To many people, wolves may seem like little more than wild dogs that live in the wilderness, but they’re so much more than that. In fact, wolves are some of the most interesting animals on the planet, ...

ORR, Minn. – Wildlife researchers often focus on rates of survival and causes of mortality. Sometimes one animal serves to illustrate both. Within minutes of the start of a field expedition in ...

Arizona House passed bills allowing ranchers to kill Mexican gray wolves, drawing challenges from Democrats over the Endangered Species Act ...

In May 2025, the European Parliament changed the status of wolves in the EU from “strictly protected” to “protected,” which opened the way for its member states to allow hunting under certain ...

U.S. biologists reintroduced wolves in 1995 after decades of eradication efforts. Wolf reintroduction met fierce opposition from ranchers, politicians and hunters. Carter’s Hope became the first ...

In Yellowstone National Park — where gray wolves were reintroduced starting in 1995 — researchers have gone back and forth on whether the restoration of wolves has impacted the ecosystem. The idea is ...

Continuing a growing trend, three new wolf packs have been confirmed in Northern California, increasing the population of the charismatic and controversial predator to 78 now — up from 44 animals in ...