On a remote Alaskan island, gray wolves are rewriting the rulebook by hunting sea otters — a behavior few scientists ever expected to see. Researchers are now uncovering how these coastal wolves ...

Wolves are a remarkably adaptable, highly intelligent, sociable group of mammals, inhabiting a variety of ecosystems from mountainous terrains in Switzerland to lush forests in China and even arctic ...

Gray wolves are hunting sea otters. Scientists are studying how land predators adapt to ocean hunting and what this means for ecosystems.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A wolf on Pleasant Island, Alaska, with a sea otter head in its mouth. Gretchen Roffler When Alaska’s wolves began eating sea ...

In late 2020, a female coastal wolf collared for a study on predation patterns unexpectedly died in southeastern Alaska. The wolf, No. 202006, was only four years old. "We spent quite a bit of time ...

Some coastal wolves in Alaska, U.S., have toxic levels of mercury in their bodies after shifting from a terrestrial diet of deer and moose to a marine diet heavy with sea otters, new research finds.

Once more the Alaska Board of Game has refused to reinstate a wolf buffer zone around Denali National Park and Preserve, wherein trapping is banned. Moose that inhabit the area, which generally ...

FAIRBANKS, Alaska (AP) — The start of wolf hunting season near Alaska's Denali National Park has opponents calling on Gov. Bill Walker to protect the animals in light of the park's declining wolf ...

The Salty Dog Saloon landmark on the Homer Spit in Homer, Alaska, at the end of Kenai Peninsula and surrounded by Kachemak Bay. (Lawrence Weslowski Jr./Dreamstime/TNS) A judge has ordered the Alaska ...

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — The Alaska Board of Game has approved opening the northeast periphery of the Denali National Park and Preserve for wolf trapping. The 4-3 vote, over vigorous opposition of those ...

300+ Wolf Names and Meanings (From Alaska to Zion) originally appeared on PetHelpful. Since prehistoric man first encountered the mighty wolf stalking just beyond the light of his campfire, wolves ...