Synopsis
In Yellowstone National Park, where wolves, bears, coyotes, bison and elk roam vast grasslands, wetlands and forests, Steve Backshall looks for the answer to a puzzle.
- Programme: Nature's Microworlds
- Episode: 10: Yellowstone
- Channel: BBC Four
- Broadcast year: 2012
- Geography
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