Grizzly Bear Survival: Yet Another Reason Not To Shoot Yellowstone Wolves
Even though every respectable regulatory service says shooting wolves in and around Yellowstone National Park is bad for everyone involved, wolves are still being shot.
View ArticleTrapped In A Bear Trap And Shot In The Body: The Story Of A Minnesota Wolf
This week, the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) announced that "a canine believed to be a wolf" attacked a 16-year-old boy on a camping trip in northern…
View ArticleWolf Decline Could End World's Longest Predator-Prey Study
Wolves! Moose! How do they interact? The world's longest-running predator-prey study, ongoing since 1958 on Lake Superior's semi-isolated Isle Royale, has provided…
View ArticleHas The Reintroduction Of Wolves Really Saved Yellowstone?
The story goes something like this: Once upon a time, we exterminated the wolves from the Rocky Mountain West, including the part that would become Yellowstone National…
View ArticleThe First Dogs May Have Been Domesticated In Central Asia
Peter WadsworthCanis familiarisNew evidence suggests the first domesticated dogs appeared in Central Asia at least 15,000 years ago.The United States is home to an estimated 70 to 80 million pet dogs,...
View ArticleResearch on Red, Eastern Wolves' Ancestry Questions Protected Status Of...
Animals Hybrid species may not be currently protected under the Endangered Species Act Wild canines in North America have had a complicated, controversial history, and a new study published yesterday...
View ArticleWhile Preserved for Generations, Yellowstone is Not Protected From a Changing...
From Our Blogs: Nexus Media News A look to the future on the 100th anniversary of the National Park System Climate change has dire implications for America's most beloved national park.
View ArticleYellowstone: A Journey Through America's Wild Heart
From Our Blogs: Nexus Media News An excerpt from the new book As the planet changes, so does Yellowstone National Park, with some of its greatest threats coming from insects migrating in and megafauna...
View ArticleWolves Are Risk-Takers, According To New Research
Animals Your dog's bravery was bred out of him Wolves chose the risky option 80 percent of the time, while dogs only took a risk in 58 percent of trials.
View ArticleRocket Goes Boom, A Ring Of Fire, And More Amazing Images
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View ArticleHunters may need to keep their paws off Wisconsin wolves
Animals Poaching may be a bigger threat than the state thought Many in Wisconsin hope to be able to hunt gray wolves again soon, but that might not be such a good idea, according to new research.
View ArticleDogs and wolves both get sad when you don’t treat them fairly
Animals They’re all such good boys! What do you mean he gets meat and I get kibble? I'm done with this game.
View ArticleHas The Reintroduction Of Wolves Really Saved Yellowstone?
Science Recent science suggests that, while important to restoring Yellowstone Park's ecological health, wolves are not the primary solution. Let the fighting commence. The story goes something like...
View ArticleMetal Flowers, A New Wolf, And Other Amazing Images Of The Week
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View ArticleThe First Dogs May Have Been Domesticated In Central Asia
Animals Scruffy's ancestors might come from Mongolia A new genomic study offers up strong evidence that domesticated dogs originated in Central Asia, around modern day Nepal and Mongolia, possibly...
View ArticleResearch on Red, Eastern Wolves' Ancestry Questions Protected Status Of...
Animals Hybrid species may not be currently protected under the Endangered Species Act Wild canines in North America have had a complicated, controversial history, and a new study published yesterday...
View ArticleWhile Preserved for Generations, Yellowstone is Not Protected From a Changing...
Nexus Media News A look to the future on the 100th anniversary of the National Park System Climate change has dire implications for America's most beloved national park.
View ArticleYellowstone: A Journey Through America's Wild Heart
Nexus Media News An excerpt from the new book As the planet changes, so does Yellowstone National Park, with some of its greatest threats coming from insects migrating in and megafauna migrating out.
View ArticleWolves Are Risk-Takers, According To New Research
Animals Your dog's bravery was bred out of him Wolves chose the risky option 80 percent of the time, while dogs only took a risk in 58 percent of trials.
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