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Ecology Aug 29, 2024

One of Colorado's reintroduced wolves wandered into Rocky Mountain National Park

One of Colorado's reintroduced wolves wandered into Rocky Mountain National Park this month, marking the first time one has been present in the park since the state released wolves in December.

Ecology Aug 28, 2024

Colorado's new wolf pack—including pups—to be captured and relocated after attacks on livestock

Colorado wildlife officials are relocating two reintroduced wolves and their pups after a series of livestock depredations—a setback for the historic and controversial reintroduction program launched late last year.

Evolution Aug 14, 2024

Chromatin structure found to play a key role in canine social behavior evolution

A study on dogs found that chromatin's spatial structure has a significant role in the evolution of social behavior. Chromatin, the compact form of DNA, not only packages genetic material but also plays a crucial role in ...

Ecology Aug 12, 2024

Rat poison is moving up through food chains, threatening carnivores around the world

Rats thrive around humans, for good reason: They feed off crops and garbage and readily adapt to many settings, from farms to the world's largest cities. To control them, people often resort to poisons. But chemicals that ...

Ecology Aug 5, 2024

Colorado's next wolves won't come from Washington tribes, leaving state to search again for new source

The Washington tribes that agreed to provide wolves to Colorado's reintroduction program have rescinded their offer, forcing state wildlife officials to seek a different source—a search that has proved difficult in the past.

Plants & Animals Jul 23, 2024

Systematic monitoring: Gray wolf autopsy findings since the species' comeback to Germany

At the turn of the millennium, gray wolves returned to Germany after 150 years and subsequently established territories in many parts of the country. But coexistence harbors challenges—for both humans and animals. Since 2006, ...

Plants & Animals Jul 18, 2024

'Saint or devil': return of wolf stirs debate in Europe

Who's afraid of the big bad wolf? Well, quite a few European governments, it seems.

Plants & Animals Jul 10, 2024

Wolves' return has had only small impact on deer populations in Washington state, study shows

Humans drove wolves to extinction in Washington state around the 1930s. Thanks to conservation efforts, by about 80 years later, wolves had returned—crossing first from the Canadian border into Washington around 2008 and ...

Ecology Jul 1, 2024

Researcher says farmers' perspectives need to be considered when reintroducing lynx and wolves

A researcher from Queen's University Belfast says farmers need to be listened to in the debate about reintroducing lynx and wolves to Britain and Ireland, centuries after they disappeared.

Plants & Animals Jun 26, 2024

Wolves reintroduced to Isle Royale temporarily affect other carnivores, humans have influence as well

In a rare opportunity to study carnivores before and after wolves were reintroduced to their ranges, researchers from the University of Wisconsin–Madison found that the effects of wolves on Isle Royale have been only temporary. ...

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