The more we learn about science, the more complicated things become and the more difficult it is to draw neat conclusions. But would we have it any other way? We can only see so much from one vantage point. When we view the ecology of Yellowstone looking only for the effect of wolves, we get a majestic picture, but it is incomplete. This does not in any way discount the importance of wolves; without them the ecosystem gets sicker. But when we begin and end our analysis with them, we fail to appreciate the larger tale happening