A surprising sighting of rare black wolves in Poland has sparked curiosity among scientists and conservationists. These ...

But humans living in ice age North America had to deal with the real thing. Dire wolves (Canis dirus) were a canine species that hunted the plains and forests. They were similar to modern grey ...

Wolves have roamed North America for thousands of years, adapting to changing landscapes, climates, and human expansion. Their survival is not just due to strength and speed but also intelligence, ...

Majestic, intelligent and highly social, they’re crucial in driving evolution and balancing ecosystems. Some 2 million wolves once roamed freely throughout North America. But a federal extermination ...

The three baby wolves were born this winter at the Smithsonian National Zoo’s conservation and research campus in Front Royal ...

For most animal biologists, seeing an all-black variant of their studied species would be a once-in-a-lifetime experience. But in North America, especially in Yellowstone National Park where a large ...

The smallest gray wolf subspecies in North America, the Mexican gray wolf is also one of the rarest and most imperiled mammals on the continent. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (and its predecessor ...

Could reintroducing wolves be a viable solution to address the climate crisis? Rewilding experts aren’t convinced.

Canis rufus, often called “America's wolf,” once roamed from central Texas to southern Iowa and as far east as Long Island, ...