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Ecology Feb 10, 2025

Pair of rare black wolves caught on camera in Polish forest by wildlife researchers

Two rare black wolves, likely siblings, were spotted on camera crossing a stream in a Polish forest, a conservation organization said Sunday.

Plants & Animals Feb 6, 2025

Restoring predators, restoring ecosystems: Yellowstone wolves and other carnivores drive strong trophic cascade

A new study reveals the profound ecological effects of wolves and other large carnivores in Yellowstone National Park, showcasing the cascading effects predators can have on ecosystems. In Yellowstone, this involves wolves ...

Ecology Feb 4, 2025

A North Carolina wildlife crossing will save people. Can it save the last wild red wolves too?

Hunters were once the greatest human threat to the country's only unique wolf species. Today, it's motorists.

Evolution Jan 31, 2025

Are dogs really bred for function? New study challenges the assumptions about certain breeds

Since their domestication millennia ago, dogs have been man's best friend, and aside from friendship, centuries of selective breeding have tailored them for tasks like herding, hunting and guarding—or so we thought.

Plants & Animals Jan 29, 2025

Conserving prairie dogs could restore North America's grasslands

Colorado State University researchers have identified priority areas for the conservation of the black-tailed prairie dog in the United States, extending from Montana to Texas and New Mexico to Arizona. Protecting these regions ...

Ecology Jan 20, 2025

Colorado releases 15 wolves from Canada in second round of historic reintroduction

Colorado wildlife officials released 15 wolves from Canada into the central mountains over the last week as part of the second wave of the state's historic, voter-mandated reintroduction of the native predator.

Archaeology Jan 16, 2025

How animals, people, and rituals created Teotihuacán

The remains of nearly 200 animals found in Mexico's Teotihuacán are helping reconstruct history.

Evolution Jan 15, 2025

Genetic study suggests city life is shaping coyote evolution

A new study outlines the ways by which city life may be shaping the evolution of urban coyotes, the highly adaptable carnivores spotted in alleyways from Berkeley, Calif., to the Bronx, in New York.

Ecology Jan 15, 2025

Colorado's historic wolf reintroduction faces barrage of challenges a year after first paws hit the ground

Depending on who's talking, Colorado's wolves are an existential threat to ranching, an imperiled native species crucial to a healthy ecosystem, a ruthless predator that kills for sport or a beautiful species that enriches ...

Ecology Jan 14, 2025

How lynx and wolf reintroductions to Britain could be shaped by preconceptions and psychology

Four lynx were recently and illegally released into the Scottish highlands in two separate incidents. The news prompted searchers to comb the Cairngorms region, the UK's biggest national park. People were warned not to approach ...

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