Study: Wolves alter elk breeding pattern
Study: Wolves alter elk breeding pattern
The reintroduction of wolves to the Yellowstone ecosystem more than a decade ago has led to numerous studies of the effects of the predators on everything from moose and beavers to willow trees and other plants. picked by suebe 2 years ago
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 U.S. Ends Protection for Wolves in 3 States
U.S. Ends Protection for Wolves in 3 States
The Bush administration on Thursday announced an end to federal protection for gray wolves in Montana, Wyoming and Idaho, concluding that the wolves were reproductively robust enough to survive.

EDIT: When I first saw this article I thought it said "gay" wolves. Gray wolves are just not that interesting. My bad. picked by mahler87 8 months ago
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 Wolves would rather eat salmon
Wolves would rather eat salmon
Although most people imagine wolves chasing deer and other hoofed animals, new research suggests that, when they can, wolves actually prefer fishing to hunting. picked by AutumnLotus 1 month ago
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 U.S. Agency Moves on Plan to Kill Wolves
U.S. Agency Moves on Plan to Kill Wolves
Sharon Rose, spokeswoman for the Fish and Wildlife Service in Denver, said Tuesday that the agency intends to publish in the Federal Register this week proposed changes to the rule limiting how wolves can be killed in Wyoming, Montana and Idaho. picked by DrNothing 1 year ago
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 Bone crushing wolves devoured mammoths
Bone crushing wolves devoured mammoths
These extinct predators had strong jaws and massive teeth, ideal for killing and devouring mammoths and other megafauna. picked by kxmk 1 year ago
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 Boy posing for photos at Yellowstone gets flipped in the air by a bison
Boy posing for photos at Yellowstone gets flipped in the air by a bison
YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK, Wyo. (AP) - A 12-year-old boy is in the hospital after a bison he was posing near flipped him in the air at Yellowstone National Park. picked by bevissimo 3 months ago
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 S Korea uni confirms cloning of wolves
S Korea uni confirms cloning of wolves
A top South Korean university has confirmed that a team of researchers at the school has cloned two wolves. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago
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 Yellowstone Is Rising on Swollen "Supervolcano"
Yellowstone Is Rising on Swollen "Supervolcano"
Yellowstone National Park is rising. Its central region, called the Yellowstone caldera, has been moving upward since mid-2004 at a rate of up to three inches (seven centimeters) a year—more than three times faster than has ever been measured. picked by molnatisi 11 months ago
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 Endangered Wolves Cloned--Can Cloning Save Others From Extinction?
Endangered Wolves Cloned--Can Cloning Save Others From Extinction?
The cloning Begins picked by niceplime 2 years ago
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 Judge restores protection for N. Rockies wolves
Judge restores protection for N. Rockies wolves
Wolf populations in the three states were removed from the endangered list in March following a decade-long restoration effort. Environmentalists successfully sued to overturn the decision.
update to: this and this picked by BernardBlack 3 months ago
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 Dogs might not be descended from wolves
Dogs might not be descended from wolves
Most zoologists ‘know’ that the domestic dog is a domesticated wolf

But here’s the news. The ‘domestic wolf’ model is actually not as firmly established as you might think, possibly wrong, and in fact arguably inferior to an alternative model of domestic dog evolution championed by a minority of canid specialists. picked by 2manyusernames 2 years ago
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