[birds chirping] fortunately, mother nature has her own way of balancing the ecosystem, and while the bison here are formidable, in hayden valley, the wapiti lake wolf pack runs the show. [tense music] [wolves howling] and bison steak is on their menu. [tense music] [wolves barking] at 19 wolves strong, the pack is, of course, to be reckoned with. [tense music] [wolves howling] and they have fought off numerous attempts from other packs to steal their territory. [tense music] [wolves bark]
if he could find a way, that it would rank with any natural curiosity the world can produce. his words. imagine the pressure hayden must have been feeling. gold interest. [dramatic music] congress. [dramatic music] railroad barons. [dramatic music] powerful people wanted this land for themselves. [dramatic music] he knew the fight would be uphill, but he also knew that, when you have an idea and you believe in it strongly enough, you can change the world. [dramatic music] [birds squawking]
the herd has the advantage of speed, and the bear can t keep up his chase for very long. [tense music] [tense music continues] but, in the chaos, a calf gets separated from the herd. [birds chirping] the calf opts to hide, and the grizzly searches. [birds chirping] [birds continue chirping]
[birds continue chirping] if she moves, she ll be an easy meal for the grizzly. [birds chirping] [bear grunting] [tense music] [bear growling] [tense music continues] [birds chirping] [bear grunts]