In order to save one endangered species, California scientists are having to relocate another iconic creature that is, regrettably, eating it. The California department of fish and wildlife is in the process of moving mountain lions over 100 miles away from struggling populations of bighorn sheep, which are unique to the Sierra Nevada mountains. The […]
Right now, four Montana lawmakers are waging a hot war against America’s most celebrated native carnivores. Their attack on Montana’s wolves, grizzly bears, black bears, and other wildlife shows no signs of slowing down, and the bills they have introduced could sentence hundreds of animals to their deaths. Wolves, bears, and other wildlife are far […]
Wisconsin’s brutal wolf hunt in late February generated outrage — and for good reason. In less than three days, hunters and trappers killed 216 wolves, 20 percent of the state’s population and far above their state-imposed quota of 119. Throngs of unlicensed hunters joined those with licenses with packs of dogs, snowmobiles and GPS technology. […]
There are perhaps no more than 10 red wolves left in the wild, and they are all in just one place: North Carolina. It is an astonishing statistic for a species once hailed as undergoing the most successful reintroduction programme in the US, providing the blueprint for Yellowstone national park’s much-lauded grey wolf rewilding project. […]
It’s midday in summer, the mercury climbing above 40° Celsius (104° Fahrenheit), and nature guide Nuno Roxo is leading us on a hike in Guadiana Valley National Park in Portugal. The high grass and herbs, battered by the strong sun, have not seen any rain for several months. We continue down a narrow trail, used […]
MEGHAN was always being told how wolf-like her dog Bodhi looked. She could not believe it when a DNA test revealed he actually was one. Bodhi has tall ears, a ruff-like neck, deep brown eyes and a thick coat of white and brown fur. His owner, Meghan, was often told how wolf-like Bodhi looked so […]
“There have always been wolves. We humans have hunted and killed all the animals around us because we want everything for ourselves,” says Laura Serrano Isla, who tends her flock of 650 sheep near Burgos in north-west Spain. “We think we rule the world but if we kill all the rest of the animals, the […]
A grey wolf has made the longest tracked journey of any wolf over the last century, venturing hundreds of miles from its home range in Oregon to California’s Sierra Nevada. The wolf, a male called OR-93, has been fitted with a GPS collar, allowing officials at the California Department of Fish and Wildlife to monitor […]