Humans have always had an emotional relationship with predators. We both revere and demonize them. We buy more than 100 million teddy bears annually for our children, while 50,000 real bears are ...

This story was updated on January 8, 2026. 2025 was an eventful year for Mexican wolves. The imperiled predators — a subspecies of gray wolf reintroduced to the Southwest in 1998 — appeared to be ...

Humans have always had an emotional relationship with predators. We both revere and demonize them. We buy more than 100 million teddy bears annually for our children, while 50,000 real bears are ...

Dr. Middleton and Dr. Brashares are professors of environmental science, policy and management at the University of California, Berkeley. Dr. Orrick is the director of the California Wolf Project.

This is the first story in a two-part series recapping Colorado’s second year of wolf reintroduction. Colorado’s wolf program was eventful from the start in 2025. Just over a week into the new year, ...

Rising wolf populations spark livestock attacks and public safety concerns in rural CA. Five counties declared emergencies; officials urge easing protections on wolves. Researchers link wolves to calf ...

ORR, Minn. – Wildlife researchers often focus on rates of survival and causes of mortality. Sometimes one animal serves to illustrate both. Within minutes of the start of a field expedition in ...

In California, as wolf numbers grow — a remarkable return after a century — livestock producers are increasingly worried as these predators occasionally take down cattle. Gray wolves are an endangered ...