Wolf

Montana law prohibits harassment of hunters, punishable by a fine of up to $500 and 30 days in prison.

The guesses in Leipsic, a village of about 2,000 people south of Toledo, are that the animal is a wolf, a large coyote or a wolf mix.

Officials with Michigan's Natural Resources Commission have confirmed there won't be a gray wolf hunt this year.

Scientists are warning federal wildlife officials that Wisconsin's Department of Natural Resources produced a flawed wolf population estimate.

Regulators say state is allowing illegal methods to help boost more popular game species.

Lawmakers didn't have it take effect immediately. That means the effective date will be 90 days after the legislative session ends this fall, which rules out a wolf hunt until next year at the earliest.

State officials approved the killing of a portion of a wolf pack sending hunters aboard a helicopter to take aim at the wolves.

A dog has died following a wolf attack in Michigan's Upper Peninsula, bringing the total number of dogs killed in recent days to five.

Vote makes moot two statewide votes forced by animal rights organizations that oppose hunting the the resurgent gray wolf in the Upper Peninsula.

Michigan lawmakers are expected to pass a law to keep intact the state's power to allow wolf hunts.

Minnesota will issue 500 more wolf licenses this year and allow hunters and trappers to kill 30 more wolves than last year's target.

A state appeals court ruled hunters can train dogs to chase down wolves, rejecting arguments from humane societies that wildlife officials are allowing deadly wolf-dog clashes.

There are no quotas except for limits of six wolves across two management areas near Yellowstone National Park, and two wolves outside Glacier National Park.

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has agreed to review the red wolf program, raising the possibility that the 27-year experiment to restore the rare predators in eastern North Carolina may come to an end.

Mountain lions go out of their way to avoid wolves, according to new research done in northwest Wyoming.

Wisconsin wildlife officials want to dramatically scale back the state's third annual wolf hunt this fall, saying the wolf population is decreasing as planned.

Gray wolves roaming into California from Oregon will have added protections now that a state board has listed the species as endangered despite other parts of the country relaxing rules on hunting the iconic predator.

The Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation has donated $25,000 to the state Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks to help the agency better determine the number of wolves in Montana.

A pro-hunting coalition turned in 374,000 petition signatures to protect Michigan's ability to have more gray wolf hunts.

Federal officials say a wolf killed a border collie herding sheep in the Boise foothills.

A federal judge in North Carolina ordered a stop to coyote hunting near the world's only wild population of endangered red wolves because the animals look so similar and are easily confused.

Watch as a pack of wolves executes a strategically coordinated hunt against a cow moose and her calf.

Oregon's famous wandering gray wolf, dubbed OR-7, may have found the mate he has trekked thousands of miles looking for.

Heavy rains washed away some 15 acres of enclosures at the Seacrest Wolf Preserve in the Florida Panhandle.

The Wyoming Game and Fish Department is proposing to increase the number of wolves hunters can take this fall.

A group that's fighting to stop Minnesota's wolf hunt is howling mad after running afoul of the spam filter on the state House email system.

The count is typically conducted during the time of year when the population is at its lowest point. The population can nearly double when pups are born in the spring.

Hunter and dog are a team linked by DNA, a modern version of a prehistoric wolf pack coursing the uplands for sustenance – literal and emotional.

The Wyoming Game and Fish Department will hold public meetings to hear comment on proposed 2014 gray wolf hunting seasons, changes to license issuance and hunter safety regulations.