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jason, you are making it happen. the work you're doing here is, honestly, nothing short of incredible and i wish you the best of luck with everything, from my heart. well, thank you very much. i genuinely mean that. thank you very much. the bison transfer programme is growing — but slowly. transporting these animals isn't easy. montana laws limit movement for fear of transmission of disease to healthy livestock. the impact of state law can be felt throughout the park, particularly where i'm going next. gardiner is home to around 800 people. and one of the main industries here is taking visitors out to try to try and spot the illustrious wolf. it is obscenely early. i've got to tell you, i am not used to waking up at this hour. but we could be seeing wolves today. so let's hope the wake up call is worth it. recent and controversial
were on this landscape prior to 1872. and even though we have done some really good things with tribes over the years, we felt that it was a point in time where we really needed to re—engage the tribal nations. yeah. and for us to not only be able to tell the stories ourselves about american indian history and culture — which is part of our mission — but also to get them in the park... yeah. ..to get them engaged with visitors. and so we've done it. oh, it takes me about four or five days to make a doll. wow. back inside i meet scott, whose native american ancestors were forced from their lands. he's here not only to sell his handicrafts, but also to later raise his tribal flag over the site. this song is my brother's song. it's a sun dance song. it's to wake up to.
thousands of them globally. lakes, volcanoes, and mountains span almost 4000 square miles of wilderness. home to over half of the world's active geysers, the park is at the core of one of the largest ecosystems on the planet. so this is old faithful. probably one of the world's most famous geysers. and there she goes! oh my god, it'sjust spectacular. the snow—capped mountains in the distance. it's hard to drive with your jaw open, basically. and the first stop on my journey is the park's oldest lodge as it opens its doors
track down the park's elusive wolves that were reintroduced during one of the most successful rewilding initiatives of all time. it doesn't happen too much in human endeavours where your ancestors have made a terrible, terrible mistake in terms of killing off wildlife that you can correct that mistake and make it better and that's what happened here in yellowstone. it's a very positive story. yellowstone was one of the world's first national parks. established in 1872, it inspired a movement. and today there are
the special part about this is this is the most wildlife—dense part of what is already one of the most wildlife—dense places in the continental united states. even though this is only 10% of yellowstone, this holds 50% of yellowstone�*s wolves. but that hasn't always been the case. in the early 20th century the wolves here were wiped out by hunters. so people came out here, european americans, specifically, came out and waged war on predators. though it seems yellowstone is a park of two poles and 27 years ago wolves were controversially reintroduced to stalk through the valleys once more. it was the first ever attempt at releasing these predators and remains one of the greatest rewilding stories of all time. i'm just hoping that we really see wolves today.
most famous geysers. and there she goes! oh my god, it's just spectacular. the snow—capped mountains in the distance. it's hard to drive with your jaw open, basically. and the first stop on myjourney is the park's oldest lodge as it opens its doors for its busiest season yet. yellowstone represents some of the very best america has to offer and 150 years is a long time. we didn't always get it right. we killed every single wolf in this park. even in the 1960s we were feeding bears out of garbage dumps.
i wouldn't be here today without these buffalo. jason, you are making it happen. the work you're doing here is, honestly, nothing short of incredible and i wish you the best of luck with everything, from my heart. well, thank you very much. i genuinely mean that. thank you very much. the bison transfer programme is growing — but slowly. transporting these animals isn't easy. montana laws limit movement for fear of transmission of disease to healthy livestock. the impact of state law can be felt throughout the park, particularly where i'm going next. gardiner is home to around 800 people. and one of the main industries here is taking visitors out to try to try and spot the illustrious wolf. it is obscenely early. i've got to tell you, i am not used to waking up at this hour. but we could be seeing wolves today. so let's hope the wake up call is worth it.
from the summer of 2022. that is lovely. yes, she is clearly well liked by the campsite owners. they always say it is the people who make it, and if you've got the campsite owners on site, surely it will be a good holiday. that campsite owners on site, surely it will be a good holiday.— will be a good holiday. that was mike liggins — will be a good holiday. that was mike liggins with _ will be a good holiday. that was mike liggins with gloria - will be a good holiday. that was mike liggins with gloria on - will be a good holiday. that was mike liggins with gloria on herl mike liggins with gloria on her holiday. maybe some have ideas about going slightly further afield, we will have the headlines at seven o'clock while you are on your travels with the travel show. this week i'm taking a journey across yellowstone national park as it celebrates its 150th anniversary. oh my god, just spectacular. i will meet the people using this milestone to address the park's complex history by returning america's largest land mammal back to native american tribes in an historic partnership. the ecological importance of restoring animals to the landscape heals the land. by integrating this animal back it heals us.
came out and waged war on predators. though it seems yellowstone is a park of two poles and 27 years ago wolves were controversially reintroduced to stalk through the valleys once more. it was the first ever attempt at releasing these predators and remains one of the greatest rewilding stories of all time. i'm just hoping that we really see wolves today. it's been a long drive, we've been out early, so the pay—off has to be wolves. and as if on cue... radio: where are you now? just passing elk creek. amanda, he was just telling you her was down the camp ground road. right now, those wolf packs are going to be focused on their dens and caring for their puppies, and so for one particular wolf pack they're considerate enough enough to have their den site pretty much
we killed every single wolf in this park. even in the 19605 we were feeding bears out of garbage dumps. despite fierce opposition, when the park was first established, indigenous people were forcibly removed from their land. yellowstone represents some of the very best america has to offer and 150 years is a long time. we didn't always get it right. we killed every single wolf in this park. even in the 19605 we were feeding bears out of garbage dumps. despite fierce opposition, when the park was first established, indigenous people were forcibly removed from their land. until now, their history has been largely untold, the park service is trying to change that. so 27 american indian tribes that, to one degree or another,