Wolf

Wolves were hunted to extinction in Washington at the turn of the last century. But they started migrating into Washington from neighboring areas in the early 2000s and there are an estimated 16 wolf packs in the state.

Twenty- six biologists sent a letter to the secretary of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to remove the Great Lakes gray wolves from the endangered species act list. They site scientific studies proving the wolf populations are recovered.

Environmental groups filed lawsuits Tuesday in Idaho and Washington, D.C., seeking to force federal officials to reveal reasons behind allowing a wolf- and coyote-shooting contest in parts of Idaho.

The livestock were attacked by a male wolf tagged as OR25. The wolf left the Imnaha Pack in March and eventually settled northeast of Chiloquin.

State and federal managers have reduced the combined limit for the federal subsistence and state general hunts to nine wolves in SE Alaska.

Sweden's wolf population has changed substantially over the past 20 years. It was at an alarmingly two decades ago, but...

Lance Verhulst isn't saying where he shot the video because he doesn't want people in his elk-hunting spot. officials are confident the animal is a wolf.

The latest population surveys show no significant change in Minnesota's wolf population during the past three winters. Although the new estimate of 2,221 wolves is lower than the previous winter's 2,423.

Officials set up remote trail cameras after receiving reports earlier this year of a large, dark-colored canid, an animal from the family that includes wolves, foxes, coyotes, jackals and dogs.

The law nullified two citizen votes last fall that would have prevented wolf hunts. A group called Keep Michigan Wolves Protected filed suit, claiming the law is unconstitutional.

The season when wolves come into conflict with livestock in Eastern Washington has arrived, but the state Department of Fish and Wildlife is ready.

Two congressmen from the Southwest have introduced legislation that they say would protect farmers, ranchers and rural communities in Arizona and New Mexico from economic losses stemming from the reintroduction of Mexican gray wolves.

Two wolf attacks in eastern Oregon have left three sheep, one dog and one calf dead.

A 2-year-old male gray wolf is one of two to make its way into the county from a disbursed Imnaha Pack in northeastern Oregon.

Hunting season for wolves ended on March 15. The penalty for killing a wolf out of season is a citation and $1,000 in restitution.

One of the country's best known suppressor brands is making a big push into the hunting market. And what better way to make that move than to take on the forest's most fearsome predator.

Ronell Skinner's business is a rarity, albeit a high-demand industry for wilderness communities. He cleans and prepares wildlife skull mounts using flesh-eating dermestid beetles.