Touching wild animals, especially in National Parks, is both dangerous and illegal. Even so, many people make headlines every year for getting far too close to potentially threatening animals.

Wolves are attacking cattle in northeast Washington and ranchers are on their own as the Department of Fish and Wildlife backs away from managing the predators. A King County court has blocked Fish ...

Can California protect wildlife while also safeguarding humans? Concerns about wolves and other predators prompt a hearing at ...

Add this to the list of "badly behaved Yellowstone tourists" caught on tape. This wild scene unfolded on Oct. 6, when photographer Keith Allen Kerbs said he was photographing a pack of black wolves at ...

AI-generated summary reviewed by our newsroom. Read our AI Policy. California wildlife officials euthanized four wolves and will relocate three juveniles. Nonlethal deterrence failed after months; ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. California wildlife officials euthanized four gray wolves that were responsible for 70 livestock deaths in less ...

A brief history of Colorado’s repatriation, reintroduction project: On December 18, 2023, five wolves were released into the mountains of Colorado, and five more were released over the following three ...

Recently, the California Department of Fish and Wildlife announced it had made the difficult decision to kill four members of one of the state’s 10 known wolf packs in an area just north of Lake Tahoe ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. California wildlife officials have confirmed there’s a new wolf pack in the northern part of the state, as the ...

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.

The return of the iconic predators to the Golden State has been a quiet success story—but this month, state officials announced that they euthanized part of a pack that relied on killing cattle for ...