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	RETURN OF THE WOLF : INTRODUCTION Can you name the world's first national park? Welcome to Yellowstone National Park, where grizzly bears gallop across green valleys and wolverines skulk in snow-covered mountains, where bison stampede and moose reign... What makes Yellowstone a National Park? National parks are designated by law. Who do you think decided on the boundaries? Read about the park's establishment. (link to legislative record) Wildlife in Yellowstone do not recognize the park boundaries. Animals move across the legal boundaries and the ecosystem extends into unprotected lands. So, when we talk about the wildlife and wild lands of Yellowstone, we're usually referring to more than just the park itself.   People refer to the larger ecosystem that includes Yellowstone National Park as the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem (GYE).       WHY AM I HERE?   Your challenges in this module include analyzing real data collected by Yellowstone field scientists and arguing a court case concerning the gray wolf. As preparation, in this Introduction you'll explore attitudes toward and information about gray wolves in and around Yellowstone.