Latest Wolves News

Wolf pack that attacked Colorado livestock to be relocated as reintroduction program stumbles

Aug. 28, 2024 14:11 PM EDT

Wildlife agencies are trying to capture and relocate the first pack of wolves that formed under Colorado's ambitious wolf reintroduction program after the animals repeatedly attacked livestock, marking an early stumble in the voter-driven initiative. The move comes only a week after...

Banksy unveils new rhino art in an animal-themed collection that has popped up across London

Aug. 12, 2024 17:55 PM EDT

LONDON (AP) — Street artist Banksy on Monday unveiled a new mural of a rhinoceros that looks like it is climbing on top of a car in London — the eighth animal-themed artwork he has posted in the past week in a collection that includes elephants, a goat, a wolf, pelicans and more. ...

What does a state Capitol do when its hall of fame gallery is nearly out of room? Find more space

Aug. 05, 2024 16:36 PM EDT

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Visitors to the North Dakota Capitol enter a spacious hall lined with portraits of the Peace Garden State's famous faces. But the gleaming gallery is nearly out of room. Bandleader Lawrence Welk, singer Peggy Lee and actress Angie Dickinson are among the 49...

Dutch province warns parents against taking young children to forests following wolf encounters

Aug. 01, 2024 06:56 AM EDT

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — A central Dutch province is urgently warning parents not to take young children to a popular forest area near the city of Utrecht following two recent close encounters with a wolf displaying “atypical and worrying” behavior. Utrecht province on...

Wandering wolf of the Southwest confined through 2025 breeding season in hopes of producing pups

Jul. 25, 2024 19:23 PM EDT

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — An exceptionally restless female Mexican gray wolf nicknamed Asha will be held in captivity with a potential mate through another breeding season in hopes of aiding the recovery of the species, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service said Thursday. Asha captivated...

Groups sue to restore endangered species protection for US northern Rockies wolves

Jul. 10, 2024 17:39 PM EDT

CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — Six conservation groups have filed a lawsuit challenging a recent federal government decision not to protect wolves in the northern U.S. Rocky Mountain region under the Endangered Species Act, arguing that states are exercising too much leeway to keep the predators' numbers...

Awwww! Four endangered American red wolf pups 'thriving' since birth at Missouri wildlife reserve

Jul. 09, 2024 12:16 PM EDT

ST. LOUIS (AP) — The world's most endangered wolf species got a big boost at a Missouri wildlife reserve — four little puppies born this spring. The April 26 birth of a female American red wolf pup named Otter was followed by a litter of three other pups — Molly and her...

No charges in killing of gray wolf in southern Michigan. Experts stumped about how it got there.

Jun. 13, 2024 14:59 PM EDT

Wildlife experts have hit a dead end in their quest to determine how a gray wolf arrived in southern Michigan for the first time in more than 100 years. The wolf was killed in January by a hunter who told investigators that he had mistaken it for a coyote. It was a shock: While gray...