Bear hunters will tell you that a good way to attract a bear is to put out bait. And in 10 states, including Michigan and Wisconsin, that's perfectly legal. Hunting dogs are another useful technique in the ...

Biology - Ecology

Apr 17, 2013 5 / 5 (2) 2

Wildlife managers are calling it an ecological success story. Conservation advocates say it threatens to undermine years of work to recover a once-endangered species.

Biology - Ecology

Mar 06, 2013 3 / 5 (1) 3

Despite the Washington Department of Fish &Wildlife shooting of seven wolves last summer because they were killing cattle, the state's population is burgeoning, a new survey shows.

Biology - Ecology

Mar 04, 2013 5 / 5 (1) 3

Thirteen years after wolves returned to an east German village, its residents have not only overcome age-old fears to live peacefully alongside the predator but even come to enjoy the benefits of its presence.

Biology - Ecology

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(Phys.org)—Part of the ancient mystery of the makeup of the modern Western dog has been solved by a team led by researchers at the University of California, Davis, School of Veterinary Medicine.

Biology - Plants & Animals

Feb 25, 2013 5 / 5 (4) 0 |

Can you teach a wolf not to eat sheep? The idea is being floated in France, where the return of the wolf has got farmers and environmentalists at each other's throats.

Biology - Ecology

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Sweden is to resume its wolf hunt in what authorities have described as a bid to limit inbreeding and maintain healthy stocks, but environmentalists argued Thursday that the hunt violates EU law.

Biology - Ecology

Jan 31, 2013 1 / 5 (1) 3

A remote Siberian region has placed a bounty on the heads of its wolf population, complaining that thousands of the predators are killing too many reindeer and horses.

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Jan 07, 2013 not rated yet 0

(AP)—He doesn't like busy Interstate 5 or eating cattle, at least so far. He gets along with his distant cousins the coyotes, likes to swim and roams a lot—an awful lot—around the northernmost reaches ...

Biology - Plants & Animals

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Like many out-of-state visitors, the lone gray wolf that trotted across the border from Oregon has taken a liking to California.

Biology - Ecology

Jan 02, 2013 4 / 5 (2) 0

Some European wolves have a distinct preference for wild boar over other prey, according to new research.

Biology - Plants & Animals

Dec 20, 2012 4 / 5 (1) 0

(Phys.org)—A University of Nevada, Las Vegas research team recently unearthed fossil remains from an extinct wolf species in a wash northwest of Las Vegas, revealing the first evidence that the ice age ...

Other Sciences - Archaeology & Fossils

Dec 16, 2012 5 / 5 (2) 66 |

Scientists in Brazil will try cloning endangered animal species like the jaguar, a researcher said Wednesday.

Biology - Biotechnology

Nov 14, 2012 not rated yet 0

A species relies on genetic diversity to survive and low diversity usually indicates that there has been inbreeding due to a decrease in population size. By looking at historic mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) from ...

Biology - Plants & Animals

Oct 23, 2012 5 / 5 (1) 0

(Phys.org)—What does it take to raise successful, self-sufficient offspring? A healthy mom with lots of in-house help, says Utah State University researcher Dan MacNulty. While this advice may benefit humans, ...

Biology - Ecology

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