February 9, 2023A Day With The Wolves by Four Seasons Resort and Residences Jackson HoleThe resort is charging 16 thousand dollars per all-inclusive trip, allowing for up to eight travelers. The charge covers transfer from the hotel, transportation via private plane, a luxury vehicle for transportation within the park, naturalist guides and cuisine.Also covered in the charge is a donation to local conservation groups and carbon offsets. This ensures a circular ecotourism model is utilized, and the natural space being explored is nurtured through interaction, rather than exploitation.[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="465"] Offering the luxury of exclusive dining in the wild alongside the exhilaration of winter expeditions, Four Seasons is giving travelers a new taste of Yellowstone. Image courtesy of Four Seasons[/caption]While on the day-long trip, travelers can take in views of wild gray wolves, elk, moose, bison, golden eagles, pronghorn, bald eagles and bighorn sheep– all from a respectful distance, using scopes to see closer. The highlight of the trip is set to be the wolves.Yellowstone’s gray wolf population is especially elusive, as the pack has overcome immense challenges.Back in 1926, the last native wolf was killed in the park due to the current perceptions of the time concerning predatorial animals. In 1933, the government ended sanctioned predator killings, but it was not until 1973 that the Endangered Species Act was signed and the wolves were protected.It has been a long journey for the animals since then, as conservationists worked to reintroduce the apex predators back into the park’s ecosystem. Since the late 1990s, it has been a project with both ups and downs.[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="465"] The wolves were completely wiped out in the last century, when people had yet to understand the importance of apex animals. Image courtesy of Four Seasons[/caption]Yellowstone remains one of the few places in the world where wolves run wild.Wolf encounters such as these offer awareness of the animals’ place in the habitat, taking away the mysterious scare factor that so often dominates narratives concerning the species."Yellowstone Wolf Project’s mission is to oversee research and monitoring of wolves in Yellowstone," Mr. Carlson said."Funds to EDF will act as a carbon-neutral initiative, providing solutions for reducing the effects of pollution and climate change on the planet," he said. "Additionally, EDF supported the reintroduction of wolves to Yellowstone, which has been called '