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Plants & Animals May 29, 2025

Three new wolf packs discovered in Northern California

Continuing a growing trend, three new wolf packs have been confirmed in Northern California, increasing the population of the charismatic and controversial predator to 78 now—up from 44 animals in 2023 and only seven in 2020.

Ecology May 28, 2025

Coastal Alaska wolves exposed to high mercury concentrations from eating sea otters

In late 2020, a female coastal wolf collared for a study on predation patterns unexpectedly died in southeastern Alaska.

Plants & Animals May 20, 2025

Wolves in the Netherlands feed mainly on wild animals, but also target grazing cattle in areas with less prey

Wolves in the Netherlands mainly feed on wild animals such as wild boar and red and roe deer. But in areas such as Drenthe where these are scarce, they also prey on free-roaming cattle used for nature conservation. This is ...

Plants & Animals May 19, 2025

Latest relocated gray wolf death reported in northwest Colorado

A female gray wolf was reported dead in northwest Colorado this week, becoming at least the seventh of the state's reintroduced wolves to die.

Plants & Animals May 15, 2025

Proposal to limit hunting of coyotes draws ire of California ranchers, farmers

A proposal to regulate the killing of coyotes in California has drawn fierce opposition from ranchers and farmers, who say they need to be able to control the wild canines to protect livestock and pets.

Ecology May 8, 2025

Wolf protection downgrade gets green light in EU

EU lawmakers on Thursday gave the green light to downgrading wolf protections in the bloc, which will allow hunting to resume under strict criteria.

Ecology May 5, 2025

Democratic senators press Trump administration on how it will protect endangered species

Three Democratic U.S. senators are asking the Trump administration to explain how it analyzed a proposed rule to eliminate habitat protections for endangered and threatened species and whether industry had a hand in drafting ...

Evolution May 5, 2025

How dogs and cats are evolving to look alike and why it's humans' fault—new research

Domestication has made cats and dogs more diverse, but also curiously alike—with serious implications for their health and welfare, new research shows.

Plants & Animals Apr 30, 2025

Reintroduced Colorado gray wolf dies in Rocky Mountain National Park

A collared gray wolf released in Colorado in January as part of the state's historic reintroduction effort died in Rocky Mountain National Park last week, wildlife officials said.

Evolution Apr 28, 2025

Pugs and Persian cats show strikingly similar 'smushed' faces due to artificial selection

Through intensive breeding, humans have pushed breeds such as pug dogs and Persian cats to evolve with very similar skulls and "smushed" faces, so they're more similar to each other than they are to most other dogs or cats.

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