreographing an entertaining experience for visitors fit for the times.  Here%2C elk are fed by hand in the Lamar Valley in about 1930%2C around the time wolves were ruthlessly eliminated from the park. Photographer unknown%252Fcourtesy NPS
The Yellowstone we know today was arguably less wild a century ago when caretakers had Draconian ideas about predators%2C had poor understanding of wildlife biology and sometimes saw their role as choreographing an entertaining experience for visitors fit for the times. Here%2C elk are fed by hand in the Lamar Valley in about 1930%2C around the time wolves were ruthlessly eliminated from the park. Photographer unknown%252Fcourtesy NPS